Practical overview
When it fits
Use Freedomgpt when the task calls for desktop chat with a locally run model; the documented model-file selection flow specifically covers Liberty Edge models.
Who it is for
- People seeking a desktop chat interface for locally run language models.
- Developers who want to build or inspect a React and Electron local-model application.
Documented uses
- Chat with a language model running on the local computer.
- Manually select downloaded Liberty Edge model files by setting their paths in the AI Models screen.
- Build and start the application from its public repository.
Requirements & limits
- The repository documents local, offline model execution as the app’s purpose.
- The documented manual model selection flow is for Liberty Edge files; support for other formats is not established.
- Building requires platform-specific steps: make for the llama.cpp library on macOS, CMake on Windows, and a listed package set on Linux.
- The repository identifies the project license as GPL-3.0.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up the Linux project and start the app
Build the documented Linux project and start Freedomgpt from its project directory.
Before you start
- Linux environment
- Node.js, Yarn, Git, make, g++, and npm
Steps
Install the listed packages using the Linux distribution’s package manager.
From the project directory, go to llama.cpp and run make.
Return to the project directory, run npm install, then follow the README’s npm run and npm start commands.
Expected outcome
The README provides a Linux setup sequence ending with a command to start the app.
Guide limitations
- These are repository development instructions, not end-user installation steps.
- The README lists npm run without specifying a script or expected result.
- The instructions do not establish compatibility for particular Linux distributions or hardware.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- ohmplatform/FreedomGPT · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

