AI Chat UI for Ollama

A modern, responsive chat interface for AI conversations using local Large Language Models like Ollama.

Features

• 🎨 Modern UI with Light/Dark themes
• 📱 Responsive design & PWA support
• 🔄 Real-time streaming responses
• 💾 Local chat history
• ⚡ Zero dependencies
• 🔒 Privacy-focused (all data stays local)

Prerequisites

• Ollama installed and running
• Modern web browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox)

Quick Start

1. Configure Ollama for CORS

   Choose your operating system:

   Windows

   setx OLLAMA_ORIGINS "*"

   MacOS

   launchctl setenv OLLAMA_ORIGINS "*"

   Linux

   sudo systemctl edit ollama.service
   # Add under [Service]:
   Environment="OLLAMA_ORIGINS=*"
   
   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl restart ollama

2. Restart Ollama

3. Visit Chat UI

4. Optional: Install as PWA for desktop-like experience

⚠️ Chrome Users: Disable 'Respect the result of Private Network Access preflights' in chrome://flags/

Project Structure

AI_Chat_UI/
├── assets/           # Static assets (images, fonts)
│   ├── css/         # Stylesheets
│   ├── js/          # JavaScript files
│   └── icons/       # App icons
├── layx/            # Core framework
│   ├── main/        # Main components
│   └── utils/       # Utility functions
└── pages/           # Static HTML pages

Development

Customization

1. Theme Modification

   • Edit /layx/main/base/variable.css for base variables
   • Edit /layx/main/base/variable_color.css for color schemes

2. UI Components

   • Main styles: assets/css/chat_app/main.css
   • Core logic: assets/js/chat_app/main.js

Contributing

1. Fork repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add AmazingFeature')
4. Push branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open Pull Request

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details

Roadmap

• Multi-LLM support (Claude, GPT4All)
• Enhanced theme customization
• Voice input/output
• Markdown export
• Context length management
• Custom prompts library

Support

• Report Bug
• Request Feature