PyGPT - Desktop AI Assistant

Release: 2.9.1 | build: 2026-10-06 | Python: >=3.10, <3.14

Official website: pygpt.net | Documentation | Add-ons | Discord

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Prebuilt binaries for Linux and Windows: Download (64-bit)

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Overview

PyGPT is an open-source desktop AI assistant for Linux, Windows and macOS. It supports models from OpenAI (GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6, GPT-4, etc.), Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, xAI Grok, Perplexity / Sonar, DeepSeek, plus models available through HuggingFace, LlamaIndex, OpenAI-compatible APIs, and local Ollama installations such as DeepSeek, Qwen, gpt-oss, Gemma, Mistral, Llama, and others.

Beyond chat, PyGPT includes Agents with Chat, Orchestrator and Swarm workflows, Agent Skills, plugins and MCP connectors, RAG, files and attachments, Python/IPython and system tools, web search, vision and camera input, image and video generation, Computer use, realtime voice, speech input/output, memory, automation, and external integrations. Models can use local and remote tools, work with files, call APIs, and control the desktop or browser when enabled.

Screenshots (version 2.9.0, build 2026-10-04):

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You can download compiled 64-bit versions for Windows and Linux here: https://pygpt.net/#download

Features

• Desktop AI assistant for Linux, Windows and macOS, written in Python.
• Runs as a local desktop application with a ChatGPT-like conversational interface.
• Work modes include Chat, Agents, Realtime + audio, Research, Completion, Image and Video generation, Computer use, Experts, Autonomous mode, and Custom agents.
• Supports OpenAI GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6, GPT-4, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, xAI Grok, DeepSeek V3/R1, Perplexity / Sonar, and models available through LlamaIndex and Ollama, including DeepSeek, Qwen, gpt-oss, Gemma, Mistral, Llama, and others.
• Integrated LlamaIndex RAG for files, webpages, Google/GitHub data, media, images, conversation history, and formats such as txt, pdf, csv, html, md, docx, json, epub, xlsx, and xml.
• Built-in vector-store support with automatic file, database-context, and data embedding.
• Image generation with models such as gpt-image, Imagen, Gemini, and Nano Banana.
• Video generation with models such as Veo3 and Sora2.
• Web search via DuckDuckGo, Google, Microsoft Bing and remote web search.
• Speech synthesis via OpenAI, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud / GenAI, Eleven Labs, and xAI.
• Speech recognition via OpenAI Whisper (API or local), Google / Google Cloud / GenAI, Microsoft Bing, and xAI Grok Voice.
• Extensible plugin system with Filesystem, Python and OS, Web search, Google, Facebook, X/Twitter, Slack, Telegram, GitHub, MCP, and more.
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) support.
• Built-in MCP Connectors manager with catalog browsing and import from Claude, Codex, OpenClaw, Cursor, VS Code, OpenCode, MCPorter, and generic JSON/TOML/YAML configurations.

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