Open WebUI: Self-Hosted AI Platform

Open WebUI released version 0.11.1, adding tool-call approvals, an ask_user builtin that lets a model pause and ask the user a question, a terminal file browser, /model slash commands, smarter chat search, a hover-preview switch, admin-set interface defaults, and delta streaming that the project says cuts reply traffic by orders of magnitude. The self-hosted AI platform connects to Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible model and offers SSO, RBAC, audit logs, data residency, and on-premises or air-gapped deployment for regulated industries, with setup described as one command in 60 seconds and no account required.

Run AI on your own terms. Connect any model, extend with code, and protect what matters without compromise. Your models, your data, your machine, wherever you open it. Freedom is self-hosted. Your AI, running on your own ground, wherever you are. Open WebUI is the platform for running AI on your own terms. Connect to any model, local or cloud. Extend with Python. Share what you build, run what others share. Yours to keep, wherever you take it. Every model, every conversation, and every tool in one place. Connect to Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or anything compatible. Run locally, in the cloud, or both. Data stays exactly where it belongs. From startups to global enterprises. SSO, RBAC, audit logs, data residency, and on-premises or air-gapped deployment for regulated industries. One platform. Complete control. No compromises. Prompts, models, tools, functions, discussions, and reviews, all created by the community and available to everyone. Browse, install, contribute. Everything at openwebui.com. Voice, vision, retrieval, generation, search. Extend with Python. Ready from day one. One command. 60 seconds. No account required. Run it anywhere. Open WebUI v0.11.1 adds tool-call approvals, an ask user builtin that lets the model pause and ask you a question, a terminal file browser that previews documents in place and hands files back into the reply, /model in the slash commands, smarter chat search, a hover-preview switch, admin-set interface defaults, and delta streaming that cuts reply traffic by orders of magnitude. A local model missed a date sitting in six tiny files. Retrieval got it. Open Terminal turned the same files into a chart, checked totals, a DOCX report, and a spreadsheet. Sometimes the answer is neither a bigger model nor another retrieval tweak. What Open WebUI's plugin system actually is: Tools that give models new abilities, Functions that rewire the platform, a community library of both, and how to install or write your own safely.