Application
Apps & UIs
Lobe Chat
1Modern 2open-source 3chat 4UI 5for 6LLMs
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by LobeHub.
W2
What
A modern chat UI supporting many models, plugins, and agents.
W3
Where
Self-hosted via Docker or one-click cloud deploys.
W4
When
When you want a polished, themeable multi-model chat app.
W5
Why
Rich UX with plugins, voice, and a marketplace built in.
W6
With
Node.js and model provider keys or local endpoints.
W7
Watch
Company and community-maintained; open-source (Apache-2.0 with brand terms), self-hostable and can run against local models for privacy.
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