Open-WebUI
User-friendly AI Interface, supports Ollama, OpenAI API.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 96% of tracked projects; popularity in the top 1%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 153k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.11.4 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Built with | Docker, Python |
Is Open-WebUI actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 4776 commits, of which 1666 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 555 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v0.11.4, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 14 projects we track in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Open-WebUI ranks #2 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Open-WebUI actually does
Open-WebUI provides a browser-based interface for interacting with large language models. It connects directly to backend providers such as Ollama or the OpenAI API to facilitate text generation and chat functionality.
Best fit: It suits administrators who want a self-hosted graphical interface for local AI models without relying on third-party web services.
Worth knowing: Running local models requires significant hardware resources, and managing multiple backend integrations can introduce unexpected configuration overhead.
Deployment notes
As a containerised application, it typically requires persistent storage for user data and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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