AnythingLLM
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v1.19.0
AnythingLLM is an all-in-one AI application for self-hosting that combines document chat, AI agents, and multi-user workspaces.2d agoMITDockerModerate
Self-hosted alternatives to LM Studio
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RowboatSelf-hosted, open-source AI coworker that builds a local knowledge graph of your email, meetings and notes, with team Spaces, whiteboards and background agents.
AnyLoom-AnythingLLM-Local-AI-agentic-DyTopo-swarmSelf-hosted AI assistant with Qwen3-30B, hybrid RAG, multi-agent swarm, and AnythingLLM UI — all 100% local on your GPU.
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About these LM Studio alternatives
3 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to LM Studio are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- AnythingLLM (67 679 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in JavaScript), followed by Guaardvark and Turbo-LLM
- Docker
- 1 of the top 3 ship an official Docker image
- Recently updated
- Turbo-LLM v1.14.5 on 2026-10-28
LM Studio alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnythingLLM | MIT | JavaScript | 67 679 | Yes | Moderate | v1.19.0 | 88 |
| Guaardvark | MIT | Python | 292 | — | Advanced | v3.4.2 | 53 |
| Turbo-LLM | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | Typescript | 285 | — | Moderate | v1.14.5 | 48 |