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JanDownloadCTRL KNEW✨ v0.7.9 is now live on GitHub. Check it out!Meet JanPersonal Intelligence that answers only to youDownload for Windows+5.3M downloadsJoin community15k+Over 4 million downloadsIvan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetIf you are not using Jan with Jan-V1-4B, drop anything you are doing and install it now! It's a little Open gem. BTW: yes, I'm an AC Milan fan 😢 Mariusz Kurman@mkurman88Link to tweetDeepJan in action: Conducting DeepResearch at home. Local models are taking the lead.The Mandorlarian@mandorlarianLink to tweetJan-V1 is seriously good, Apple should consider using this to power Siri. You just don’t need expensive closed models anymore for many tasks, open models have come a long way.Anes Valentic@Matrix_MemoriesLink to tweetJan is an amazing tool that is open source and you can deploy locally. If you haven’t tried it already be sure to do so. Thanks goes out to the @jandotai team!Aster@asterdotaiLink to tweet🚨 Imagine Perplexity Pro — but open-source, private, and running fully on your machine. ✅ No API bills ✅ Real-time web search ✅ Your data stays with you Meet jan.ai . 🔒✨ #JanAI #OpenSource #Privacy Teodor Mitew@tedmitewLink to tweetRunning R1 locally on my laptop using @jandotai, asked it to imagine Nietszche is talking with Dostoyevsky and Spengler about the future of European civilization. They decide to express the core of their argument in haiku format. Jan did a web search first, then deployed the@levelsio@levelsioLink to tweetI really really like @jandotai It's a very friendly app to locally run LLMs, great for privacy I've tried others like LM Studio and Ollama and they're nice but very engineer-built, a bit too difficult for me Jan is simple and cute and pretty and a great alternative to talk toPedro Piñera@pepicrftLink to tweetJan (open source) has the potential to become a much better interface to models than anything model providers can build.Mr. Ånand@Astrodevil_Link to tweetJust tried @jandotai today with @nebiusaistudio models It's impressive, tested with @Zai_org and @Alibaba_Qwen models Fully open source and lightweight, Web search and MCP options are also available. well my (Astrodevil) assistant mode has some opinion on Elon vs Sama fight asAlex C.@alexcovo_ethLink to tweetGreat to see @jandotai doing their thing. They were quietly building all this time. Some of us caught on to them early on. One of the cleanest interfaces and local implementations of AI. Great Job! 👏Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetMLX q4 - llamacpp q4_k_m head to head with Jan-V1-4B using Jan client. Default settings. 🥇 MLX: 90 toks/s (88-96 min-max) 🥈 llama cpp + flash attn + kv q8_0 67 toks/s (64-69 min-max) 🥉 llamacpp: 49 toks/s (47-51 min-max) Here video GGUF followed by MLX Victor M@victormustarLink to tweetWith your Hugging Face PRO account you can now use trending models directly in one of the most beautiful native chat app ever made (Jan). 1⃣ Go to Settings -> Providers -> Hugging Face 2⃣ Click on "+" then copy/paste a model id 3⃣ Start chatting 🚀 Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetIf you are not using Jan with Jan-V1-4B, drop anything you are doing and install it now! It's a little Open gem. BTW: yes, I'm an AC Milan fan 😢 Mariusz Kurman@mkurman88Link to tweetDeepJan in action: Conducting DeepResearch at home. Local models are taking the lead.The Mandorlarian@mandorlarianLink to tweetJan-V1 is seriously good, Apple should consider using this to power Siri. You just don’t need expensive closed models anymore for many tasks, open models have come a long way.Anes Valentic@Matrix_MemoriesLink to tweetJan is an amazing tool that is open source and you can deploy locally. If you haven’t tried it already be sure to do so. Thanks goes out to the @jandotai team!Aster@asterdotaiLink to tweet🚨 Imagine Perplexity Pro — but open-source, private, and running fully on your machine. ✅ No API bills ✅ Real-time web search ✅ Your data stays with you Meet jan.ai . 