GPT4All

Name: GPT4All
Author: Nomic AI

by Nomic AI

AI chat that runs offline on your computer

Open-source chat app that runs language models offline on your own computer.

Open SourceTrust 91Some practice neededRuns offlinemacOS · Windows · Linux

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Checked sourcegithub.com/nomic-ai/gpt4allLicence: MITchecked 12 hours agoGitHub lists a SHA-256 checksum for every release file.

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How it runs for youI am

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What you get

01Use language models locally, no internet connection
02Chat with your own documents that stay on your machine
03Free and open source, no account needed

For you if …

Anyone who wants to try AI without the cloud
Small offices with confidential documents

Pick something else if …

Anyone expecting the quality of big cloud models
Anyone on an older computer with little memory

How to start

In three steps.

What you need

Mac, Windows or Linux
Enough memory (RAM)
No account needed
No prior knowledge

1Download GPT4All for Mac, Windows or Linux from nomic.ai
2Pick a model in the app and download it
3Start a chat or add a folder as LocalDocs

Part of these packages

GPT4All works together with other software.

Private, local AI

Your own AI on your computer — your data can stay there. We show what to switch off for that.

4 stepsone hourEasy

Safety check

5 of 7 checks passed · 2 notes

No known malicious patterns in the install instructionsLicence: MIT

Trust 91

Who is behind it?

Taken by OROBO from the official source. The maker has not joined OROBO yet.

Is the code clean?

Source code publicly visible
Licence: MIT
No known malicious patterns in the install instructions

Is it maintained?

Website reachable
No changes for 526 days

Technical details & what we don’t check

Website loads fast
Website protection settings: 1 of 6 (website only, not the software)HSTS

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Facts

Area	Use right away
Price	Open Source
Licence	MIT
Runs on	macOS, Windows, Linux
Popular with developers	★ 77.3K GitHub
Last updated	27 May 2025
Source	nomic-ai/gpt4all ↗
Website	nomic.ai/gpt4all ↗

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