Convo

A local-first Android chat client powered by OpenRouter. Bring your own API key — conversations stay on your device.

Features

• Chat with any model available on OpenRouter
• Streaming replies, reasoning, web search, voice, images, and video
• Projects, pinned chats, and variant responses
• Optional biometric app lock
• No account required — your key, your data

Requirements

• Android 10+ (API 29)
• An OpenRouter API key

Install

Download the latest APK from GitHub Releases.

Build from source

Requires a JDK 17+ and the Android SDK. Open the project in Android Studio, or build with the command line:

git clone https://github.com/tedwester/convo.git
cd convo
./gradlew assembleDebug

Privacy

• Chats are stored locally in the app's private storage
• Your OpenRouter API key is encrypted on-device and excluded from Android backup
• Network requests go to OpenRouter using your key — review their privacy policy for API usage

Third-party assets

• Inter — SIL Open Font License 1.1
• Lucide icons — ISC License

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE.