cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/13676291

I’ve been building MinimalChat for a while now, and based on the feedback I’ve received, it’s in a pretty decent place for general use. I figured I’d share it here for anyone who might be interested!

Quick Features Overview:

• Mobile PWA Support: Install the site like a normal app on any device.
• Any OpenAI formatted API support: Works with LM Studio, OpenRouter, etc.
• Local Storage: All data is stored locally in the browser with minimal setup. Just enter a port and go in Docker.
• Experimental Conversational Mode (GPT Models for now)
• Basic File Upload and Storage Support: Files are stored locally in the browser.
• Vision Support with Maintained Context
• Regen/Edit Previous User Messages
• Swap Models Anytime: Maintain conversational context while switching models.
• Set/Save System Prompts: Set the system prompt. Prompts will also be saved to a list so they can be switched between easily.

The idea is to make it essentially foolproof to deploy or set up while being generally full-featured and aesthetically pleasing. No additional databases or servers are needed, everything is contained and managed inside the web app itself locally.

It’s another chat client in a sea of clients but it is unique in its own ways in my opinion. Enjoy! Feedback is always appreciated!

Self Hosting Wiki Section https://github.com/fingerthief/minimal-chat/wiki/Self-Hosting-With-Docker

I thought sharing here might be a good idea as well, some might find it useful!

I’ve added some updates since even the initial post which gave a huge improvement to message rendering speed as well as added a plethora of new models to choose from and load/run fully locally in your browser (Edge and Chrome) with WebGPU and WebLLM