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Alpaca

Alpaca is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Linux. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and beginner friendly way of interacting with local AI, everything is open source and powered. It has 1,657 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

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About Alpaca

Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and beginner friendly way of interacting with local AI, everything is open source and powered by Ollama.

Install Alpaca

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub com.jeffser.Alpaca

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FAQ

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Is Alpaca free and open source?

Yes. Alpaca's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Alpaca?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.jeffser.Alpaca. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 9.2.5).

Is Alpaca still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.