🔒✨ #JanAI #OpenSource #Privacy Teodor Mitew@tedmitewLink to tweetRunning R1 locally on my laptop using @jandotai, asked it to imagine Nietszche is talking with Dostoyevsky and Spengler about the future of European civilization. They decide to express the core of their argument in haiku format. Jan did a web search first, then deployed the@levelsio@levelsioLink to tweetI really really like @jandotai It's a very friendly app to locally run LLMs, great for privacy I've tried others like LM Studio and Ollama and they're nice but very engineer-built, a bit too difficult for me Jan is simple and cute and pretty and a great alternative to talk toPedro Piñera@pepicrftLink to tweetJan (open source) has the potential to become a much better interface to models than anything model providers can build.Mr. Ånand@Astrodevil_Link to tweetJust tried @jandotai today with @nebiusaistudio models It's impressive, tested with @Zai_org and @Alibaba_Qwen models Fully open source and lightweight, Web search and MCP options are also available. well my (Astrodevil) assistant mode has some opinion on Elon vs Sama fight asAlex C.@alexcovo_ethLink to tweetGreat to see @jandotai doing their thing. They were quietly building all this time. Some of us caught on to them early on. One of the cleanest interfaces and local implementations of AI. Great Job! 👏Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetMLX q4 - llamacpp q4_k_m head to head with Jan-V1-4B using Jan client. Default settings. 🥇 MLX: 90 toks/s (88-96 min-max) 🥈 llama cpp + flash attn + kv q8_0 67 toks/s (64-69 min-max) 🥉 llamacpp: 49 toks/s (47-51 min-max) Here video GGUF followed by MLX Victor M@victormustarLink to tweetWith your Hugging Face PRO account you can now use trending models directly in one of the most beautiful native chat app ever made (Jan). 1⃣ Go to Settings -> Providers -> Hugging Face 2⃣ Click on "+" then copy/paste a model id 3⃣ Start chatting 🚀 Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetIf you are not using Jan with Jan-V1-4B, drop anything you are doing and install it now! It's a little Open gem. BTW: yes, I'm an AC Milan fan 😢 Mariusz Kurman@mkurman88Link to tweetDeepJan in action: Conducting DeepResearch at home. Local models are taking the lead.The Mandorlarian@mandorlarianLink to tweetJan-V1 is seriously good, Apple should consider using this to power Siri. You just don’t need expensive closed models anymore for many tasks, open models have come a long way.Anes Valentic@Matrix_MemoriesLink to tweetJan is an amazing tool that is open source and you can deploy locally. If you haven’t tried it already be sure to do so. Thanks goes out to the @jandotai team!Aster@asterdotaiLink to tweet🚨 Imagine Perplexity Pro — but open-source, private, and running fully on your machine. ✅ No API bills ✅ Real-time web search ✅ Your data stays with you Meet jan.ai . 🔒✨ #JanAI #OpenSource #Privacy Teodor Mitew@tedmitewLink to tweetRunning R1 locally on my laptop using @jandotai, asked it to imagine Nietszche is talking with Dostoyevsky and Spengler about the future of European civilization. They decide to express the core of their argument in haiku format. Jan did a web search first, then deployed the@levelsio@levelsioLink to tweetI really really like @jandotai It's a very friendly app to locally run LLMs, great for privacy I've tried others like LM Studio and Ollama and they're nice but very engineer-built, a bit too difficult for me Jan is simple and cute and pretty and a great alternative to talk toPedro Piñera@pepicrftLink to tweetJan (open source) has the potential to become a much better interface to models than anything model providers can build.Mr. Ånand@Astrodevil_Link to tweetJust tried @jandotai today with @nebiusaistudio models It's impressive, tested with @Zai_org and @Alibaba_Qwen models Fully open source and lightweight, Web search and MCP options are also available. well my (Astrodevil) assistant mode has some opinion on Elon vs Sama fight asAlex C.@alexcovo_ethLink to tweetGreat to see @jandotai doing their thing. They were quietly building all this time. Some of us caught on to them early on. One of the cleanest interfaces and local implementations of AI. Great Job! 👏Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ@ivanfioravantiLink to tweetMLX q4 - llamacpp q4_k_m head to head with Jan-V1-4B using Jan client. Default settings. 