# AnythingLLM

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/anythingllm

> AnythingLLM is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, people who don't write code and businesses.

A desktop and self-hosted app for chatting with your documents and running agents on local or cloud models.

Main jobs: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG). It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the browser, as a desktop app, on your own server, through an API and offline on your own machine.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Assistants](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/assistants)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · MIT
- **Source code:** [github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm)
- **GitHub stars:** 66,400
- **How you run it:** Web · Desktop · Self-host · API · Runs offline
- **Made for:** Developers · No-code users · Businesses
- **Protocols:** [Model Context Protocol](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [anythingllm.com](https://anythingllm.com)

## What it can do

- **[Ask your documents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-qa)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Chat with your docs. Automate complex workflows with AI Agents.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm), 2026-09-24)
- **[Knowledge base (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/knowledge-base)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_.
- **[Build a chatbot](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/chatbot-builder)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Custom Embeddable Chat widget for your website Docker version only” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm), 2026-09-24)
- **[Build AI agents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/agent-building)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “No-code AI Agent builder” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm), 2026-09-24)
- **[Run models locally](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/local-inference)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “A free, private AI assistant that runs on your device. No accounts, no API keys, no token limits.” (read on [anythingllm.com](https://anythingllm.com/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Web scraping](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-scraping)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Web Scraping Search” (read on [anythingllm.com](https://anythingllm.com/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Web search with answers](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-search)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Web search is on from your first chat, with no API key and nothing to setup.” (read on [anythingllm.com](https://anythingllm.com/), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[ChatGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatgpt)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- **[RAGFlow](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ragflow)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Build a chatbot
- **[Khoj](https://godooo.ai/en/product/khoj)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Build AI agents
- **[Langchain-Chatchat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/langchain-chatchat)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Run models locally
- **[kotaemon](https://godooo.ai/en/product/kotaemon)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Build a chatbot
- **[MaxKB](https://godooo.ai/en/product/maxkb)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Knowledge base (RAG), Ask your documents
- **[QAnything](https://godooo.ai/en/product/qanything)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Build a chatbot
- **[Dify](https://godooo.ai/en/product/dify)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[Botpress](https://godooo.ai/en/product/botpress)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[FastGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/fastgpt)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[PrivateGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/privategpt)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[LlamaIndex](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/llamaindex)** (Open source, free): Also does: Knowledge base (RAG), Ask your documents, Build AI agents

## Connections

- **Applies:** [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/concept/rag)
- **Integrates with:** [Ollama](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ollama)

## Questions

### What is AnythingLLM?

AnythingLLM is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, people who don't write code and businesses. A desktop and self-hosted app for chatting with your documents and running agents on local or cloud models.

### Is AnythingLLM free?

Yes. AnythingLLM is open source (MIT) and free to use.

### Is AnythingLLM open source?

Yes, under the MIT license. The source code is at https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm.

### Can AnythingLLM run locally?

Yes. AnythingLLM can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can AnythingLLM do?

Main jobs: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG). It can also do: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Run models locally, Web scraping, Web search with answers.

### What are open-source alternatives to AnythingLLM?

Open-source ones: RAGFlow, Khoj, Langchain-Chatchat, kotaemon, MaxKB, QAnything, Dify and Botpress. Others: ChatGPT.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm) — checked 2026-09-24
- [anythingllm.com](https://anythingllm.com/) — checked 2026-09-24

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