LibreChat Android

A third-party native Android client for LibreChat. Not affiliated with the official LibreChat project — this is an independent app that connects to any self-hosted LibreChat server, no backend modifications required.

Features

• Chat — Real-time streaming (SSE), message branching & sibling navigation, stop/regenerate/continue, markdown with syntax highlighting, LaTeX math rendering, code blocks with copy, image display, file attachments, tool call progress cards
• Model Selection — Searchable bottom sheet grouped by endpoint, model comparison mode
• Agents — Marketplace with search and categories, MCP server configuration
• Conversations — Paginated list with date grouping, tags, search, rename, archive, delete, share, fork, duplicate, export/import
• Presets & Prompts — Save/load chat presets, prompts library with @mention insertion
• Authentication — Login, registration, forgot password, two-factor (TOTP + backup codes), OAuth (Google, GitHub, Discord, Facebook, Apple, OpenID)
• Files — Upload, list, delete, inline image rendering with pinch-to-zoom
• Voice — Speech-to-text input, text-to-speech playback (device and server engines)
• Settings — Theme (system/light/dark), account management, data controls
• Tablet — Adaptive dual-pane layout (600dp+) with persistent sidebar
• Accessibility — Semantic headings, content descriptions, 48dp touch targets, live regions

Screenshots

Feature	Phone	Tablet / Foldable
Server Connect — Point the app at any self-hosted LibreChat server
Home Screen — Clean welcome screen with voice input and quick access
Conversations Sidebar — Swipe to open your chat history with search, tags, and date grouping
Predictive Back — Native Android back gesture with peek animation
Mermaid Diagrams — Interactive flowcharts and diagrams rendered in-chat
LaTeX Math — Beautifully typeset equations and formulas
Code Blocks — Syntax-highlighted code with language badge and copy button
Tables — Clean, scrollable data tables
Extended Thinking — See the model's reasoning process
Image Generation — AI-generated images via agents
Chat Options — Attach files, switch models, toggle tools, and tune parameters
Model Selection — Searchable bottom sheet with models grouped by provider
Model Parameters — Fine-tune temperature, top-p, tokens, and custom instructions
Photo Upload — Attach images from your gallery or camera
Settings — Theme, language, layout, and personalization options

Server Setup

The app works with any standard LibreChat server. During onboarding, you'll enter your server URL (e.g., https://chat.example.com or http://192.168.1.100:3080).

Required Configuration

Add the following to your LibreChat server's .env file:

# Safety net for native app clients.
# The app sends a browser User-Agent to pass the uaParser middleware,
# but if it ever fails to parse, this prevents ban point accumulation.
NON_BROWSER_VIOLATION_SCORE=0

Without this setting, the server's violation system may accumulate ban points against the Android client if the User-Agent check fails, eventually locking the account out.

Notes

• Registration — The app respects your server's registration settings. If registration is disabled server-side, only the login form is shown.

Requirements

Tool	Version
JDK	17+
Android Studio	Latest stable
Xcode	15+ (iOS only)
Gradle	8.11.1 (via wrapper)
Kotlin	2.1.20

Building from Source

Android

./gradlew assembleDebug

The debug APK will be at app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk.

For a release build:

./gradlew assembleRelease

iOS

Build the shared KMP framework and open in Xcode:

./gradlew :shared:linkDebugFrameworkIosSimulatorArm64
open iosApp/iosApp.xcodeproj

Run on an iOS simulator from Xcode. The shared framework must be rebuilt whenever shared code changes.

Tech Stack

• Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) with shared business logic
• Jetpack Compose (Android) + SwiftUI (iOS)
• Koin (dependency injection)
• Ktor Client with OkHttp engine
• Kotlinx Serialization
• Room (cache), DataStore (preferences), EncryptedSharedPreferences (tokens)
• Kotlin 2.1.20, compileSdk 35, minSdk 26

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, code style, and PR guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.