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Chroma

Open-source embedding database for AI applications

Self-Hosted AI ★ 29k stars Easy setup Apache-2.0

Chroma is an open-source vector database designed for building AI applications with embeddings. It stores documents and their embeddings and provides fast similarity search for retrieval-augmented generation.

Key features

  • Embedded or client-server modes
  • Fast similarity search
  • Simple Python API
  • Metadata filtering

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 29k GitHub stars

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