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GPT4All

Free, cross-platform desktop app from Nomic AI for running LLMs privately on everyday laptops with no API or GPU required. Includes a chat UI, LocalDocs (private RAG over your files), an OpenAI-compatible local API server, and a Python client, with Nomic Vulkan GPU acceleration.

MIT. ~77k stars. Reduced maintenance - last notable release Feb 2025, community reports of stalled development through 2025 (no official deprecation).

Openness

5 high confidence

5.0

license: MIT(OSI)
source: public
core-gated: ungated

Fully MIT.

https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all recorded 2026-06-17
MIT, ~77.4k stars, LocalDocs RAG + local API server

Adoption

3 medium confidence

3.0

~77k stars but reduced maintenance since early 2025 - stars_fallback (capped at 3).

https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all recorded 2026-06-17
~77.4k stars; last major release Feb 2025

Capability

3 medium confidence

3.0

Solid core but behind faster-moving peers on newest-model support due to the maintenance slowdown.

https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all recorded 2026-06-17
feature set: chat, LocalDocs, local server

Unchanged since 2026-07-30 (last edited, not re-checked)