About
The chat interface for models running on your Mac. Conversations, documents, saved prompts, multiple users, all in the browser.
Notes
ChatGPT-style web frontend for your local models, for obacht Macs. The UI runs as a container inside the obacht VM and talks to Ollama running on the Mac HOST (install the "Ollama (Mac · Host)" template first) over the VM's host gateway — so the model runner gets full Apple-Silicon GPU acceleration while the web app stays sandboxed in the VM.
Bind a domain to this instance to reach the UI. The model you pick at install is downloaded into the host Ollama in the background (a few GB, so give it some minutes) and preselected in Open WebUI. You can pull and switch further models from inside Open WebUI.
Mac-only: the Raspberry Pi has its own all-in-Docker ollama-openwebui bundle instead.
Alternative to: ChatGPT
Facts
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Source
- Official
- Runtime
- Container
- Devices
- Mac
- Min. RAM
- 1 GB
- Project
- openwebui.com
Install
How to run Open WebUI (Mac) yourself
- 01
Connect a device
A Raspberry Pi, a Linux machine or a Mac that is on anyway.
- 02
Install it
One click in your Obacht account. Your device checks the signature before anything runs.
- 03
Open it from anywhere
It gets a web address under your-name.obacht.space, with HTTPS. Add your own domain if you have one.
Open-source contribution
Forwarded
A fixed amount per install goes to Open WebUI, forwarded via GitHub Sponsors.
Run it on your own hardware.
Obacht is in a closed pilot phase. Put yourself on the list. We let people in a few at a time, so it can take a while.