OpenChat for Linux

A lightweight desktop client for ChatGPT (OpenAI) on Linux — built with Tauri/Rust.

What it is

OpenChat for Linux is a desktop wrapper around the official ChatGPT web experience with a few quality-of-life upgrades:

• Desktop window (no browser tabs)
• Smooth long-chat performance (virtualized history: only a slice of messages is kept in memory while scrolling)
• Low memory footprint (designed to stay fast even on modest machines)

OpenAI-only: This client is intended for ChatGPT/OpenAI usage. (No API key required; you use your normal OpenAI account login.)

Downloads

All builds are available on SnippetSupply:

• Product page: https://snippetsupply.com/product/openchat-for-linux-openai-chat-by-snippetsupply-com-2
• Main site: https://snippetsupply.com/

Available formats:

• AppImage (x86_64)
• Debian/Ubuntu .deb (amd64)
• Generic tarball (x86_64)
• RPM spec (for builders)
• Snap manifest (for builders)
• Nix flake (for builders)
• AUR PKGBUILD (binary + source variants)

Install

Pick the format that matches your distro/preferences.

AppImage (recommended for most distros)

1. Download the .AppImage

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x "OpenChat for Linux_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage"

3. Run it:

   ./"OpenChat for Linux_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage"

Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)

1. Download the .deb

2. Install:

   sudo apt install ./"OpenChat for Linux_1.0.0_amd64.deb"

3. Launch it from your app menu (“OpenChat for Linux”) or run:

   openchat-for-linux

Tarball (portable)

1. Download openchat-linux-1.0.0-x86_64.tar.gz

2. Extract:

   tar -xzf openchat-linux-1.0.0-x86_64.tar.gz

3. Run the binary inside the extracted folder.

AUR (Arch)

There are two PKGBUILD options:

• Binary package (installs prebuilt release): PKGBUILD
• Source build (builds from source): PKGBUILD-source

Use one or the other, not both.

Nix

Build with:

nix build

Usage

1. Launch the app
2. Log in to your OpenAI account
3. Chat as normal

Privacy & security notes

• This app is a desktop client for the ChatGPT web experience.
• You log in normally; no API key is required.
• Always download from trusted sources (SnippetSupply links above).

Support

• Site: https://snippetsupply.com/

• If something breaks, include:

  • Your distro + version
  • Desktop environment (GNOME/KDE/etc.)
  • Which package you installed (AppImage/.deb/etc.)
  • Any terminal output (if you launched from terminal)

Credits

Built by SnippetSupply.