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GPT4All

GPT4All is a user-friendly desktop application that makes running large language models locally accessible to everyone, regardless of technical expertise.

What is GPT4All?

GPT4All is an open-source project that provides:

  • Desktop Application: Easy-to-use graphical interface
  • Model Collection: Curated selection of open-source models
  • Cross-platform: Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • No Technical Setup: Minimal configuration required

:bulb: You can use some local documents and scan them

Interface

GPT4All has an intuitive interface. The first thing you have to do after installing GPT4All is to download one (or more!) models from the Models. Unlike a typical service like ChatGPT, this program can run multiple models from different sources. The only limitation will be the computing power of your machine. A typical laptop will be underpowered for local LLMs, and still you will be able to run small models that - while very far from the shiny results of online bots - will allow you to start using LLMs locally with a lot of privacy.

Gpt4all

Local Docs

A great feature of GPT4All is the easy to use ability of using a folder with documents (under the LocalDocs tab) as a “source of information”.

In the figure below you can see that if I enabel “LocalDocs”, my query “What is amplikraken?” (a project I work on, but not in my OneDrive so there might be just some reference in my diary rather than the actual project documents).

Chatting with your docs
Enabling LocalDocs (red box) allows you to select one or more folders you enabled in the LocalDocs tab. If in the answer some of your docs were used to retrieve information from, then they will be listed as sources (orange box)
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