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Kotaemon

An open-source Python application providing a customizable retrieval-augmented generation interface for chatting with documents.

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Kotaemon — OpenViST project profile in RAG & Knowledge Systems.
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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when document-grounded question answering, inspectable citations, and control over the retrieval and generation workflow matter.

Who it is for

  • End users who need question answering over document collections
  • Developers building or testing RAG pipelines
  • Contributors extending the project

Documented uses

  • Ask questions across one or more documents
  • Retrieve supporting passages and inspect cited PDF locations
  • Build a document-QA pipeline with configurable retrieval and generation
  • Customize a Gradio-based interface for RAG applications
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The project is presented as an open-source, self-hostable application. The repository also documents live demos, an online installation path, and a local RAG Colab notebook. Python 3.10 or newer is listed as a requirement.

  • Hybrid full-text and vector retrieval with re-ranking is provided as the default RAG approach.
  • Citations can include relevance scores and highlights in an in-browser PDF viewer.
  • The interface supports figures, tables, and multimodal document parsing options.
  • Local language models and several API-provider integrations are documented.
  • The Gradio-based UI and retrieval-generation settings are configurable.

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

COMPARE OPTIONS

Compare options for Retrieval-augmented applications

These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.

ProjectDocumented purposePlatformAccess and requirements
KotaemonAsk questions across one or more documentsCloud, Self-hosted, WebThe project is presented as an open-source, self-hostable application. The repository also documents live demos, an online installation path, and a local RAG Colab notebook. Python 3.10 or newer is listed as a requirement.
Rag Powered AI Assistant Transforming Data Retrieval And Analysis Across The Web And PdfsRetrieve relevant passages from web and PDF content to answer a question.Web
LangChain in Supabase Edge FunctionsInitialize and start a Supabase project locally.Cloud, Server
Evidence and transparency

Sources & review

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30 September 2026
Original website title
Cinnamon/kotaemon · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
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