Hob
Open-source, on device alternative to Claude and ChatGPT
About Hob
Hob is a free, open-source AI app for Mac, Windows and Linux that works with your files the way ChatGPT and Claude do, except the AI runs on your own computer. It picks the best open model your computer can run and sets it up for you. Hob can read and edit files in folders you choose, turn spreadsheets into charts, fill in PDFs, look at photos and search the web. Your chats and files stay on your computer, and it works offline.
How Hob did at launch
Hob launched on Product Hunt on Oct 28, 2026, one of 40 launches Junior recorded that day. It finished #13 of the day with 98 upvotes, against a median of 77 for the day.
Among the 117 Open Source launches in October 2026, it got more upvotes than 63% of them (the median was 84).
Junior has 1 person on file for Hob, 0 with an email.
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