AI tools that run offline
Nothing leaves your machine. Slower than the hosted equivalents and limited by your hardware, but the only honest answer when the data can't go to a third party.
13 tools · checked by hand · no paid placement in this list
n8n
Free plan
Self-hostable workflow automation with native AI agent nodes.
Activepieces
Free plan
Open-source Zapier alternative you can run on your own box.
ComfyUI
Free
Node-based interface for building image pipelines you fully control.
Continue
Free
Open-source IDE assistant you point at any model, including local.
Dify
Free plan
Open-source platform for building and hosting LLM apps.
Flowise
Free plan
Drag-and-drop LLM flows you can self-host for free.
LM Studio
Free
Desktop app for downloading and chatting with local models.
Ollama
Free
Run open-weight models locally with one command.
Stable Diffusion
Free
Open-weight image models you can run on your own hardware.
Tabnine
Paid
Code completion with self-hosting for teams with strict data rules.
Topaz Video AI
Paid
Upscales, denoises and reframes footage offline on your machine.
Upscayl
Free
Free desktop upscaler that runs entirely offline.
vLLM
Free
High-throughput inference server for self-hosting open models.
At a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Best known for |
|---|---|---|
| n8n | Free plan | Self-hostable workflow automation with native AI agent nodes. |
| Activepieces | Free plan | Open-source Zapier alternative you can run on your own box. |
| ComfyUI | Free | Node-based interface for building image pipelines you fully control. |
| Continue | Free | Open-source IDE assistant you point at any model, including local. |
| Dify | Free plan | Open-source platform for building and hosting LLM apps. |
| Flowise | Free plan | Drag-and-drop LLM flows you can self-host for free. |
| LM Studio | Free | Desktop app for downloading and chatting with local models. |
| Ollama | Free | Run open-weight models locally with one command. |
| Stable Diffusion | Free | Open-weight image models you can run on your own hardware. |
| Tabnine | Paid | Code completion with self-hosting for teams with strict data rules. |
| Topaz Video AI | Paid | Upscales, denoises and reframes footage offline on your machine. |
| Upscayl | Free | Free desktop upscaler that runs entirely offline. |
| vLLM | Free | High-throughput inference server for self-hosting open models. |
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