Ollama UI
Web interface for Ollama — chat with local LLMs
📋 Overview
Ollama UI is a web interface for Ollama — providing a clean, responsive chat interface for running local LLMs. Unlike Open WebUI (which supports multiple providers), Ollama UI is purpose-built for Ollama — providing a simple, fast interface for chatting with local models. It provides a comprehensive solution for modern AI workflows.
✨ Key Features
- •8K+ GitHub stars — simple Ollama interface
- •Clean, responsive design
- •Streaming responses
- •Conversation history
- •Model management
- •MIT licensed
- •Conversation history
- •Model management
🎯 The Problem It Solves
Ollama provides the backend for local LLMs, but the CLI interface is not user-friendly. Ollama UI provides a clean web interface for chatting with local models.
🔧 How It Works
Ollama UI connects to an Ollama instance and provides a web-based chat interface — select a model, type a message, and get a response. It supports streaming, conversation history, and model management.
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
See websiteQuick Start
- See documentation
✅ Pros
- •Simplest Ollama interface
- •Clean design
- •MIT licensed
- •Conversation history
- •Model management
- •Active community
❌ Cons
- •Ollama only
- •Fewer features than Open WebUI
- •Smaller community
- •Ollama only
💬 Practitioner Verdict
“Ollama UI is the simplest web interface for Ollama — the clean design is genuinely differentiated. The trade-off: Ollama-only (no other providers), fewer features than Open WebUI, and the community is smaller. For users who want a simple Ollama interface, Ollama 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.