AI assistants and search
STFU alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
aingdesk/AingDesk★2,529 GitHub starsMIT licenceSimple AI assistant web app with knowledge base, model APIs, sharing, and search features.Open on GitHub ↗szczyglis-dev/py-gpt★1,870 GitHub starslicence unclearCross-platform desktop AI assistant offering chat, vision, voice, RAG, plugins, and local model support.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Mobile-store presence and native app polish (iOS/Android)
- Existing userbase and App Store/Play reviews
- Any proprietary model tuning or internal datasets the vendor may use
- Polished UX, analytics, and A/B testing infrastructure
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches STFU, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.