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kotaemon

Cinnamon/kotaemon

An open-source RAG-based tool for chatting with your documents.

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26k stars2.1k forksLast push Jul 14, 2026 Python Apache-2.0

Decision brief

Cinnamon's kotaemon is an open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation-based chat tool that facilitates document interaction through a user-friendly chat interface.

Good fit when

When you need to customize the file types you can process beyond PDFs, HTML, MHTML, and XLSX by opting for the `full` Docker version which includes additional packages from 'unstructured'.
For scenarios requiring Dockerized deployment and support for two computing platforms (`linux/amd64`, `linux/arm64`), potentially leveraging Ollama for local/private RAG configurations.

Avoid when

If you only need to process a limited set of file types (PDF, HTML, MHTML, XLSX) and prefer the smaller Docker image size, as the `lite` version lacks additional package dependencies.
In environments with strict constraints on external dependencies where installing Docker or Python packages is not feasible.

Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Steady (34d since push); As of Aug 18, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Aug 18, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 11, 2026

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Install

pip install kotaemon

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Overview

Cinnamon/kotaemon is an open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-based chatbot application designed to facilitate interaction with documents through a chat interface, using Python as the primary language and supporting Dockerized deployment in both `lite` and `full` versions for different file type support.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 18, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 18, 2026
Languages: python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Aug 18, 2026

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Ollamaframework Smolagentsframework

Compatibility

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Python runtimePython

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 18, 2026)

1. [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) >= 3.10

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README

Installation If you are not a developer and just want to use the app, please check out our easy to follow User Guide. Download the file from the latest release to get all the newest features and bug fixes. System requirements 1. Python = 3.10 2. Docker: optional, if you install w...

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