tg-prplx/vellium
Local-first desktop AI workbench for roleplay, multi-character chat, long-form writing, RAG, MCP tools, plugins, and local models.
- Stars
- 141
- Forks
- 10
- Open issues
- 1
- Last push
- 9d ago
vellium star history
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About vellium
vellium is a free, open-source LLM chat app by tg-prplx, written mainly in TypeScript. Local-first desktop AI workbench for roleplay, multi-character chat, long-form writing, RAG, MCP tools, plugins, and local models. It has 141 GitHub stars and 10 forks, and was last updated 9d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 141
- Last update
- 9d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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vellium FAQ
Can I use vellium commercially?
Yes. MIT 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 vellium free?
Yes. vellium is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does vellium run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, vellium works on macOS.
Does vellium need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is vellium still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 9d ago and has 1 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to vellium?
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