Camel Chat

Camel Chat is a feature-rich Flutter application designed to provide a seamless interface for communicating with large language models (LLMs) served via an Ollama server. It offers a user-friendly way to interact with open-source AI models on your own hardware.

Features

• Connect to Ollama Servers: Easily connect to any Ollama server with optional basic HTTP authentication.
• Multiple Model Support: Chat with any model available on your Ollama server.
• Complete Chat History: View and manage your conversation history.
• Dark Mode Support: Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable viewing.
• Custom System Prompts: Define system prompts to set the AI's behaviour and context.
• Export Conversations: Export your chats as markdown files for sharing or archiving.
• Chat Organisation: Auto-generated meaningful titles for your conversations.
• Responsive UI: Works seamlessly on both mobile and desktop devices.
• Code Formatting: Proper rendering and formatting of code blocks in responses.
• Local Storage: All your conversations are stored locally for privacy.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• A running Ollama server (local or remote).

Installation

Android

Download and install the APK from the releases page.

Linux

Choose one of the following packages from the releases page:

• Debian/Ubuntu: Download and install the .deb package.
• Fedora/RHEL: Download and install the .rpm package.
• Arch: Download and install .zst package.
• Other distributions: Download the AppImage, make it executable and run it.

Setting Up Your Ollama Server

1. Install Ollama from https://ollama.com/.
2. Pull the models you want to use (e.g., ollama pull gemma3).
3. Run the Ollama server.
4. Connect Camel Chat to your server by entering the URL (e.g., http://localhost:11434/).

Roadmap

Here are some features and improvements planned for future releases:

• Stream Responses: Implement streaming responses for more interactive conversations.
• File Attachments: Upload and process files during conversations.
• Chat Statistics: View usage statistics and performance metrics.
• Release on Flathub
• Windows & macOS Support