WordOllama is Officially Open-Sourced! | Integrate Any AI into Word/WPS | Someone actually claimed my work isn't original?...
WordOllama, a Word/WPS add-in that I've been working on on-and-off for two years, is finally officially open-sourced today!
When I first released WordOllama two years ago:
Whether in the comment sections of major platforms
Or in private messages
Many friends asked:
“Is it open-source?”
I would reply:
“Not open-source, I’m afraid someone else will ‘take’ it.”
But now,
With the advent of the AI era,
Everything seems almost impossible to guard against.
VSTO itself is practically unencrypted;
Anyone with the intention can easily process it
And use it without much effort.
Since that’s the case,
WordOllama is officially open-sourced.
*This article reflects only the author’s personal views and does not constitute legal advice.
I. Someone Claimed My Work Isn’t Original
But I still need to share the root cause for open-sourcing.
Recently, a well-known software company in the industry came to our law firm to give a presentation.
They demonstrated their “self-developed Word add-in currently under development.”
I had just smiled and whispered to the other lawyers, “I have one of those too.”
Unexpectedly, the more I looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
The functional interface they demonstrated
WordOllama
Even the UI of certain functional pop-ups they clicked open
Looked extremely similar (unfortunately, I didn’t take a photo of those).
When I pointed out that these features and the interface looked very familiar,
The other party said directly:
“These are interfaces currently under development; we will modify them later.”
When I mentioned that I was the creator of this software,
The other party replied:
“Everyone uses AI to write code now. What’s wrong with them looking similar? Does that mean you are the original creator?”
Even in the “explanatory document” they sent over afterward, they explicitly wrote:
“Do you hold exclusive rights to these words?”
“2. The two sides only overlap on names. However, terms such as ‘Search Statutes’ and ‘Contract Amendment Evaluation’ are not original terms; they are very commonly used in the public domain and do not involve infringement.”
Then why is it that when asked to take a screenshot of those UI interfaces,
They couldn’t send them over even after a whole day?
“Ask them to compare the interfaces for ‘Search Statutes’ and ‘Mock Trial Investigation’ please? Also, have them explain what ‘View Chain of Thought’ is.”
“Can they take a screenshot and send it over? It would be useful.”
Alright, alright, alright.
Whether they are similar or not, I will leave it to you, the readers, to judge.
Fortunately, in my [private repository], I have the complete commit history from day one of development, so I don’t have to worry about being accused of plagiarism down the line.
II. WordOllama Community Edition Repository
Forget it.
Since everyone wants it anyway,
I won’t hide it anymore.
WordOllama is officially open-sourced!
The repository address is as follows:
https://github.com/ByronLeeeee/wordollama-community
There is no certificate included (so you will need to sign it yourself), and no ClickOnce configuration.
After cloning, you will need to manually restore NuGet packages in VS and compile.
Open-source License: GPL-3
Feel free to take and use it.
Just remember to open-source your version as well when you’re done.
Let’s benefit the AI community,
And the legal technology industry.
In addition, the official website for the release version is still:
I can assure you that the code is identical on both sides.
III. Final Thoughts
The open-source release was a bit rushed.
I haven’t done a clean-build test yet.
But at least GPT 5.6 Sol Xhigh says it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Do we have any friends with Fable 5 or KIMI 3 who can help test it? (Laughs)
Actually, I can’t think of anything else to update in WordOllama.
Let’s see if anyone has any ideas.
PRs are welcome!
And more importantly,
Stars are welcome!
Thank you all for your ongoing support and recognition of WordOllama.
Thank you!
