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matheusanbs/bytebapo

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1DartAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

An Android app built with Flutter that connects to an Ollama AI server on your local network for streaming chat with conversation history, custom personas, and Markdown rendering.

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    What it does
      Chat with local AI
      Stream responses
      Save history locally
    Persona system
      Named characters
      Profile photos
      Per character instructions
      Global instructions
    Features
      Markdown rendering
      Thinking field support
      Cancel in progress
      Model selection
    Tech used
      Flutter and Dart
      Android
      Ollama API
    Getting started
      Run Ollama on LAN
      Build APK with Flutter
      Enter server IP in app
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run AI conversations on your Android phone using a local Llama or Mistral model on your home computer, with no cloud account needed.

USE CASE 2

Create separate personas with different instruction sets, such as a code reviewer and a creative writing partner, and switch between them in the app.

USE CASE 3

Build and sideload the APK to your Android device and use it as a private AI chat client on your home network.

What is it built with?

DartFlutterAndroidOllama

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires Ollama running on your local network and a Flutter development environment (Flutter 3.44.4+) to build and sideload the APK.

MIT license, meaning you can use, modify, and distribute it freely for any purpose including commercial projects.

In plain English

BytePapo is an Android app built with Flutter that lets you chat with AI models running on your own computer or local network, without any internet connection or cloud service required. You point the app at an Ollama server on your home network by entering its local IP address, then pick which AI model you want to use from the list the server provides. Once connected, you can have conversations with the model and see responses appear word by word as they stream in, rather than waiting for the full reply to finish. You can cancel a response at any time. The app saves your conversation history locally on your phone so you can return to previous chats. The app also lets you create named characters or personas, each with their own profile picture and a custom set of instructions that shape how the AI behaves. A coding tutor persona and a creative writing persona can have different instruction sets and you can switch between them for different conversations. A global instruction layer can be combined on top of per-character instructions. Responses are rendered with Markdown formatting, so code blocks, bold text, and lists display properly rather than appearing as raw symbols. The app supports AI models that expose a thinking field in their output, which some models use to show reasoning steps before giving a final answer. The project is not published to the Play Store, so you build and install it yourself using the Flutter toolchain. The README is written in Portuguese. The project is licensed under MIT.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I have Ollama running on my Windows PC at 192.168.1.5. Walk me through connecting BytePapo on my Android phone to that server and selecting a model.
Prompt 2
Help me create a persona in BytePapo for a Python tutoring assistant with specific instructions that always asks what I've tried before answering.
Prompt 3
Show me how to build a release APK for BytePapo using flutter build apk --release and install it on my Android device with adb.
Prompt 4
Explain how BytePapo handles streaming responses from Ollama's /api/chat endpoint and how cancellation works mid-stream.
Prompt 5
I want to add a new feature to BytePapo. Walk me through the Flutter project structure and where the chat logic lives in the lib/features/chat directory.

Frequently asked questions

What is bytebapo?

An Android app built with Flutter that connects to an Ollama AI server on your local network for streaming chat with conversation history, custom personas, and Markdown rendering.

What language is bytebapo written in?

Mainly Dart. The stack also includes Dart, Flutter, Android.

What license does bytebapo use?

MIT license, meaning you can use, modify, and distribute it freely for any purpose including commercial projects.

How hard is bytebapo to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is bytebapo for?

Mainly developer.

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