t8y2/motty
SSH, SFTP, port forwarding, VNC/RDP and an AI assistant、MCP in one native window — a Go desktop app built on Viva, with no webview.
- Stars
- 447
- Forks
- 50
- Open issues
- 57
- Last push
- today
motty star history
+251 this week
Get motty running
Setup: Easy · desktop app, typically about 5 min
Full install steps in the README →Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes
A guide, not legal advice.
About motty
motty is a free, open-source LLM chat app by t8y2, written mainly in Go. SSH, SFTP, port forwarding, VNC/RDP and an AI assistant、MCP in one native window — a Go desktop app built on Viva, with no webview. It has 447 GitHub stars and 50 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 447
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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motty FAQ
Can I use motty 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 motty free?
Yes. motty is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does motty run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does motty need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is motty still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 57 open issues on GitHub.
How hard is motty to set up?
Easy: typically about 5 min, using desktop app.
What are alternatives to motty?
Similar free, open-source tools include openclaw, leon, natively-cluely-ai-assistant, QwenPaw.
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