Everything you need to install More AI, connect your keys and start working — in a few minutes.
More AI is a self-hosted desktop app — meaning the entire app runs on your own computer, not in a cloud — and a private alternative to Claude Code and Claude Desktop. You bring your own provider keys, and every conversation, file and project stays in local storage on your own machine.
You never need an account to use More AI — signing in is optional, and every feature works without it. There is also no server in the middle: you pay your model provider directly, at cost, and the app talks to their API straight from your computer.
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. Keys are stored locally and are never sent anywhere but the provider you chose.
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 app is free to download and run. You only pay your model provider for the API usage you choose to make.
No — More AI works fully without one. Just add your own provider key and start. There is an optional free account you can create if you like: it will power syncing your sessions between devices as the app grows, but nothing requires it today.
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 is self-hosted and bring-your-own-key: there’s no subscription, no account required, and your conversations stay on your computer.