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AnythingLLM

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Maintained by Mintplex Labs21

AnythingLLM is an application for chatting with documents and building AI agents on top of local or hosted language models. It is available as a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux and as a multi-user Docker version, with connectors to many model providers and vector databases.135Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Last reviewedEntry updated Documented release Unknown

Availability and license

Overall availability

Public

Source code is public. The desktop app is a free download governed by separate desktop terms of use; AnythingLLM Cloud is a paid hosted service.1568

Availability fact review: Oct 1, 2026

Availability is separate from permission: read the license before using or redistributing.

The MIT License covers the repository's code. The desktop terms of use state that they apply to AnythingLLM Desktop only and that other products and services are covered by their respective terms (MIT).26Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Component reuse rights

A readable or downloadable component is not automatically reusable. These indicators concern recorded license evidence, not system certification.
weights
Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
code
Reviewed qualifying license recorded — check scope and conditions
data
Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
documentation
Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review

No complete system-rights review is recorded for this release.

Public materials checklist

Items for a runtime under USASI rubric v0.2. Unknown means unassessed or insufficient evidence.
Public materials checklist for AnythingLLM
ItemStatusNotes and evidence
Source codeIs the source code publicly readable?PublicPublic monorepo with frontend, server, document collector, and Docker build files.1
DocumentationIs user documentation published?PublicOfficial documentation covers the desktop and Docker versions, agents, and AnythingLLM Cloud.38
InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available?PublicOne-click desktop installers; Docker instructions and cloud deployment templates; and a guide for production setups without Docker.51
Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented?PublicDesktop downloads for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and ARM), and Linux. The system-requirements page says M-series Macs handle local models and Intel Macs are slower, and recommends a GPU on Windows.54
Release statusAre versioned releases published?PublicReviewed release AnythingLLM v1.16.2, published September 22, 2026. This entry describes the project rather than one release.9

What it is useful for

Private chat over local documents and no-code agent workflows, using models run on the same machine or served by local tools such as Ollama and LM Studio.13Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Run and use notes

Documented facts only. No hardware or performance claims are made without a cited source and stated assumptions.
  • AnythingLLM collects anonymous usage telemetry; the README says it can be turned off by setting DISABLE_TELEMETRY to true or in the app's privacy settings.1
  • The README lists a native embedder and built-in audio transcription as defaults, and supports any llama.cpp-compatible open model for local text generation.1

Organization context

U.S. eligibility

Project eligibility rests on documented governing or maintaining entities, not on contributors.

Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project

AnythingLLM is published in Mintplex Labs' GitHub organization, and its LICENSE names Mintplex Labs Inc. as copyright holder. Mintplex Labs' terms of use identify Mintplex Labs, Inc. with a notice address in Anaheim, California, and say the company is located in California, United States (see the Mintplex Labs record).2167

Assessed Oct 1, 2026

Sources

  1. 1.
    Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm README (external site: raw.githubusercontent.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Repository · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  2. 2.
    Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm LICENSE (MIT) (external site: raw.githubusercontent.com)

    Mintplex Labs · License · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  3. 3.
    AnythingLLM documentation introduction (external site: docs.anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Documentation · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  4. 4.
    AnythingLLM Desktop system requirements (external site: docs.anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Documentation · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  5. 5.
    Download AnythingLLM (external site: anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Official page · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  6. 6.
    AnythingLLM Desktop App Terms of Use (external site: docs.anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Official page · published Jul 14, 2025 · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  7. 7.
    AnythingLLM Cloud Terms & Conditions (external site: docs.anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Official page · published Jul 1, 2024 · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  8. 8.
    AnythingLLM Cloud overview (external site: docs.anythingllm.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Documentation · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

  9. 9.
    Release AnythingLLM v1.16.2 (external site: github.com)

    Mintplex Labs · Release notes · published Sep 22, 2026 · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

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