🥇 MLX: 90 toks/s (88-96 min-max) 🥈 llama cpp + flash attn + kv q8_0 67 toks/s (64-69 min-max) 🥉 llamacpp: 49 toks/s (47-51 min-max) Here video GGUF followed by MLX Victor M@victormustarLink to tweetWith your Hugging Face PRO account you can now use trending models directly in one of the most beautiful native chat app ever made (Jan). 1⃣ Go to Settings -> Providers -> Hugging Face 2⃣ Click on "+" then copy/paste a model id 3⃣ Start chatting 🚀 Jan is built in publicWe believe AI should be open, and grow through the people who build and use itGitHub41.2K starsDiscord1.6K OnlineHuggingFace123 modelsAll the tools you need to make Jan yours1ModelsChoose from open models or plug in your favorite online models.ChatGPTOpenAIClaudeAnthropicGeminiGoogleLlamaMetaMistralMistral AIQwenAlibabaDeepSeekDeepSeekGemmaGoogleKimiMoonshot AI2ConnectorsConnect your email, files, notes and calendar. Jan works where you work.GmailOrganize your inboxAmazonShop for productsGoogleSearch the webNotionWrite and organizeFigmaDesign with AIYouTubeLook for videosSlackRead channel messagesGoogle DriveFind and fetch filesJiraManage tickets3Memory Coming SoonYour context carries over, so you don’t repeat yourself. Jan remembers your context and preferences.JoeDesigner, SingaporeThings Jan keeps in mind•Minimalist UI tasted•Currently on a portfolio refresh•Wants brief, to-the-point answers•Frequent Figma/prototyping questions•Dark-mode sharer•Curious about type trends (Mostly harmless)Ask Jan anythingDownload for Mac+5.3M downloads, Free & Open source --- JanDownloadCTRL KGet startedOverviewQuickstartInstall 👋 JanMacWindowsLinuxModelsJan-Code-4BJan-v3-4BJan-v2-VLJan-v1Jan Nano 128kJan Nano 32kLucyIntegrationsClaude CodeOpenClawMCP ServersCore conceptsAgentsProjectsAssistantsFile UploadHubLocal API ServerApp SettingsLocal AI EngineLlama.cppMLXModel ParametersReferenceAPI ReferenceCLIModel Context ProtocolCloud ProvidersAnthropicGeminiGroqMistral AIOpenAIAzure OpenAIOpenRouterHugging FaceJan Data FolderTroubleshootingJan's Privacy ApproachDocsJan DesktopOverviewOverview Jan 0.7.8 is now live! — Agents, CLI, and more. See the full changelog. Jan is an open-source replacement for Claude and ChatGPT. It comes with built-in foundation models and an application ecosystem that runs entirely on your hardware — keeping your data private and giving you full ownership over your AI. Get Started QuickstartInstall Jan on macOS, Windows, or Linux and chat with AI in minutes — no account needed.ModelsJan ships with foundation models built for reasoning, agents, and deep research — ready to run on your computer.AgentsAutonomous AI agents that run on your hardware — read files, manage calendars, and take actions via WhatsApp, Discord, or Slack.IntegrationsConnect Jan with Claude Code, OpenClaw, MCP servers, and more. Ecosystem Jan DesktopmacOS, Windows, and Linux apps with full offline support.Jan WebJan in the browser — a direct alternative to chatgpt.com.Jan ServerRun a local OpenAI-compatible API server on your machine.Jan ModelsOptimized for reasoning, agents, and deep research — built to match frontier AI capabilities and small enough to run on your personal computer.Jan CLIServe local models and launch autonomous agents from your terminal using Jan's local AI.Jan PlatformThe infrastructure layer for building AI products on top of Jan. (Coming Soon) Community DiscordJoin the Jan community — get help, share your setup, and talk local AI.RedditAsk questions, share setups, and discuss local AI on r/askjan. Principles Open source (opens in a new tab): Apache 2.0 (opens in a new tab) licensed, built in public. No vendor lock-in (opens in a new tab): Switch freely between local and frontier models. Right to Repair (opens in a new tab): Inspect, audit, and modify your AI stack. Acknowledgements Jan exists because we've borrowed, learned, and built on the work of others. llama.cpp (opens in a new tab) and GGML (opens in a new tab) for efficient inference r/LocalLLaMA (opens in a new tab) for ideas, feedback, and debate Model Context Protocol (opens in a new tab) for MCP integrations The open-source community for contributions, bug reports, and improvements Last updated on March 23, 2026Quickstart