diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d10983c..9990eb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ The conversations will also be printed out in the terminal, so you can use it in
 ## Features
 
 * Support different LLM provider
-  * Github Copilot
-  * OpenAI
-  * AnythingLLM
-  * Ollama
-  * Mistral
-  * Anthropic
+  * [Github Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot)
+  * [OpenAI](https://openai.com)
+  * [LocalAI](https://localai.io/)
+  * [AnythingLLM](https://anythingllm.com/)
+  * [Ollama](https://ollama.com/)
+  * [Mistral](https://mistral.ai/)
+  * [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/)
 * Scriptable
   * All settings can be set via command line arguments
   * The users questions and models answers will be printed out in the terminal
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ The conversations will also be printed out in the terminal, so you can use it in
 
 1. Install dependencies [see wails documentation](https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation)
 2. Build the application:
-    ```sh
-    wails build
-    ```
+```sh
+wails build
+```
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0174e51..1e898f0 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	BackendCopilot     = "copilot"
+	BackendLocalAI     = "localai"
 	BackendOpenAI      = "openai"
 	BackendAnythingLLM = "anythingllm"
 	BackendOllama      = "ollama"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	UI UIConfig
 
 	Backend     string
+	LocalAI     LocalAIConfig
 	OpenAI      OpenAIConfig
 	AnythingLLM AnythingLLMConfig
 	Ollama      OllamaConfig
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ func Parse(arguments []string) *Config {
 
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Backend, "backend", BackendCopilot, fmt.Sprintf("The backend to use ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s')", BackendCopilot, BackendOpenAI, BackendAnythingLLM, BackendOllama, BackendMistral, BackendAnthropic))
 
+	configureLocalai(&c.LocalAI)
 	configureOpenai(&c.OpenAI)
 	configureAnythingLLM(&c.AnythingLLM)
 	configureOllama(&c.Ollama)
@@ -219,6 +222,10 @@ func (c Config) Validate() error {
 		if !llms.IsCopilotInstalled() {
 			return fmt.Errorf("GitHub Copilot is not installed")
 		}
+	case BackendLocalAI:
+		if ve := c.LocalAI.Validate(); ve != nil {
+			return ve
+		}
 	case BackendOpenAI:
 		if ve := c.OpenAI.Validate(); ve != nil {
 			return ve
diff --git a/config/localai.go b/config/localai.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d49c132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/localai.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/tmc/langchaingo/llms/openai"
+)
+
+type LocalAIConfig struct {
+	APIKey  string
+	Model   string
+	BaseUrl string
+}
+
+func configureLocalai(c *LocalAIConfig) {
+	flag.StringVar(&c.APIKey, "localai-api-key", "", "LocalAI API Key")
+	flag.StringVar(&c.Model, "localai-model", "", "LocalAI chat model")
+	flag.StringVar(&c.BaseUrl, "localai-base-url", "", "LocalAI API Base-URL")
+}
+
+func (c *LocalAIConfig) AsOptions() (opts []openai.Option) {
+	if c.APIKey != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, openai.WithToken(c.APIKey))
+	} else {
+		// the underlying openai implementation wants to have an API key
+		// so we'll just use a placeholder here
+		// LocalAI doesn't need an API key and don't care about it
+		opts = append(opts, openai.WithToken("PLACEHOLDER"))
+	}
+	if c.Model != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, openai.WithModel(c.Model))
+	}
+	if c.BaseUrl != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, openai.WithBaseURL(c.BaseUrl))
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (c *LocalAIConfig) Validate() error {
+	if c.BaseUrl == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("LocalAI Base URL is missing")
+	}
+	if c.Model == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("LocalAI Model is missing")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/controller/build.go b/controller/build.go
index 86599a1..da03673 100644
--- a/controller/build.go
+++ b/controller/build.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func BuildFromConfig(cfg *config.Config) (ctrl *Controller, err error) {
 	switch cfg.Backend {
 	case config.BackendCopilot:
 		ctrl.aiModel, err = llms.NewCopilot()
+	case config.BackendLocalAI:
+		ctrl.aiModel, err = llms.NewLocalAI(
+			cfg.LocalAI.AsOptions(),
+		)
 	case config.BackendOpenAI:
 		ctrl.aiModel, err = llms.NewOpenAI(
 			cfg.OpenAI.AsOptions(),
diff --git a/llms/localai.go b/llms/localai.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06b975f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llms/localai.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package llms
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/tmc/langchaingo/llms/openai"
+)
+
+func NewLocalAI(opts []openai.Option) (Model, error) {
+	// LocalAI aims to provide the same rest interface as OpenAI
+	// So that is the reason we use the OpenAI implementation here
+
+	result, err := NewOpenAI(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating LocalAI LLM: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}