Everything you need to install More AI, connect your keys and start working — in a few minutes.
More AI is a free desktop app — the whole app runs on your own computer, not in a cloud — and a private alternative to Claude Code and Claude Desktop. You add your own provider keys, and every conversation, file and project stays on your own machine.
The desktop app needs no account — signing in is optional, and everything local works without it. There is no server in the middle either: you pay your model provider directly, at cost, and the app talks to their API straight from your computer. An account comes in only when you want the cloud: sync between devices, access from the browser and your phone, and runs that keep going while your computer is off.
Download the build for your platform from the home page or the releases page, then follow the steps for your OS.
Open the .dmg and drag More AI into Applications. On first launch, right-click the app and choose Open to get past Gatekeeper. Apple-silicon and Intel are both supported.
Run the .exe installer. If SmartScreen appears, choose “More info” → “Run anyway”. The app installs per-user and updates itself.
Download the .AppImage, mark it executable (chmod +x) and run it. No system-wide install or root access required.
Builds are published by the desktop app’s release CI and the app keeps itself up to date — see Updates below.
More AI talks to your model provider directly using a key you supply. On the desktop your keys are stored locally, and a key is only ever used to reach the provider you chose it for.
You can add keys for several providers at once and switch between their models per conversation.
Connect keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter and other compatible providers. Each conversation can use a different model, so you can match the model to the task.
Point More AI at a model running locally (for example through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint) and it works entirely offline — nothing leaves your machine at all.
Your conversations, project files and context are stored in local app storage on your computer.
Your conversations are sent straight to the model provider whose key you entered, and the app checks for updates.
Because everything is local, you stay in control: export a conversation, clear your history, or remove the app and your data goes with it.
More AI checks for new versions automatically and updates in place, so you’re always on the latest build without reinstalling.
Updates are served from a primary domain with an automatic fallback mirror, so downloads keep working even where one source is blocked or unreachable.
Right-click (or Control-click) More AI in Applications and choose Open, then confirm. You only need to do this once.
Click “More info”, then “Run anyway”. This is the standard prompt for newly-published installers.
Re-check the API key in Settings, make sure the matching provider is selected, and confirm the key still has quota in the provider’s dashboard.
Try again in a moment — the download falls back to a mirror automatically. You can also grab any build directly from the releases page.
The desktop app is free to download and run, and you pay your model provider directly for the API usage you choose to make. Cloud features — sync, access from your other devices and runs that continue while your computer is off — are a paid subscription; tokens still go through your own key at your provider’s price. While the beta runs, every feature — the cloud included — is free for everyone.
Not for the desktop app — add your own provider key and start working. A free account is what enables the cloud: syncing sessions between devices, the web and mobile access, and runs that continue without you.
Entirely on your own machine, in local app storage.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter and other compatible APIs — including local, OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
More AI runs on your own computer with your own API key, so you pick the models and control the spend instead of paying a flat monthly seat. No account is required to use it, and your conversations stay on your machine unless you turn on the cloud yourself.