Askimo

Askimo is a free, open source AI desktop app that brings several model providers, local file search, agents and tool integrations into one interface. It connects to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and local models through Ollama, lets users switch between models in a conversation, and stores chat history on the user's own machine. It is aimed at developers and professionals who want a private, provider neutral client rather than separate web apps for each model. Askimo indexes project folders locally with Apache Lucene and jvector so answers can draw on the user's own documents and code. It connects to Model Context Protocol servers to call APIs, query databases and browse the web, and it can run coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI directly on a folder through its Skills feature. Plans chain multiple prompts into automated workflows with inputs, ordered or parallel steps, and ask steps that pause to collect information mid run. Other features include searchable persistent history, custom system prompts called directives, a reusable prompt library, starred conversations and an interface available in ten languages. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. Askimo is free to download and use, released under the AGPLv3 licence, with no paid plan published. Users supply their own API keys, so model usage is billed by each provider, while local Ollama models carry no API cost. The project began as a personal project by its developer and is maintained openly on GitHub, where the roadmap is shaped through community issues and discussions.