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Chatless

Chatless is a desktop AI chat client that connects to cloud providers or local models and includes document parsing, local vector retrieval, vision-model image analysis, MCP tool integration and prompt management.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use Chatless when you want a desktop chat interface that combines cloud and local model options with document retrieval, image analysis, MCP tools or reusable prompts.

Who it is for

  • People who want to use multiple cloud AI providers or local models from a desktop client.
  • Users who want to ask questions using PDF, Word or Markdown documents through local RAG.
  • Users who need image understanding with a compatible vision model or tool extensions through MCP.

Documented uses

  • Hold AI conversations with a configured cloud provider or local model.
  • Parse supported documents and use vector retrieval as a local knowledge base for chat.
  • Analyze images with vision models.
  • Extend the client with MCP-connected third-party tools.
  • Reuse prompts and optionally synchronize prompts through WebDAV.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The project provides desktop releases for Windows, macOS and Linux and is licensed under MIT. Cloud-provider use requires adding an API key in settings; Ollama is an optional local-model configuration.

  • Cloud chats require a provider API key; local-model use is configured through Ollama or LM Studio.
  • Document parsing is listed for PDF, Word and Markdown, with vector retrieval for the local RAG knowledge base.
  • WebDAV synchronization is described for prompts, not as general data synchronization.
  • The project identifies its stack as Tauri 2.0, Next.js 15, TypeScript, Rust and SQLite.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Run Chatless locally for development

Install the project dependencies and start the Tauri development server.

Before you start

  • The Chatless repository and its documented development commands.
  • pnpm available in the development environment.

Steps

  1. Clone the repository with the command below.

    Documented command
    git clone https://github.com/kamjin3086/chatless.git

  2. Change into the project directory with cd chatless.

  3. Install dependencies with pnpm install.

  4. Start the development server with pnpm tauri dev.

Expected outcome

The documented command sequence starts Chatless in development mode.

Guide limitations

  • The README does not specify operating-system build prerequisites or troubleshooting for development setup.
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