Chatbot UI
Open-source ChatGPT UI — customizable, multi-provider
📋 Overview
Chatbot UI is an open-source ChatGPT interface that provides a customizable, multi-provider chat experience. Unlike the official ChatGPT UI, Chatbot UI supports any LLM provider and provides features like custom prompts, conversation sharing, and multi-user support. It provides a comprehensive solution for modern AI workflows.
✨ Key Features
- •30K+ GitHub stars — open-source ChatGPT UI
- •Any LLM provider support
- •Custom prompts
- •Conversation sharing
- •Multi-user support
- •MIT licensed
🎯 The Problem It Solves
Users want a ChatGPT-like interface that supports any LLM provider. Chatbot UI provides this with customization options.
🔧 How It Works
Chatbot UI provides a web interface that connects to any LLM provider — configure your providers, select a model, and chat. It supports custom prompts, conversation sharing, and multi-user workspaces.
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
git clone https://github.com/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui && npm installQuick Start
- Clone repo
- Configure Supabase + env
- npm run dev
- Open localhost:3000
✅ Pros
- •Best customizable ChatGPT UI
- •Any LLM support
- •MIT licensed
- •Active community
- •Comprehensive documentation
- •Production-ready
❌ Cons
- •Smaller community than Open WebUI
- •Setup more complex
- •Features less polished
💬 Practitioner Verdict
“Chatbot UI is the best open-source ChatGPT UI — the customization options are genuinely differentiated. The trade-off: smaller community than Open WebUI, the setup is more complex, and the features are less polished. For users who want a customizable ChatGPT UI, Chatbot UI is the default.”
Self-Hosted (Free)
Open source, MIT/Apache licensed. Run it yourself.
⭐ Star & Clone on GitHubFree forever. Your infrastructure, your data.
📊 Specifications
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Platform
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Supported Models
- REST API, CLI
💰 Pricing Reality
100% free MIT license. No paid tier.