Overview --- JanDownloadCTRL KChangelogLatest release updates from the Jan team. Check out our Roadmap to see what's next.March 23rd, 2026Jan v0.7.9: CLI on Windows, Smarter Context Management & Safer Data Location ManagementJan v0.7.9 fetches the latest models during onboarding, caps context length to avoid high RAM usage, fixes CLI on Windows, and improves data location management.New release Jan App v0.7.9March 11th, 2026Jan v0.7.8: OpenClaw Integration, Jan CLI & Auto Context ManagementJan v0.7.8 brings OpenClaw integration, a brand-new Jan CLI, and automatic context management so you never get cut off mid-conversation.New release Jan App v0.7.8February 11th, 2026Jan v0.7.7: Native MLX Support & UI RefreshJan v0.7.7 delivers native MLX support for macOS, app-wide UI refresh, file uploads in Projects, and improved API server capabilities.New release Jan App v0.7.7January 27th, 2026Jan v0.7.6: Unified Interface & Jan V3 ModelJan v0.7.6 delivers a completely reworked chat interface, plus introduces the Jan V3 model in onboarding.New release Jan App v0.7.6December 8th, 2025Jan v0.7.5: Hotfix ReleaseJan v0.7.5 is a hotfix release that addresses model import issues on Windows, vision model compatibility, CUDA backend installation, and MCP server cleanup.New release Jan App v0.7.5December 5th, 2025Jan v0.7.4: Streamlined Onboarding & Enhanced File AttachmentsJan v0.7.4 delivers a simplified onboarding experience, powerful file attachment improvements, and smarter browser integration for seamless AI interactions.New release Jan App v0.7.4November 13th, 2025Jan v0.7.3: Enhanced Browser Control & Smarter InteractionsJan v0.7.3 introduces powerful browser automation with Jan Browser MCP, proactive AI assistance, and refined UX improvements for a smoother experience.New release Jan App v0.7.3October 16th, 2025Jan v0.7.2: Security UpdateJan v0.7.2 updates the happy-dom dependency to v20.0.0 to address a recently disclosed sandbox vulnerability.New release Jan App v0.7.2October 3rd, 2025Jan v0.7.1: Fixes Windows Version Revert & OpenRouter ModelsJan v0.7.1 focuses on bug fixes, including a windows version revert and improvements to OpenRouter models.New release Jan App v0.7.1October 2nd, 2025Jan v0.7.0: Jan ProjectsJan v0.7.0 introduces Projects, model renaming, llama.cpp auto-tuning, model stats, and Azure support.New release Jan App v0.7.0September 18th, 2025Jan v0.6.10: Auto Optimize, custom backends, and vision model importsNew experimental Auto Optimize feature, custom llama.cpp backend support, vision model imports, and critical bug fixesNew release Jan App v0.6.10August 28th, 2025Jan v0.6.9: Image support, stable MCP, and powerful model toolsMajor multimodal support with image uploads, MCP out of experimental, auto-detect model capabilities, and enhanced tool callingNew release Jan App v0.6.9August 14th, 2025Jan v0.6.8: Engine fixes, new MCP tutorials, and cleaner docsLlama.cpp stability upgrades, Linear/Todoist MCP tutorials, new model pages (Lucy, Jan‑v1), and docs reorganizationNew release Jan App v0.6.8August 7th, 2025Jan v0.6.7: OpenAI gpt-oss support and enhanced MCP tutorialsFull support for OpenAI's open-weight gpt-oss models and new Jupyter MCP integration guideNew release Jan App v0.6.7July 31st, 2025Jan v0.6.6: Enhanced llama.cpp integration and smarter model managementMajor llama.cpp improvements, Hugging Face provider support, and refined MCP experienceNew release Jan App v0.6.6July 17th, 2025Jan v0.6.5 brings responsive UI and MCP examples!New MCP examples, updated pages, and bug fixes!New release Jan App v0.6.5June 26th, 2025Jan v0.6.3 brings new features and models!Unlocking MCP for everyone and bringing our latest model to Jan!New release Jan App v0.6.3June 19th, 2025Jan v0.6.1 is here: It's a whole new vibe!Are you ready for the sexiest UI ever?New release Jan App v0.6.1May 14th, 2025Qwen3 support is now more reliable.Jan v0.5.17 is out: Qwen3 support is now more reliableNew release Jan App v0.5.17March 14th, 2025Security fixes and UI improvementsJan v0.5.16 is out: Security fixes and major improvements to Model Hub and chat experienceNew release Jan App v0.5.16February 18th, 2025You can now tweak llama.cpp settings, and