Home/AI Agents/NextChat

NextChat

ChatGPTNextWeb/NextChat

Light and Fast AI Assistant

GitHub Website

GraphCanon updated Aug 13, 2026 · GitHub synced Aug 13, 2026

60views this month

89k stars59k forksLast push Aug 11, 2026 TypeScript MIT

Decision brief

NextChat is a lightweight and fast AI assistant that supports deployment across multiple platforms including web, iOS, MacOS, Android, Linux, and Windows.

Good fit when

Use NextChat when you require cross-platform support for an AI assistant with minimal setup complexity
Prefer this tool if your project demands fast performance and is built using TypeScript.

Avoid when

Avoid NextChat if your deployment environment does not meet the minimum requirements of NodeJS >= 18 and Docker >= 20
Do not use it when you are committed to technologies that do not mesh well with TypeScript or those platforms not covered in its cross-platform support.

Requirements:: Requires Docker; Docker is recommended for execution.; NodeJS version >= 18 and Docker version >= 20 are required.

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

NextChat alternatives Trust report

NextChat vs openyak NextChat vs py-gpt

Verify the decision

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (2d since push); As of Aug 13, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Aug 13, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 15, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

npm install NextChat

npm

How it fits your stack(2)

Typed graph edges - alternatives, integrations, successors, and dependencies. Ranked by relationship type, not raw GitHub stars.

Alternative

py-gpt

Both NextChat and py-gpt are desktop AI assistants that support multiple language models, making them alternatives to each other.

alternative

openyak

NextChat and openyak both function as local-first AI agents designed for desktop use, providing an alternative solution in the space of AI-assisted productivity.

alternative

Relationship graph

Optional deeper exploration of typed edges and category neighbours.

Similar tools

Same-category neighbours not already linked as typed edges.

prompts.chat

Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community

171k★

gemini-cli

An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

107k★

claude-mem

Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent

91k★

Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

Support cross-platform deployment including web, iOS, MacOS, Android, Linux, Windows with TypeScript language.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 13, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 13, 2026
CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Aug 13, 2026
MCP server: Ships MCP server
Source: package.json:@modelcontextprotocol/* · Aug 13, 2026
Languages: typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 13, 2026

Compatibility

Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.

Node.js runtimeNode.js

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 13, 2026)

NodeJS >= 18, Docker >= 20

Source link

Works with ChatGPTChatGPT