# TypingMind

5 Hacker News commenters recommended TypingMind and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Chat front end for AI models with agent skills for teams, praised as outstanding; critics note the phone app drops its connection unless kept in the foreground.

## What people warn about

- Phone app drops connection when backgrounded (1 comments): "The only problem is that typingmind needs to be in the foreground on my phone, otherwise it will kill the connection." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278475))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Open WebUI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/open-webui.md): 71 recommend
- [Onyx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/onyx.md): 32 recommend
- [Mozilla Thunderbolt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mozilla-thunderbolt.md): 21 recommend
- [LibreChat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/librechat.md): 12 recommend
- [SillyTavern](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sillytavern.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.typingmind.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TypingMind", https://hackerapproved.com/p/typingmind/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).