#1
Self-hostable personal AI 'second brain' for chat, semantic search, custom agents, automations and integration with local or cloud LLMs.
36.7k stars2.4k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
4 self-hosted AskYourPDF alternatives
AskYourPDF is a cloud AI PDF chat tool that lets users upload or link PDF documents, ask questions, obtain summaries and cited answers, manage a document library and share conversations; the service uses encryption and GDPR compliance.
Alternatives to AskYourPDF
Extension for Paperless‑ngx that uses OpenAI-compatible backends and Ollama to auto-classify, tag, index, and enable RAG-powered document chat and semantic search.
5.9k stars327 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#3
Self-hosted PDF manager to organize, view, annotate, sign, and share PDFs with multi-device reading progress, tagging, and optional access-controlled links.
1.9k stars121 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted private AI tools for chat and document Q&A, supporting local Ollama inference or OpenAI-compatible APIs, with built-in authentication and user management.
1.7k stars87 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Likely dormant
What replacing AskYourPDF actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 3 of 4 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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