PyGPT - Desktop AI Assistant (pygpt) Package name

PyGPT is an all-in-one Desktop AI Assistant that provides direct interaction with OpenAI language models, including GPT-5, GPT-4, o1, o3, and more, through the OpenAI API. The application also supports alternative LLMs, like those available on HuggingFace, locally available models via Ollama (like gpt-oss, Llama 3, Mistral, DeepSeek V3/R1 or Bielik), and other models like Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Perplexity / Sonar, and xAI Grok.

Features

• Desktop AI Assistant for Linux, Windows and Mac, written in Python.
• Works similarly to ChatGPT, but locally (on a desktop computer).
• 11 modes of operation: Chat, Chat with Files, Chat with Audio, Research (Perplexity), Completion, Image generation, Assistants, Experts, Agents (OpenAI and LlamaIndex), and Autonomous Mode.
• Supports multiple models like OpenAI GPT-5, GPT-4, o1, o3, o4, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, xAI Grok, DeepSeek V3/R1, Perplexity / Sonar, and any model accessible through LlamaIndex and Ollama such as DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Llama 3, Mistral, Bielik, etc.
• Chat with your own Files: integrated LlamaIndex support: chat with data such as: txt, pdf, csv, html, md, docx, json, epub, xlsx, xml, webpages, Google, GitHub, video/audio, images and other data types, or use conversation history as additional context provided to the model.
• Built-in vector databases support and automated files and data embedding.
• Handles and stores the full context of conversations (short and long-term memory).
• Internet access via Google and Microsoft Bing.
• Speech synthesis via Microsoft Azure, Google, Eleven Labs and OpenAI Text-To-Speech services.
• Speech recognition via OpenAI Whisper, Google and Microsoft Speech Recognition.
• Real-time video camera capture in Vision mode.
• Image analysis via vision models
• Integrated calendar, day notes and search in contexts by selected date.
• Tools and commands execution (via plugins: access to the local filesystem, Python Code Interpreter, system commands execution, and more).
• Custom commands creation and execution.
• Crontab / Task scheduler included.
• Manages files and attachments with options to upload, download, and organize.
• Context history with the capability to revert to previous contexts (long-term memory).
• Allows you to easily manage prompts with handy editable presets.
• Includes a notepad.
• Includes simple painter / drawing tool.
• Supports multiple languages.
• Image generation via models like gpt-image, Imagen and Nano Banana.
• Video generation via models like Veo3 and Sora2.
• Fully configurable.
• Themes support.
• Real-time code syntax highlighting.
• Plugins support with built-in plugins like Files I/O, Code Interpreter, Web Search, Google, Facebook, X/Twitter, Slack, Telegram, GitHub, and many more.
• Built-in token usage calculation.
• Utilizes the user's own API key.

The application is free, open-source, and runs on PCs with Linux, Windows and Mac. The full Python source code is available on GitHub.

Project Website: https://pygpt.net

GitHub: https://github.com/szczyglis-dev/py-gpt

PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/pygpt-net

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/XP99R4MX3X65VQ

Documentation: https://pygpt.readthedocs.io/en/latest

Changelog:

2.8.4 (2026-08-19)

• Added a new Security settings section for host-side plugin permissions.
• Added separate read and write restrictions for local filesystem access outside the workdir data directory.
• Added per-system Linux, Windows, and macOS system-command whitelists and blacklists, with the whitelist taking precedence when enabled.
• Added shared filesystem and command security checks across filesystem-capable plugins and host-side command execution.
• Added Permission denied tool responses that point to Settings -> Security when filesystem access is blocked.