Application
Apps & UIsRetrieval & Memory
AnythingLLM
1All-in-one 2private 3chat 4over 5your 6documents
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by Mintplex Labs.
W2
What
An all-in-one app for chatting with documents via RAG, agents, and multiple providers.
W3
Where
Runs self-hosted via Docker or as a desktop app on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
W4
When
Reach for it when you want a private, ready-made document chat and workspace tool.
W5
Why
Bundles ingestion, embeddings, vector storage, and chat into one configurable app.
W6
With
An LLM provider and embedding model (local or cloud) and a vector store.
W7
Watch
Built by Mintplex Labs; open-source (MIT); self-hostable and can run fully local for privacy.
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