Allein

A Markdown editor powered by your LLM. Like GitHub Copilot, but local and free. No account required.

What's Included

• ⚡ Context-aware autocompletion - Like GitHub Copilot, but local
• ✨ Writing improvements - Intelligent text refinement that fixes spelling and grammar, and many more
• 🛡️ 100% offline - Works offline, and you choose where you store your files
• 👤 No account needed - Complete the onboarding process, and you'll be all set – no registration is required

Getting Started

Setup

This project uses mise to manage required tools (Node.js, pnpm, Rust). If you haven't installed mise yet:

# Install mise (macOS/Linux)
curl https://mise.run | sh

Then clone and get developing:

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/szilarddoro/allein.git
cd allein
# Install tools (versions from mise.toml - you may need to restart the terminal first)
mise install
# Install project dependencies
pnpm install

Development

# Start dev server with hot reload
pnpm tauri dev

Release Build

# Build native executable for your platform
pnpm tauri build

AI-Powered Writing Suggestions

Allein integrates with Ollama to bring AI writing assistance directly into your editor. Everything runs locally—your writing never leaves your machine.

Setup Ollama

First, install and start Ollama on your machine:

1. Install Ollama

   # macOS
   brew install ollama
   # or download from ollama.com

2. Start Ollama server

   ollama serve

Download and Configure Models

You can download and configure models in two ways:

Option 1: Use the App Onboarding

Simply start Allein and go through the onboarding flow—the app will guide you through downloading and configuring models directly in the UI.

Option 2: Download via Terminal

Download the recommended models for different features:

# For context-aware autocompletion
ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:3b-base
# For writing improvement
ollama pull gemma3:latest

Then configure them in Allein settings. The app will auto-detect your Ollama server at http://localhost:11434 (or you can customize the URL if your server is running on a different host/port). That's it! 🎉

Support & Contributing

Allein is an independent, community-driven project built with ❤️. There are several ways you can help it grow:

Contribute Code

We'd love your help making Allein better! Whether it's bug fixes, features, or documentation, every contribution matters.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit your changes git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to the branch git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Support Development

Since this project isn't backed by any large companies, your support helps keep development active and the project thriving. Consider supporting via:

• Buy Me a Coffee - One-time or recurring support
• Code contributions - Your PRs and improvements are invaluable
• Feedback & bug reports - Help us identify and fix issues

Every bit of support, whether it's code, coffee, or kind words, genuinely makes a difference. Thank you! ☕

License

AGPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.