Zola
Zola is a free, open-source AI chat application providing a unified interface for multiple AI models including OpenAI, Mistral, Claude, Gemini, and local Ollama models with "bring your own API key" (BYOK) support via OpenRouter.

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Ibelick- Updated
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- zola.chat (opens in a new tab)
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About
About Zola
The Apache 2.0-licensed platform features automatic local Ollama model detection, file upload capabilities, clean responsive UI with light/dark themes, self-hosting options, and flexible architecture allowing seamless switching between cloud and local AI models. Built with TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Supabase for authentication and storage, Vercel AI SDK for model integrations, and Prompt-kit for prompt management, Zola provides a customizable chat experience for any AI model.
The platform supports running AI models locally for privacy, using cloud models when needed, and combining multiple models in single workflows. Perfect for developers testing different AI models, privacy-conscious users wanting local AI capabilities, teams requiring flexible AI integrations, or any application needing a beautiful chat interface with multi-model support, Zola is currently in beta and sponsored by Vercel's OSS Program.
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Free, open source, and ready to ship.
Clone the repo, install dependencies, and start customising. Zola is free and open source: its license is in the repository.
- Clone the Zola repository from GitHub.
- Run
npm installorpnpm installto install all required packages. - Run
npm run devto start the development server and begin customizing. - Check the repository’s README and license before you ship.
Terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/ibelick/zola $ cd zola $ npm install $ npm run dev
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Everything you need to know before you ship with Zola.
Zola is a free, open-source AI chat application providing a unified interface for multiple AI models including OpenAI, Mistral, Claude, Gemini, and local Ollama models with "bring your own API key" (BYOK) support via OpenRouter. It is an open source template in the shadcn.io collection of 215.
Zola is made by Ibelick, an independent developer; shadcn.io lists it but did not make it. Ibelick has 3 templates in the collection, and the author's page lists them.
The listing tags Zola with Next.js, React, Tailwind, Supabase and Full-stack. Those are its categories, not a dependency list: the exact packages and versions are in the repository's package.json.
Yes. The Zola page embeds its live demo from zola.chat, and links to it so you can open the real deployment before you clone.
The Zola listing was last updated on October 8, 2025. That date is the listing's, not the repository's: check the repository's commits for recent activity.
Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/ibelick/zola), then follow the README. The Zola page shows the usual steps and a terminal block with the commands to copy.
Install dependencies with npm install or pnpm install, then run npm run dev. The README in the Zola repository says which package manager and environment variables it needs.
No. Zola is cloned from its own GitHub repository, so shadcn.io isn't involved. Browsing the page and its live demo need no account either; Pro adds the premium templates, the blocks and the MCP server.
Zola is tagged Next.js, so it deploys wherever a Next.js app does, such as Vercel, a Node.js server or a container. Its README may add steps for its own services.
The Zola listing doesn't record a license. Check the LICENSE file in its repository (https://github.com/ibelick/zola), and ask the author if there isn't one.
That depends on Zola's license in its repository, which shadcn.io does not set. Read the LICENSE file before you use it in a client or paid project, and ask the author if it is unclear.
Attribution follows Zola's license. Many permissive licenses ask you to keep the copyright notice and license text in your copy; its LICENSE file says exactly what.
No. The Pro license covers shadcn.io's own Pro code, blocks and premium templates. Zola is the author's project, under the terms in its repository.
Ibelick supports Zola, through its GitHub repository: read the docs, open an issue or look for discussions. shadcn.io does not maintain it.
Yes. Once you clone it, Zola is your own code: change the theme, add pages and connect your backend. It uses shadcn/ui, so you can also add more components the same way.
Yes. Components are free with a free account and the blocks are in Pro; both are copied into your project with the shadcn CLI. Check that Zola uses Tailwind CSS and the shadcn/ui setup (a components.json) before you add them, and pick the base library your project already uses.
Yes, with Pro. The shadcn.io MCP server's search_templates tool finds templates by what they are, and returns each one's repository and live demo, so your editor can set up Zola for you. Your files stay on your machine.
The collection has 11 other open source Supabase templates like Zola, shown at the foot of its page with the ones sharing most categories first. All of them are at /template/category/supabase.
Ibelick has 2 other templates in the collection, including Motion Primitives and Prompt Kit. The author's page lists them all.
Yes. The 14 premium templates (Solaris, Reframe Labs, Spherule and Max and more) are built by shadcn.io and come with every Pro plan, if you want maintained code with a design file.
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