Open-source repos for RAG and search
39 repos tagged RAG and search, sorted by GitHub stars. Add filters from the other category types to narrow the list.
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firecrawl/firecrawl
API that turns websites into clean Markdown or structured data for LLMs, with crawl and search.
198k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
microsoft/markitdown
Python tool that converts Office documents, PDFs and other files into Markdown for LLMs.
194k starsMITUpdated 28 Oct 2026
langgenius/dify
Platform for building LLM apps, chatbots and agent workflows with a visual editor and knowledge base.
LLM apps, AI agents, Chatbots, Docker, OpenAI, Operations, Engineering, SaaS, Agencies, No-code
160k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
open-webui/open-webui
Self-hosted chat UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models with RAG, tools and user management.
LLM apps, Chatbots, Ollama, OpenAI, Operations, IT and security, Self hosters
158k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
langflow-ai/langflow
Visual builder for agent and RAG flows that exports to APIs and MCP servers, with Python components.
156k starsMITUpdated 3 Nov 2026
langchain-ai/langchain
Framework for chaining LLM calls, tools and retrievers into applications across many model providers.
149k starsMITUpdated 3 Nov 2026
Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-apps
Runnable collection of LLM app and agent templates for RAG, voice, MCP and multi-agent teams.
LLM apps, AI agents, OpenAI, Anthropic, Engineering, Indie hackers
144k starsApache-2.0Updated 23 Oct 2026
infiniflow/ragflow
RAG engine with deep document parsing that answers questions from PDFs, tables and scans with citations.
Knowledge base, Docker, Operations, Customer support, Legal, Finance and fintech
93.4k starsApache-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
unclecode/crawl4ai
Open-source crawler that outputs LLM-ready Markdown and supports structured extraction.
86.8k starsApache-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
nomic-ai/gpt4all
Desktop chat app for running open models on an ordinary laptop, with chat over your local documents.
77.3k starsMITUpdated 28 May 2025
docling-project/docling
Converts PDFs, Office files and images into clean Markdown or JSON ready for RAG and AI pipelines.
70k starsMITUpdated 3 Nov 2026
Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm
Desktop and Docker app for chatting with your documents, with agents and a no-code agent builder.
LLM apps, AI agents, Docker, Ollama, Operations, Self hosters
67.9k starsMITUpdated 31 Oct 2026
zylon-ai/private-gpt
API layer for building private AI apps on local models, with document Q&A, tools and text-to-SQL.
LLM apps, Ollama, OpenAI, Engineering, IT and security, Legal, Healthcare, Self hosters
57.6k starsApache-2.0Updated 29 Oct 2026
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Desktop workspace for chatting with many cloud and local models, with assistants, knowledge bases and MCP tools.
53.2k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
run-llama/llama_index
Python and TypeScript framework for connecting language models to your documents and building retrieval agents.
52.8k starsMITUpdated 27 Oct 2026
agno-agi/agno
Python framework and runtime for building agents with memory, knowledge and tools, and serving them.
43k starsApache-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
lfnovo/open-notebook
Self-hosted NotebookLM alternative that generates podcasts from your research sources.
Repurposing, Voiceover, Docker, Marketing, Creators, Media and publishing, Podcasts, Self hosters
41.4k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
HKUDS/LightRAG
Graph-based RAG library that builds a knowledge graph from documents for better retrieval.
40.5k starsMITUpdated 29 Oct 2026
searxng/searxng
Private metasearch engine you host yourself that queries many search providers without profiling its users.
39.2k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
ItzCrazyKns/Vane
Self-hosted AI answer engine that searches the web and cites sources, a Perplexity alternative.
38k starsMITUpdated 1 Sept 2026
khoj-ai/khoj
Personal AI assistant that answers from your documents and the web and runs scheduled research.
38k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 2 Aug 2026
onyx-dot-app/onyx
Workplace AI search and chat that connects to 40+ sources like Slack, Drive and Confluence.
Knowledge base, Chatbots, Slack, Docker, Operations, Customer support, SaaS, Self hosters
33.2k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
stanford-oval/storm
LLM system that researches a topic on the web and writes a long, cited, Wikipedia-style article.
Content writing, LLM apps, OpenAI, Marketing, Media and publishing, Education
31.8k starsMITUpdated 30 Sept 2025
assafelovic/gpt-researcher
Agent that researches a topic across many web sources and writes a cited report.
AI agents, Content writing, SEO research, OpenAI, Marketing, Data and analytics, Media and publishing, Agencies
30.5k starsApache-2.0Updated 11 Oct 2026
labring/FastGPT
Knowledge-base Q&A platform with visual workflow orchestration for building support bots.
LLM apps, Chatbots, Knowledge base, Docker, OpenAI, Customer support, Operations, SaaS, No-code, Self hosters
30k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
mastra-ai/mastra
TypeScript framework for AI agents, workflows, RAG and evals, aimed at web developers.
29.3k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
deepset-ai/haystack
Framework for production RAG pipelines, search and agents with pluggable retrievers and models.
26.9k starsApache-2.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
1Panel-dev/MaxKB
Enterprise knowledge-base assistant with RAG and agent workflows, embeddable into websites.
Knowledge base, Chatbots, Docker, Ollama, Customer support, Operations, B2B services, SaaS, No-code, Self hosters
23.1k starsGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
PromtEngineer/localGPT
Ask questions about your own files using models that run on your machine, so documents never leave it.
22.2k starsMITUpdated 26 Aug 2026
arc53/DocsGPT
Self-hosted assistant that answers questions from your docs and help content, embeddable as a widget.
Chatbots, Knowledge base, OpenAI, Ollama, Customer support, SaaS, Self hosters
18.4k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
MODSetter/SurfSense
Self-hosted research assistant that searches your notes, Slack, Notion and the web, like NotebookLM.
16.7k starsApache-2.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
n8n-io/self-hosted-ai-starter-kit
Docker Compose bundle of n8n, Ollama, Qdrant and Postgres for running local AI workflows.
Workflow automation, AI agents, Docker, Ollama, Operations, Engineering, Self hosters
15.3k starsApache-2.0Updated 12 Oct 2026
jina-ai/reader
Converts any URL into LLM-friendly text by prefixing it with a reader endpoint.
12.2k starsApache-2.0Updated 22 May 2026
LearningCircuit/local-deep-research
Local deep-research assistant that searches web and academic sources and writes cited reports.
AI agents, Ollama, Docker, Data and analytics, Education, Self hosters
9.5k starsMITUpdated 3 Nov 2026
wassupjay/n8n-free-templates
Set of free n8n templates combining AI models, vector stores and common business apps.
Workflow automation, AI agents, OpenAI, Operations, Marketing, Agencies, No-code
6.2k starsUpdated 1 Aug 2025
okfn-brasil/querido-diario
Scrapes and indexes Brazilian municipal official gazettes so the public can search them.
Web scraping, Data and analytics, Government, Media and publishing, Data journalism
1.4k starsMITUpdated 13 Oct 2026
freelawproject/courtlistener
Code behind CourtListener, a searchable archive of US court opinions, dockets and oral arguments.
Web scraping, Web, Legal and compliance, Legal, Nonprofit, Data journalism
1.1k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
lawglance/lawglance
RAG legal assistant that answers law questions from curated jurisdiction knowledge bases.
334 starsApache-2.0Updated 22 Sept 2026
harvard-lil/olaw
Harvard LIL workbench for experimenting with retrieval-augmented legal AI over court data.
LLM apps, OpenAI, Ollama, Legal and compliance, Legal, Education
166 starsMITUpdated 30 Oct 2024