Summary
Christian posted a Show HN announcement for Hob, a new open-source desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. The MIT-licensed app works on your files in a way similar to the Claude and ChatGPT desktop apps, but the model runs on your own computer. According to the post, Hob uses open-weight models, currently Gemma 4 and gpt-oss, and says all chats and files never leave your system. The source snippet is cut off, and the claims come from the project's own announcement rather than independent testing.
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What happened
Hey HN, I'm Christian and this is a new OSS project I've been noodling on for the last couple of weeks. Hob is a free, MIT-licensed desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux that works on your files the way the Claude and ChatGPT desktop apps do, except the model runs on your own computer. It uses open-weight models...
Why it matters
Users who want to keep their files and conversations on their own machines may find a free, local option to cloud-based AI desktop apps. Developers and builders can inspect the code under an MIT license and adapt it. Watch whether the privacy and on-device claims hold up in practice and how the project develops from here.
Signal Intelligence
Signal Strength 95%
Technical label SOURCE-BACKED
Public Interest 54
Category OPEN SOURCE
Reader Depth TECHNICAL
Event context 1 source
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Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 82
Practical Impact Score 20
Novelty Interest Score 94
Consequence Score 18
Curiosity Score 16
Shareability Score 67
Event context
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1 angle
ANNOUNCEMENT
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