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ChatWise is a desktop AI chat app for developers and power users to use multiple LLM providers, search the web, work with files, and connect tools through MCP. It stores data locally except for requests sent to an LLM provider.

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Who it's for

  • Developers who want to connect directly to AI providers with their own API keys.
  • Power users who want a desktop interface for supported LLMs and existing GitHub Copilot or Claude Pro/Max subscriptions.
  • People who want to use web search, files, or MCP-connected tools within AI chats.

How it fits your workflow

Download the desktop app and connect to a preferred LLM provider with an API key, or use an existing supported GitHub Copilot or Claude Pro/Max subscription. ChatWise supports models including GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini.

Chat using text, audio, PDFs, images, or text files. Search the web using Tavily or local browsers, connect tools such as Notion and Google Sheets through MCP, and render HTML, React, charts, or documents as artifacts.

Pricing

The vendor doesn't publish prices. Check with chatwise directly.

Prices checked on Oct 1, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.

Key features

Multiple LLM providers
Connect to models including GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and other LLMs using a preferred provider.
Bring your own API key
Use API keys to connect directly to an AI provider, with the page describing this as offering more control and potentially lower costs.
Existing subscription support
Integrates with existing GitHub Copilot and Claude Pro/Max subscriptions.
Multimodal chat
Chat using audio, PDFs, images, text files, and other supported content.
Web search
Retrieve real-time information using Tavily’s Search API or local browsers, which the page says can be used for free.
MCP tool connections
Connect AI to tools such as Notion, Google Sheets, and browsers through MCP.

Works with

  • GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude Pro/Max
  • Tavily Search API
  • MCP tools
  • Local browsers

Limitations to know

  • Data leaves the device when ChatWise sends chat requests to an LLM provider, according to the page.

Alternatives to consider

  • ChatHub

    Choose it if you need to run and compare multiple chatbot responses side by side, a capability stated in its description but not in ChatWise’s.

  • Chatbox AI

    Choose it if you need local knowledge bases from files or cross-platform access, which its description specifies.

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Getting started

  1. Download ChatWise; the page lists version 26.4.0.
  2. Connect a preferred provider using an API key or use a supported existing subscription.
  3. Start a chat and use the available file, search, artifact, or MCP features.