The 11 Best Ollama GUIs in 2026 (Web, Desktop and Mobile)
The best Ollama GUIs and front ends in 2026: Open WebUI, AnythingLLM, LibreChat, Lobe Chat, Msty, Cherry Studio, Chatbox, Enchanted, Page Assist, AGNT and more, compared.
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Ollama is the easiest way to run open models on your own machine, and it is deliberately headless: it serves models on a local API and leaves the interface to someone else. That has produced an unusually large ecosystem — Ollama's own README lists more than 150 community integrations.
Choosing among them comes down to one question first: what do you want the model to do?
- Chat privately. A clean chat window on top of your local models. Enchanted, Msty, Chatbox, Alpaca.
- Serve a team. A self-hosted web app with accounts, permissions and shared history. Open WebUI, LibreChat.
- Work with documents. Chat grounded in your own files, with retrieval built in. AnythingLLM, Open WebUI.
- Browse with it. A model that reads the page you are on. Page Assist.
- Run agents and automations. A local model that uses tools, follows workflows and runs on a schedule. AGNT, Cherry Studio.
Every GUI below except AGNT appears in the Community Integrations section of Ollama's README, and every one connects to a local Ollama server out of the box.
At a glance
| GUI | Platform | Best for | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGNT | Desktop, web, mobile | Agents, workflows and schedules on local models | Source available |
| Open WebUI | Self-hosted web | Teams, RAG, the most features | Open WebUI License (BSD-based, branding terms) |
| AnythingLLM | Desktop + Docker | Documents and simple agents | MIT |
| LibreChat | Self-hosted web | Multi-provider chat with agents and MCP | MIT |
| Lobe Chat (LobeHub) | Web + desktop | Polished UI and plugins | LobeHub Community License |
| Msty | Desktop | Comparing models side by side | Closed source |
| Cherry Studio | Desktop | Many providers, assistants and agents | AGPL-3.0 |
| Chatbox | Desktop + web | A simple cross-platform client | GPL-3.0 |
| Enchanted | macOS + iOS | Native Apple experience | Apache-2.0 |
| Page Assist | Browser extension | Chatting with the page you're on | MIT |
| Alpaca | Linux + macOS | A native GTK desktop client | GPL-3.0 |
The GUIs
1. AGNT
Disclosure: AGNT is our product, and it is listed first because this is our site. Every other entry is described from its maker's own documentation.
The other GUIs on this list are ways to talk to a local model. AGNT is a way to put one to work. It ships an Ollama provider, so any agent, visual workflow or scheduled goal can run on a model on your own machine — with tools, MCP servers, persistent memory, approval gates and a receipt for every run. You can mix models per agent: a local model for private or high-volume steps, a frontier model where reasoning matters.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS and Linux desktop; also reachable from the web and the AGNT Chat mobile app
- Cost: free with unlimited local runs
- Where others are better: for pure chat, Open WebUI or Msty are simpler; for document Q&A, AnythingLLM
- Source: AGNT with Ollama · download AGNT
2. Open WebUI
The most widely deployed self-hosted interface for local models. It adds user accounts and access control, retrieval over uploaded documents, web search, model management and a large plugin ecosystem, and runs in Docker in minutes.
- Best for: a team or household sharing one Ollama server through the browser
- Watch out for: its licence adds branding requirements on top of BSD terms; read it before you rebrand or resell
- Source: github.com/open-webui/open-webui · 153k★
3. AnythingLLM
An all-in-one app for Mac, Windows and Linux (and Docker) that pairs chat with document workspaces, retrieval and simple agents. Everything is stored locally by default.
- Best for: private question-answering over your own files without running a server
- Source: github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm · MIT · 66k★
4. LibreChat
An enhanced ChatGPT-style interface that combines local Ollama models with every major hosted provider, plus agents, MCP and skills, in one deployment you control.
- Best for: teams that want local and hosted models side by side in one self-hosted app
- Source: github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat · MIT · 45k★
5. Lobe Chat (LobeHub)
A modern, highly polished chat framework with a plugin ecosystem, now expanding into agent operations under the LobeHub name. Ollama setup is documented step by step.
- Best for: people who care about interface quality and want plugins
- Source: github.com/lobehub/lobehub · 83k★
6. Msty
A multi-model desktop client that makes it easy to run several local and hosted models and compare their answers.
- Best for: evaluating which local model is good enough for a task
- Source: msty.app
7. Cherry Studio
A desktop "AI productivity studio" with chat, autonomous agents and hundreds of prebuilt assistants over many providers, local Ollama models included.
- Best for: power users who want many assistants and providers in one desktop app
- Source: github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio · AGPL-3.0 · 52k★
8. Chatbox
A straightforward desktop and web client that works with local models and most hosted APIs.
- Best for: a simple, cross-platform chat window
- Source: github.com/chatboxai/chatbox · GPL-3.0 · 42k★
9. Enchanted
A native macOS and iOS app for chatting with self-hosted models, which makes it one of the few good ways to reach your home Ollama server from an iPhone.
- Best for: Apple users who want a native app rather than a web page
- Source: github.com/gluonfield/enchanted · Apache-2.0 · 6k★
10. Page Assist
A browser extension that puts your local models in a sidebar and lets them read the page you are on.
- Best for: summarising, questioning and drafting from web pages without sending them to a cloud model
- Source: github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist · MIT · 8k★
11. Alpaca
A GTK4 desktop client for Linux and macOS that fits naturally into a GNOME desktop.
- Best for: Linux users who want a native app
- Source: github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca · GPL-3.0
Setting up any of them
- Install Ollama from ollama.com and pull a model:
ollama pull qwen3(or any model that fits your memory). - Confirm the API is running:
curl http://localhost:11434/api/tagsshould list your model. - Point the GUI at
http://localhost:11434. Most detect it automatically. - To reach Ollama from another device, bind it to your network with
OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0— and only on a network you trust, because the API has no authentication of its own.
FAQ
Does Ollama have a GUI?
Ollama is primarily a local model server with a command line and an API; the interfaces people use every day come from the community. Every app on this list connects to it.
What is the best Ollama GUI for beginners?
AnythingLLM or Msty on the desktop — install, select your Ollama model, start chatting. For a browser-based setup, Open WebUI in Docker.
What is the best Ollama web UI?
Open WebUI is the most complete; LibreChat is the better choice if you also want hosted providers and MCP in the same app; Lobe Chat has the most polished interface.
Can I use Ollama from my phone?
Yes. Enchanted connects iOS to a self-hosted server, Ollama App covers Android and desktop, and any web UI such as Open WebUI works in a mobile browser on your network. AGNT's mobile app reaches your desktop agents remotely.
Can an Ollama model run agents and tools?
Yes, if the model supports tool calling and the interface supports tools. AGNT, Cherry Studio, LibreChat and Open WebUI all let local models call tools; choose a recent model with reliable function calling and keep the tool list short.
Sources
- Ollama README: Community Integrations
- Each project's repository, linked in its entry (licences and stars from the GitHub API, 24 September 2026)
- Best local AI agents for the wider local-AI field
Reviewed 24 September 2026.