What is KHOJ
KHOJ is an open source personalized AI assistant that helps users integrate and retrieve knowledge. It supports connecting users' online and local documents, such as PDF, Markdown, plain text, GitHub and Notion files, etc., and through semantic search functionality, quickly finds the required information. Khoj supports online AI models such as GPT-4, and also supports local language models such as Llama3, which users can choose according to their needs. It also provides personalized image generation and voice understanding features, supports multi-platform access, including desktop applications, browsers, Obsidian plugins, Emacs editor, etc., and can interact with it through WhatsApp. Users can self-host KHOJ, and can also use the official cloud service. The modular architecture makes it easy to plug in new data sources, frontends and ML models, with high flexibility and scalability.
KHOJ's Main Features
- Integrate Multi-Source Knowledge: It can understand users' local documents such as PDFs, Markdown, plain text, GitHub and Notion files, integrate them with online information, and build users' exclusive knowledge base.
- Semantic Search: Users can find the required information through natural language descriptions. Khoj can understand users' intent and quickly locate related content, supporting local documents and the internet. It searches the internet on behalf of users, provides the latest information, obtains real-time information and answers users' questions, helping users obtain the required knowledge more efficiently.
- Incremental Search Experience: It supports a fast "search as you type" experience. While users are typing a question, Khoj can provide real-time search results, improving search efficiency.
- Automatic Sync and Update: It supports connecting files directly from the computer through the desktop application, automatically keeping them synchronized, ensuring the real-time nature and accuracy of the knowledge base.
- Obsidian Integration: As a plugin for the Obsidian note-taking tool, Khoj's features can be used directly in Obsidian, making it convenient for users to call the AI assistant at any time during note creation and knowledge management.
- Emacs Editor Support: It is convenient for Emacs users to quickly call Khoj's AI features while editing documents or doing development work, improving work efficiency.
- Standalone Desktop Application: It provides a standalone desktop application. Users can use Khoj directly on their computer without relying on other software or platforms.
- Browser Access: Access Khoj's features through a browser, suitable for all devices. Users can use Khoj anytime and anywhere for knowledge retrieval and question answering.
- WhatsApp Interaction: It supports interaction with Khoj through WhatsApp. Users can send voice or text messages via mobile phone anytime and anywhere to get help from Khoj.
- Online and Local Model Support: It supports online AI models, such as GPT-4, etc., which can provide high performance and the latest technology; it also supports local language models, such as Llama3, etc., which users can run locally without relying on the internet, emphasizing privacy and data security.
- Personalized Image Generation: The AI assistant can generate personalized images, creating image content that matches users' imagination according to users' needs and descriptions.
- Voice Understanding and Interaction: It can understand and process users' voice input, provide voice interaction features, and support voice chat on web, desktop and Obsidian applications, allowing users to use Khoj even when it is inconvenient to type.
- Self-Hosting and Cloud Service:Users can choose to run Khoj on their own server or device, autonomously control data and services, and ensure data privacy and security. Users can directly use the official cloud service provided, without complex configuration, to quickly experience Khoj.
- Create custom agents: Users can create and manage custom agents (Agents), and by setting specific system prompts, meet personalized needs, allowing Khoj to better adapt to users' usage habits and workflows.
KHOJ's official website address
- Official website address：https://app.khoj.dev
- Github repository：https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj
KHOJ's application scenarios
- Personal knowledge management: Khoj can help users integrate and retrieve personal knowledge bases, quickly find the required information in documents of multiple formats through semantic search, and improve knowledge management efficiency.
- Quickly obtain learning materials: Students and researchers can upload learning materials and research documents to Khoj, and use its intelligent search function to quickly find relevant information.
- Intelligent recommendations: Khoj can recommend related content based on the user's search history and interests, helping users discover new learning resources.
- Team knowledge sharing: In a team collaboration environment, Khoj can serve as a shared knowledge base, helping team members share and access important information and documents.
- Custom agents: Users can create and manage custom agents to meet specific personalized needs, such as a personal doctor, psychotherapist, etc.