Lemonade
Lemonade is a local AI server that runs chat, coding, speech, and image models on your own PC for people who want free, private AI.
What it is good for
- Running chat and coding models on your own computer without cloud fees
- Keeping prompts and files private on your own machine
- Connecting apps that expect an OpenAI-style API to local models
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Other
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude, OpenAI-compatible apps, Ollama APIs, Hugging Face Hub, ModelScope
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 6,039
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Lemonade free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Lemonade?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Lemonade work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude, OpenAI-compatible apps, Ollama APIs, Hugging Face Hub, and ModelScope.
- What is Lemonade good for?
- Running chat and coding models on your own computer without cloud fees, keeping prompts and files private on your own machine, and connecting apps that expect an OpenAI-style API to local models.
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