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User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

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BSD 3-Clause to Open WebUI License (BSD-3-Clause plus branding-preservation clause)From v0.6.6 a clause forbids removing Open WebUI branding in deployments over 50 users, so the license is no longer OSI open source.LICENSE commitAnnouncement
MIT to BSD 3-ClauseOpen WebUI switched from MIT to BSD 3-Clause.LICENSE commit

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open-webui/open-webui · created Oct 6, 2023
Website
openwebui.com
Language
Python
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None; run by Open WebUI
Company
Open WebUI
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RelicensedBSD 3-Clause to Open WebUI License (BSD-3-Clause plus branding-preservation clause)
RelicensedMIT to BSD 3-Clause
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