The native desktop client for Ollama & Cloud LLMs

Apis AI connects local models and external APIs in a fast desktop interface. Including full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support and local filesystem access.

Download package Linux APT Repository

Architecture

Focus on performance & transparency

Multi-Provider Router

Seamless switching between a local Ollama instance, OpenRouter, Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek, and Puter APIs.

MCP Tool Support

Full compatibility with the Model Context Protocol for autonomous file operations and external shell tools.

Precise parameter tuning

Manual control over temperature, top-p, context window limits, and maximum tool iteration loops.

Local storage

Your API keys and chat histories stay local on your system – in files that are readable only by your user account.

Installation

Packages & repositories

APT Repository Setup (Debian / Ubuntu)

curl -fsSL https://apisclient.com/apt.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/apis-ai.gpg
echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/apis-ai.gpg] https://apisclient.com/ stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apis-ai.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apis-ai

Linux

amd64 / x86_64

Debian/Ubuntu package for APT or a portable binary for direct execution.

.deb package Tarball (.tar.gz)

Windows

Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

Windows Support Coming Soon