# Alpaca (open-source AI desktop app)

> 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 1,647 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,647 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://jeffser.com/alpaca |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | 9.2.5 (Aug 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.jeffser.Alpaca
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.jeffser.Alpaca

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