{"slug": "show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion", "title": "Show HN: A Lightweight, open-source always-on-top local AI desktop companion", "summary": "A developer released a lightweight, open-source desktop AI companion built on Tauri v2, React, and Rust that stays pinned on top of other windows. The app supports multiple AI providers including Gemini, OpenAI, and local Ollama, stores API keys in the OS keychain, and saves chat history locally in SQLite. It is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.", "body_md": "Built an desktop AI companion that always pinned at top.\n\nSome of the features:\n\n- Lightweight: Built on Tauri v2 + React + Rust for low RAM usage.\n\n- Always-on-Top Floating Mode: Pinned window stays on top so you can code and query AI side-by-side (no more app-switching!).\n\n- Secure Keyring Storage: API keys are saved directly in your OS secure Keychain/Keyring\n\n- Local SQLite Database: All chat history and threads are saved locally on your device.\n\n- Multi Provider Support: Connect to Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, local Ollama, or custom endpoints.\n\nIt is Open-source and free to download. Availabe for Windows, Mac and Linux.\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930204](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930204)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/Rupak182/heychat/releases/tag/v0.1.0", "published_at": "2026-07-16 04:02:56+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-16 04:25:21.061999+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-products", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Tauri", "React", "Rust", "Gemini", "OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Groq", "Ollama"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-lightweight-open-source-always-on-top-local-ai-desktop-companion.jsonld"}}