SillyTavern: The Ultimate Self-Hosted LLM Frontend for Power Users

What Is SillyTavern?

SillyTavern is the ultimate open-source LLM frontend for power users who demand full control over their AI interactions. Unlike simple chat UIs, SillyTavern is an advanced roleplay and creative writing platform with support for virtually every major LLM backend - OpenAI, Anthropic, KoboldCPP, llama.cpp, text-generation-webui, Ollama, vLLM, and more.

Key Features

SillyTavern excels in character-driven interaction. You can create richly detailed character cards, use World Info/Lorebooks for persistent world knowledge, group chat for multi-character scenes, TTS/STT for voice conversations, and a powerful Quick Replies scripting engine.

Why Self-Host?

Complete privacy - your chats never leave your machine. AGPL-3.0 open source, active community. Runs on Node.js, works with any hardware.