Puteitous/HippoBuddy
HippoBuddy — AI-powered desktop assistant for chat, coding, and office workflows.
- Stars
- 55
- Forks
- 11
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 20d ago
HippoBuddy star history
+2 this week
About HippoBuddy
HippoBuddy is a free, open-source LLM chat app by Puteitous, written mainly in Java. HippoBuddy — AI-powered desktop assistant for chat, coding, and office workflows. It has 55 GitHub stars and 11 forks, and was last updated 20d ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Java
- Stars
- 55
- Last update
- 20d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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HippoBuddy FAQ
Can I use HippoBuddy commercially?
Yes. Apache-2.0 is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is HippoBuddy free?
Yes. HippoBuddy is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does HippoBuddy run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, HippoBuddy works on macOS.
Does HippoBuddy need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is HippoBuddy still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 20d ago and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to HippoBuddy?
Similar free, open-source tools include openclaw, QwenPaw, chatbot, leon.
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