OpenRouter
You need an API key from the provider.
~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox/config.json
Get a key ↗Chatbox
Lightweight cross-platform AI chat client — conversations stay on your machine
WindowsmacOS Difficulty ●○○○○ stable v1.24.3
Chatbox · icon from the registry
System requirements
No extra runtime needed
This app ships with everything it needs — no Node.js, Python or other runtimes to install.
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Lightweight cross-platform AI chat client — conversations stay on your machine
Registry data updated: 2026-11-11
Config & data
Config file written to
~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox/config.json
- ~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox
- ~/Library/Application Support/Chatbox
Everything stays on your own machine — nothing is uploaded. To uninstall, delete these folders.
Install in three steps
- 01
Install AiBOX
One portable file for Windows (macOS coming). Double-click and it runs — no installer, no administrator rights.
Go to download → - 02
Pick Chatbox
Open the AiBOX app catalog, find Chatbox and press Install. AiBOX checks what your machine already has and installs only what is missing.
- 03
Follow the wizard
It downloads with a checksum check, writes the config and fills in your API key if the app needs one. You just click.
✓ Installed until it works.
Prefer to do it by hand? The full written guide is right below. Read the guide ↓
Install guide
The same steps in written form — follow along at your own pace.
The full pictorial tutorial lives on the aibox.im /apps/chatbox/ page (generated from this repo). Tagline: "Installed until it works."
1. Health check (automatic)
AiBOX checks your machine first. Chatbox is self-contained — no Node.js required. (Windows currently ships an x64 installer.)
2. Route selection (automatic)
Chatbox downloads from the official CDN (download.chatboxai.app) in every region — the same source the vendor ships to all users.
3. Install (one click)
Download with SHA256 verification, then silent install (Windows: NSIS to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Chatbox; macOS: Apple Silicon / Intel dmg copied to /Applications). No admin rights.
4. Add your key (the only step you do)
Pick a provider: OpenRouter (recommended) / Anthropic / OpenAI / Google. Paste the key in Chatbox settings — your chats stay on your own machine.
5. Verify (automatic)
We check the installed version — "Installed. It really works."
Model / API key setup
AiBOX fills this in for you during the wizard — this section is for setting it up by hand.
Anthropic (Claude)
You need an API key from the provider.
~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox/config.json
Get a key ↗OpenAI
You need an API key from the provider.
~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox/config.json
Get a key ↗Google AI Studio
You need an API key from the provider.
~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox/config.json
Get a key ↗Common questions
- Which platforms does Chatbox run on?
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Runs on Windows / macOS — install it with AiBOX on any of them.
- How hard is Chatbox to install?
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Difficulty 1 out of 5. AiBOX does the download and setup; your part is clicking through the wizard and pasting a key if the app needs one.
- Where does Chatbox keep my data?
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Everything stays on your own machine: ~/AppData/Roaming/Chatbox / ~/Library/Application Support/Chatbox. To uninstall, delete these — nothing is ever uploaded.
- Something not working?
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An outdated step, an error you do not understand, a typo — tell us and we will fix this page.
Version & updates
- Current version
- v1.24.3
- Registry data updated
- 2026-11-11
Upstream projects
Version numbers are re-checked by our daily probe — when upstream ships a new release, this page follows.
Questions or problems?
A wrong step, a confusing error, a typo — open an issue and someone will look.