Chainlit
ActiveDescription
Python framework for building production-grade conversational AI interfaces with multimodal support, file uploads, intermediate step visualization, and agent workflow display.
Key Features
- Build production-grade conversational AI UIs in minutes with pure Python
- Native multimodal support for text, images, file uploads, and audio
- Intermediate step visualization for transparent agent workflow display
- First-class integration with LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, and Anthropic
- Built-in user authentication, data persistence, and conversation history
- Open-source under Apache 2.0, community-maintained since 2025
Use Cases
Strengths & Limitations
✅ Strengths
- • Actively maintained, recent updates
- • High community interest (12.4k stars)
- • Permissive open-source license (Apache-2.0)
- • Established track record (3 years in production)
Categories
Quick Start
pip install chainlit && chainlit hello — opens a hello app in your browser. For a custom app, create demo.py with @cl.on_message handler and run: chainlit run demo.py -w