github.comrepoShow HN: Hob - Open-source, on device alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT
Hob is an MIT-licensed desktop app from Frigade that runs open-weight models such as Gemma and gpt-oss locally on Mac, Windows and Linux. It picks the best open-weight model that fits the user's computer and sets it up. It is positioned as a free, private, offline alternative to Claude and ChatGPT for tasks like filling out PDFs and working through documents. The page gives no technical detail on its runtime.
TL;DR Hob is an open-source desktop app that auto-selects and runs local open-weight models like Gemma and gpt-oss as an offline ChatGPT/Claude alternative.
Organisations named here
- Frigade
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
Technologies named here
- Hob
- Gemma
- gpt-oss
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- LLM
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
Techniques named here
- Local inference of open-weight models
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