What happened to ChatWise?
discontinued The registry marked ChatWise discontinued on 2026-09-01: its check failed three consecutive times. Last successful sync: 2026-08-20.
ChatWise is a desktop AI chatbot application that supports multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, and Llama. It emphasizes performance, privacy (storing data locally), and simplicity. ChatWise allows users to chat with various media types like audio, PDF, images, and text files. It also offers web search capabilities and can connect to other tools like Notion and Google Sheets through MCP.
Live alternatives
No active same-category alternatives in the registry yet. The tools index carries everything else that is live.
How this was decided
Not an editorial call. ChatWise's check failed three syncs in a
row, and the 3-miss rule marks it
discontinued automatically. If the vendor page comes back, the
registry restores it on its own: warn first, then
active. Both directions are recorded as events.