AiSphere Desktop is a versatile, privacy-focused local AI application manager. It empowers users to discover, install, and manage a wide array of AI tools—including Large Language Models (LLMs), autonomous agents, and datasets—directly on their own hardware.
By leveraging local runtimes (containers, singularity or natives/conda), AiSphere ensures that your data and models never leave your machine, providing a secure and high-performance environment for modern AI workflows.
Below are some highlights of the AiSphere Desktop interface:
A unified view of your local AI ecosystem, showing active applications and system health.
Discover new AIs to install locally, categorized by type (LLM, Agent, Tool) with detailed hardware requirement checks.
Manage running instances with built-in terminals and one-click access to local web services.
Automated checks and installation guides for required runtimes like Podman and Apptainer.
- Local Execution: Run powerful AI models like Ollama, DeepSeek-R1, and custom agents without cloud dependencies.
- Multi-Runtime Support: Native integration with Podman and Apptainer (Singularity) to handle various container formats and isolation requirements.
- Integrated Workspace:
- Interactive Shell: Directly attach to running containers.
- Real-time Logs: Monitor installation and execution processes with a resizable terminal.
- Internal Web View: Access web-based AI interfaces (like Open WebUI) directly inside the desktop app.
- Hardware Monitoring: Real-time insights into your system's CPU, GPU (NVIDIA/Apple Silicon/Linux), Memory, and Storage availability.
- Global App Store: An "Explore" section to discover new AI tools tailored for your specific hardware architecture.
More are on the way...vLLM & SGLang...
To begin your local AI journey, ensure you have a supported container runtime installed via the Runtimes tab, then head over to Explore to install your first AI application.
The repository ships self-contained scripts for Windows 11. They bootstrap a portable
Node.js and Yarn into .tools/ when no suitable system Node.js is available, so the
only prerequisite is Windows PowerShell 5.1+ (included with Windows 11) and an internet
connection for the first run.
From the repository root, double-click the .cmd files or run them from a terminal:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
scripts\windows\setup.cmd |
Downloads Node.js/Yarn if needed, installs dependencies, and prepares the icons. Run this first. |
scripts\windows\dev.cmd |
Starts Vite and launches Electron in development mode (hot reload). |
scripts\windows\build.cmd |
Builds the renderer/main process and packages a Windows installer. |
Build options (PowerShell):
# Build the NSIS installer for x64 (default)
.\scripts\windows\build.ps1 -Arch x64
# Build an unpacked application folder instead (faster, no installer)
.\scripts\windows\build.ps1 -Kind dir
# Build for ARM64
.\scripts\windows\build.ps1 -Arch arm64
# Reinstall dependencies and/or skip the TypeScript check
.\scripts\windows\setup.ps1 -ForceInstall
.\scripts\windows\build.ps1 -SkipTypeCheckOutputs are written to release/:
release\aisphere-<version>-win-<arch>.exe– the installer.release\win-<arch>-unpacked\aisphere.exe– the unpacked app, runnable without installing.
Notes:
- Dependencies are installed with
--ignore-scripts; the scripts then run only the installers that are actually needed (Electron download, node-pty, esbuild). This keeps the build working without Visual Studio C++ build tools or Python. - Closing the main window hides AiSphere to the system tray instead of quitting. Click the tray icon (or launch the app again) to reopen the window; use Quit AiSphere in the tray menu to exit completely.
.tools/is ignored by git and can be deleted at any time to force a clean bootstrap.- Portable-tool versions can be overridden with the
AISPHERE_NODE_VERSIONenvironment variable (defaultv24.22.2).
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AiSphere Desktop - Your Versatile Local AI