Chital

A native macOS app for chatting with Ollama models

Features

• Fast launch times with minimal memory footprint
• Compact 2MB binary size
• Multiple concurrent chat threads
• Model switching during conversations
• Markdown rendering for formatted responses
• Auto-generated thread titles based on conversation content

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/14eddab2-87c3-4dd5-b26a-a58e2f12f76a

Requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma and above
• Ensure Ollama is installed
• Ensure atleast one LLM model is downloaded

Installation

• Download Chital
• Move Chital.app from the Downloads folder into the Applications folder.
• Goto System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> click Open Anyway

Configuration

The following settings can be changed from Chital > Settings:

• Default model
• Ollama base URL
• Context window length
• Font size
• Chat thread title summarization prompt

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Command + N New chat thread
• Option + Enter Multiline input

Contributions

This is a personal project built for my own use. The codebase is available for forking and modifications. Note that I may not actively review pull requests or respond to issues due to time constraints.

New Version

• Update version in project.pbxproj
• Xcode > Product > Archive > Distribute App > Custom > Copy App > Select folder ...
• Draft a new release and attach the application

License

MIT