Cinnamon/kotaemon
An open-source RAG-based tool for chatting with your documents.
- Stars
- 26k
- Forks
- 2.2k
- Open issues
- 221
- Last push
- 3mo ago
About kotaemon
kotaemon is a free, open-source LLM chat app by Cinnamon, written mainly in Python. An open-source RAG-based tool for chatting with your documents. It has 26k GitHub stars and 2.2k forks, and was last updated 3mo ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 25,824
- Last update
- 3mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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kotaemon FAQ
Is kotaemon free?
Yes. kotaemon is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does kotaemon run on a Mac?
Its README doesn't say. Check the installation guide on GitHub before you start.
Does kotaemon need a GPU?
Its README doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is kotaemon still maintained?
It was last updated 3mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to kotaemon?
Similar free, open-source tools include open-webui, Open-LLM-VTuber, llm_interview_note, jan.