Kotaemon

By Cinnamon AI ยท Private document chat

About Kotaemon

A clean web interface for chatting with documents that shows the source passages behind each answer.

Details

  • Open source

    Yes

Not enough info yet on works offline after setup, local API server, runs on macOS, runs on Windows, runs on Linux. Check the tool's own site.

Listing written by LaptopMind, checked 2026-11-04. Report a correction or request removal. Back to private document chat.

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