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Chatbox AI

Desktop LLM client — ~42k stars, GPL-3.0.

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About

Chatbox (chatboxai/chatbox, GPL-3.0, ~42k stars) is the desktop LLM client: a clean native app for chatting with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and local models.

Simple, fast, and GPL-3.0. The 'just a good desktop app for my models' choice.

What it can do

  • Native desktop app
  • Multi-model
  • GPL-3.0
  • Clean UI
  • Cross-platform

Setup

  1. Download Chatbox for your OS.
  2. Add your model API keys.
  3. Chat.

Prerequisites

Desktop OS; API keys.

Use cases

chat

Works with

Generic APIAny agent (.md)

Trust score — 9/10

/10 trustVerified

Scored 9/10 (verified tier). ~42k stars, GPL-3.0, actively maintained — a top-tier open desktop client. Verified tier.

★ 42,004 GitHub stars

How the trust score is built

Full methodology →
Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
8.6/10
Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
8.2/10
Openness · license + docs
9.4/10
Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
8.0/10
  • · 42,004 GitHub stars (log-scaled vs catalog peers)
  • · last push 19d ago; 17 releases/12mo; 1330 open issues
  • · manual review: Chatbox AI (~42k stars); desktop LLM client; GPL-3.0; license: GPL-3.0

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