Features of Sila

Sila organizes everything you do into workspaces. A workspace holds your conversations, files, and assistants for a project or interest. Unlike ChatGPT, you choose where your workspace is stored. You can create as many workspaces as you want and switch between them with a click.

You can upload files to workspaces and organize them in folders.

You can ask assistants to generate new documents. Currently, this is limited to Markdown or plain text.

Assistants in Sila are like GPTs in ChatGPT: reusable, configurable helpers that follow instructions, use selected AI models, and perform tasks across your workspace.

If you already used ChatGPT, you know how to chat in Sila. Chat is also flexible: switch assistants in the same conversation, edit any message, and branch replies.

Sila is not tied to a single model or provider. You decide which AI services to use and can change them at any time.

Sila was built to run without a server. Everything happens on your machine, so your data stays private and available even without an internet connection. This local-first setup keeps responses fast and lets you run local models for offline inference when you need it.

Sila lets you work across multiple conversations with tabs and split tiles — similar to VSCode and modern browsers.

Sila includes many visual themes so you can set the mood for each workspace. Themes affect colors, surfaces, and components across the app.