Show HN: Hob - Open-source, on device alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT

Category: ai-ml

Tags: local-llm, desktop-app, privacy, offline, ai-assistant

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 4, Utility: 6)

Hob is an open-source desktop application that provides a local, offline alternative to Claude and ChatGPT by automatically selecting and configuring a frontier open-weight model that fits the user's hardware. It targets everyday productivity tasks like filling PDFs and analyzing spreadsheets with AI, emphasizing privacy and offline use.

Target audience: general users and privacy-conscious individuals, with some appeal to developers

Repository: https://github.com/FrigadeHQ/hob · TypeScript · MIT · 399 stars

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