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Best Indie AI Tools by Solo Developers 🚀

Discover 25+ authentic AI tools built by indie developers, solo founders, and small teams. These are open source alternatives, bootstrapped startups, and innovative solutions from the maker community.

Why Choose Indie AI Tools?

Open source alternatives to expensive AI tools, built by passionate solo developers and indie hackers. These bootstrapped AI startups offer innovative solutions without venture capital pressure.

🚀 GitHub trending projects with active communities
💡 Self-hosted options for privacy and control
🔧 Maker-built tools solving real problems

Important Note

These are early projects from indie builders, shared for inspiration and community support. Some may be experimental, in beta, or have limited functionality. Always verify tool capabilities and security before use in production environments.

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25+ Indie AI Tools by Solo Developers & Small Teams

Browse our curated collection of open source AI alternatives, GitHub trending projects, and bootstrapped AI startups built by passionate indie developers from around the world.

Ollama logo
Ollama
active🔴 reddit

Get up and running with Llama 2, Mistral, Gemma, and other large language models locally on your machine

LLMlocal AIopen source+1 more
by Jeffrey MorganJun 2023
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Continue logo
Continue
active🔴 reddit

Open-source autopilot for VS Code and JetBrains. Connect any model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, etc.)

VS CodeJetBrainsAI coding+1 more
by Nate SestiMay 2023
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Screenshot to Code logo
Screenshot to Code
active🐦 x

Drop in a screenshot and convert it to clean HTML/Tailwind/React/Vue code. Built by an indie developer

screenshot to codeHTMLTailwind+2 more
by Abi RajaNov 2023
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OpenV0 logo
OpenV0
active🔴 reddit

Open source alternative to v0. Generate React components from text prompts using AI

open sourceReact componentsAI generation+1 more
by raidendotaiJan 2024
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WebSim AI logo
WebSim AI
active🐦 x

Dream up any website and instantly generate it with AI. Create interactive websites from text descriptions

website generationAI web designinteractive+1 more
by WebSim TeamJun 2024
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Aider logo
Aider
active🔴 reddit

AI pair programming in your terminal. Git-aware coding assistant that can edit multiple files at once

terminalgit-awarepair programming+1 more
by Paul GauthierMay 2023
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Micro Agent logo
Micro Agent
active🐦 x

AI agent that writes and fixes code. Generate entire codebases from prompts in your terminal

AI agentcode generationterminal+1 more
by Steve SewellMar 2024
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Lovable logo
Lovable
active🐦 x

Build full-stack web apps 10x faster with AI. From idea to deployed app in minutes, not months

full-stackrapid developmentAI coding+1 more
by Thomas LefebvreMar 2024
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tldraw Make Real logo
tldraw Make Real
active🐦 x

Draw a mockup and make it real with AI. Sketch wireframes and convert them to working React components

wireframe to codesketch to appReact+1 more
by Steve RuizNov 2023
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Phind logo
Phind
active🔴 reddit

AI search engine for developers. Get instant answers to coding questions with explanations and code examples

developer searchAI searchcoding help+1 more
by Michael RoyzenOct 2022
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GPT Pilot logo
GPT Pilot
active🔴 reddit

First real AI developer. Writes and debugs code, creates tests, and fixes bugs autonomously

autonomous codingdebuggingtesting+1 more
by Zvonimir SabljicJul 2023
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Pieces logo
Pieces
active🔴 reddit

AI-powered code snippet manager and workflow copilot. Save, search, and reuse code with AI assistance

code snippetsAI assistantworkflow+1 more
by Tsavo KnottMar 2022
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Windmill logo
Windmill
active🔴 reddit

Open-source developer platform to turn scripts into workflows and UIs. Build internal tools fast

workflow automationinternal toolsopen source+1 more
by Ruben FiszelJul 2022
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Fooocus logo
Fooocus
active🔴 reddit

Image generating software. Rethinking of Stable Diffusion and Midjourney designs. Offline and free

image generationStable Diffusionoffline+1 more
by lllyasvielAug 2023
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GPT Engineer logo
GPT Engineer
active🔴 reddit

Specify what you want it to build, the AI asks for clarification, and then builds it for you

AI codingautomated developmentclarification+1 more
by Anton OsikaJun 2023
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Morphic logo
Morphic
active🐦 x

An AI-powered search engine with a generative UI. Open source alternative to Perplexity

AI searchgenerative UIopen source+1 more
by Miura YasuyukiApr 2024
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ChatGPT CLI logo
ChatGPT CLI
active🔴 reddit

Use ChatGPT from your terminal. Simple command-line interface for OpenAI GPT models

CLIterminalChatGPT+1 more
by j178Feb 2023
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Jan logo
Jan
active🔴 reddit

ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline on your computer. Private, secure, and open-source

offline AIprivacyChatGPT alternative+1 more
by Jan TeamJan 2024
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Dify logo
Dify
active🔴 reddit

Open-source LLM app development platform. Build and operate AI-native apps based on GPT-4

LLM appsdevelopment platformopen source+1 more
by Dify TeamApr 2023
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Open WebUI logo
Open WebUI
active🔴 reddit

User-friendly WebUI for LLMs (Ollama, OpenAI API). ChatGPT-style interface for local and cloud models

WebUIOllamaChatGPT interface+1 more
by Timothy J. BaekFeb 2024
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Langflow logo
Langflow
active🔴 reddit

Visual framework for building multi-agent and RAG applications. Drag-and-drop AI workflow builder

visual AIRAGmulti-agent+1 more
by Langflow TeamFeb 2023
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AI Legion logo
AI Legion
experimental🔴 reddit

LLM-powered autonomous agent platform. Build agents that can browse the web, use tools, and complete tasks

AI agentsautonomousweb browsing+1 more
by eumemicAug 2023
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Tabby logo
Tabby
active🔴 reddit

Self-hosted AI coding assistant. An open-source, self-hosted alternative to GitHub Copilot

self-hostedGitHub Copilot alternativecoding assistant+1 more
by TabbyML TeamJul 2023
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LocalAI logo
LocalAI
active🔴 reddit

Self-hosted, community-driven local AI server. OpenAI-compatible API for running LLMs locally

self-hostedOpenAI APIlocal AI+1 more
by Ettore Di GiacintoMar 2023
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Convo logo
Convo
active🔴 reddit

Real-time AI meeting assistant that suggests what to say next during calls. Works invisibly without joining as a bot on Zoom, Meet, Teams

meeting assistantreal-time AIsales enablement+1 more
by Convo TeamJan 2024
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Ofradr logo
Ofradr
active🔴 reddit

Stealthy AI coding assistant with built-in privacy and invisible operation. Protection, Privacy, Stealth for developers.

AI codingprivacystealth mode+2 more
by Ofradr TeamSep 2024
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