Local and Self-Hosted AI for Writing and Email

Draft messages, rewrite text and organize email with local or self-hosted AI apps. Compare desktop writing helpers, browser tools and email integrations.

17 tools
An AI email assistant for Thunderbird that drafts and organizes messages using local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or cloud services.

360Updated 2 weeks agoGPL-3.0

#Batch processing#LM Studio integration#Multilingual

A local AI desktop workspace for documents, email and code, with GGUF and Apple Silicon MLX models and optional cloud providers.

46Updated 1 day agoAGPL-3.0

macOS · Windows · Linux · Browser Extension#Code execution#GGUF#llama.cpp backend

An open-source Obsidian AI plugin that searches and edits notes with local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or with Claude Code and Codex.

7.8KUpdated 19 hours agoAGPL-3.0

#LM Studio integration#Multi-agent workflows#Ollama integration

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FluidVoice

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An offline macOS dictation app with optional local AI rewriting, support for Intel and Apple Silicon, and optional cloud post-processing.

12.3KUpdated 3 days agoGPL-3.0

macOS#Multilingual#Streaming inference#Works offline

An open-source AI note-taking app with local Markdown files, offline writing and optional self-hosted sync.

12.9KUpdated 1 day agoGPL-3.0

macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android · Docker#Agent Skills#Hybrid search#MCP

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Kerlig

1 video
AI writing assistant for macOS that supports local models through Apple Foundation Models, Ollama and LM Studio, plus cloud providers via your API keys.

kerlig.comChat With Your Documents

macOS#LM Studio integration#MCP#Multimodal input

A desktop AI app for roleplay and writing that connects to local models or cloud APIs and keeps chats and projects on your machine.

137Updated 1 day agoMIT

macOS · Windows · Linux · Web#LM Studio integration#MCP#Ollama integration

A LibreOffice Writer extension adds local AI drafting and editing on macOS, Windows and Linux through Ollama or text-generation-webui.

183Updated 8 months ago

macOS · Windows · Linux#Multilingual#Ollama integration#OpenAI-compatible API

An AI prompt framework runs reusable task prompts with Ollama, LM Studio or cloud providers through a command-line interface and self-hosted API.

44.3KUpdated 2 days agoMIT

macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#LM Studio integration#Ollama integration#OpenAI-compatible API

A native Mac AI assistant automates apps and searches documents, with fully offline models through Ollama, LM Studio or MLX and optional cloud AI.

enconvo.comAI Workflow Automation

macOS · iOS#LM Studio integration#MCP#MLX

A Markdown editor with local AI through Ollama, Jan.ai or LM Studio, offline dictation, and a self-hosted browser edition.

17Updated 7 days agoMIT

Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#Human approval#LM Studio integration#Multilingual

An AI dictation app that formats speech for the active app, with offline Whisper and Ollama processing on macOS and Windows or optional cloud models.

1.6KUpdated 6 days agoMIT

macOS · Windows · iOS · Android#Multilingual#Ollama integration#Works offline

A local AI writing app lets you work offline and choose a model to run on your device, with desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux.

279Updated 23 hours agoAGPL-3.0

macOS · Windows · Linux · Android · Web#Works offline

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Inbox Zero

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An AI email assistant that sorts Gmail and Outlook and drafts replies in your voice, with hosted and Docker self-hosted options.

12.6KUpdated 21 hours ago

iOS · Android · Docker · Web#Batch processing

An on-device speech-to-text app for Android that uses Whisper for offline dictation and works with compatible keyboards such as HeliBoard and SwiftKey.

337Updated 6 months ago

Android#Multilingual#Works offline

An Obsidian AI writing plugin that uses local Ollama models offline or OpenAI-compatible services, with context from linked notes and PDFs.

676Updated 2 days agoMIT

macOS#Multimodal input#Ollama integration#OpenAI-compatible API

A local AI desktop app runs GGUF models offline for roleplay, writing and coding on Windows, Apple Silicon macOS and Linux.

6Updated 2 weeks agoMIT

macOS · Windows · Linux#GGUF#llama.cpp backend#Multimodal input

Match the writing helper to where you write

Desktop helpers can rewrite selected text across apps, while email tools work inside a mail client or connect to your mailbox. Note-taking integrations are useful when your writing already lives in that app. Compare those workflows before choosing a general chat app for every writing task.

Check the model connection and the text the integration sends to it. A self-hosted email assistant can still connect to an external mail provider or cloud model; self-hosted does not mean that email becomes entirely offline. Review drafted replies and changes to your inbox before relying on automatic actions.