Practical overview
When it fits
Use Kelivo when you want a single mobile or desktop client for model accounts you supply, or when a conversation needs an optional workspace for file and command work.
Who it is for
- People who want to chat with models from several providers through one mobile or desktop app.
- Users who have provider API credentials or access to a supported account sign-in.
- People who want an optional workspace for model-assisted file and command tasks.
Documented uses
- Connect provider credentials or a supported account and retrieve available models.
- Switch among model providers without changing chat applications.
- Use web search, MCP servers, tools or reasoning during a conversation.
- Bind a conversation to a workspace for model access to files and commands.
- Keep conversations, settings and files on the device, with optional WebDAV or S3-compatible backup.
Requirements & limits
Kelivo is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux. Project requirements are Android 7.0 or later, iOS 15.0 or later, macOS 11.0 or later on Apple silicon or Intel, Windows 10 or 11, and x86_64 Linux. The project lists GitHub Releases for Android, macOS, Windows and Linux, and the App Store and TestFlight for iOS. It states that it has no account system of its own; using models requires provider API credenti
- Model access depends on credentials or sign-in for a provider; Kelivo is the client rather than the provider account itself.
- Workspace file and command capabilities require additional environment setup on Android; the iOS environment is bundled with the app.
- The project says conversations, settings and files are stored locally and offers optional WebDAV or S3-compatible backup.
- The source repository identifies Flutter and Dart as the application stack and AGPL-3.0 as its license.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Connect a model provider and start a chat
Set up a provider connection and begin a conversation in Kelivo.
Before you start
- Kelivo installed on a supported platform.
- An API key for a preset provider or a custom endpoint, or sign-in access to a supported ChatGPT, Grok or Kimi Code account.
Steps
Open Settings → Providers and enter an API key for a preset provider or add a custom endpoint, then fetch its model list.
For a supported account instead, use the Accounts tab under Add Provider to sign in.
Select a model from the chat input bar and start a conversation.
Expected outcome
A conversation can be started with a model available through the selected provider or account.
Guide limitations
- Provider access requires the relevant API key or supported account sign-in.
- This guide covers basic chat setup; it does not configure workspace file or command access.
Prepare a workspace for file and command tasks
Create a workspace and bind it to a conversation for model work with files.
Before you start
- Kelivo installed.
- On Android, a Linux environment installed through Settings → Workspace & environment; the project says the iOS environment is bundled with the app.
Steps
Open Settings → Workspace & environment and create a workspace.
On Android, install the Linux environment from the same settings page first.
Bind the workspace to a conversation from the chat.
Expected outcome
The conversation is associated with a workspace that can support model access to files and commands.
Guide limitations
- The repository describes workspace access as using a Linux sandbox on phones and a native shell on computers.
- These setup steps do not specify individual permission controls or command behavior.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 7 October 2026
- Original website title
- Chevey339/kelivo · Official homepage title · retained in its source language