add any cloud model!Jan v0.5.15 is out: Advanced llama.cpp settings and cloud model supportNew release Jan App v0.5.15January 23rd, 2025Run DeepSeek R1 Distills error-free!Jan v0.5.14 is out: Run DeepSeek R1 Distills error-free!New release Jan App v0.5.14January 6th, 2025A few key issues have been solved!Jan v0.5.13 is here: A few key issues have been solved.New release Jan App v0.5.13December 30th, 2024Jan gives you full control over your privacyImproved Privacy settings to give full control over analyticsNew release Jan App v0.5.12December 5th, 2024Jan v0.5.11 is here!Critical issues fixed, Mac installation updated.New release Jan App v0.5.11December 3rd, 2024Jan v0.5.10 is liveJan is faster, smoother, and more reliable.New release Jan App v0.5.10November 22nd, 2024Model downloads & running issues fixedJan v0.5.9 is here: fixing what needed fixing.New release Jan App v0.5.9November 14th, 2024Jan supports Qwen2.5-Coder 14B & 32BJan v0.5.8 is out: Jan supports Qwen2.5-Coder 14B & 32B through CortexNew release Jan App v0.5.8October 24th, 2024Jan has Stable, Beta and Nightly versionsThis release is mostly focused on bug fixes.New release Jan App v0.5.7October 2nd, 2024Jan is more stable 👋Jan supports Llama 3.2 and Qwen 2.5New release Jan App v0.5.5September 17th, 2024Jan is faster nowJan has faster CPU inference.New release Jan App v0.5.4August 29th, 2024v0.5.3 is out with stability improvements!You can run Llama 3.1 and Gemma 2 in JanNew release Jan App v0.5.3July 15th, 2024Jan supports Claude 3.5 SonnetYou can run Claude 3.5 Sonnet in JanNew release Jan App v0.5.2June 21st, 2024Jan supports NVIDIA NIMJan has integrated NVIDIA NIM and supports Qwen 2 7BNew release Jan App v0.5.1June 3rd, 2024New UI & Codestral SupportRevamped Jan's UI to make it clearer and more user-friendlyNew release Jan App v0.5.0May 28th, 2024Jan now compatible with Aya 23 8B & 35B and Phi-3-MediumJan now supports Cohere's Aya 23 8B & 35B and Microsoft's Phi-3-Medium.New release Jan App v0.4.14May 20th, 2024Jan now supports more GGUF modelsWe rebased to llamacpp b2865.New release Jan App v0.4.13April 25th, 2024Jan now supports Llama3 and Command R+Jan has added compatibility with Llama3 & Command R+New release Jan App v0.4.12April 15th, 2024New Mistral ExtensionJan has a new Mistral Extension letting you chat with larger Mistral models via Mistral APINew release Jan App v0.4.11April 2nd, 2024Groq API IntegrationNew release Jan App v0.4.10March 19th, 2024Nitro-Tensorrt-LLM ExtensionNew release Jan App v0.4.9March 11th, 2024Import models directly using the UINew release Jan App v0.4.8February 26th, 2024Run Jan on your home-servers with HelmNew release Jan App v0.4.7February 5th, 2024Jan Data FolderNew release Jan App v0.4.6January 29th, 2024Local API serverNew release Jan App v0.4.5January 16th, 2024Thread settings options in the right panelNew release Jan App v0.4.4December 21st, 2023Faster inference across: Mac, Windows, Linux, and GPUsNew release Jan App v0.4.3View Prior Updates --- JanDownloadCTRL KBlogThe latest updates from Jan. See Changelog for more product updates.All CategoriesBuilding JanResearchGuidesOctober 1st, 2025AI for teachers who care about student privacyUse AI in teaching without risking student data. Jan helps teachers plan lessons, grade faster, and communicate with parents.guidesSeptember 30th, 2025Private AI for legal professionals who need confidentialityIt's possible to use AI without risking client data. Jan helps lawyers save time while keeping clients safe.guidesSeptember 30th, 2025If ChatGPT is down, switch to AI that never goes downCheck if ChatGPT down right now, and learn how to use AI that never goes down.guidesSeptember 29th, 2025ChatGPT alternatives that actually replace itSee the best ChatGPT alternatives in 2025. We've listed tools that are alternatives to ChatGPT.guidesSeptember 17th, 2025How we (try to) benchmark GPU kernels accuratelyWe present the process behind how we decided to benchmark GPU kernels and iteratively improved our benchmarking pipelineresearchAugust 22nd, 2025Jan v1 for Deep Research: System Prompts & Setup GuideExplore Jan-V1 capabilities in report generation and research tasks with prompt comparisons, examples, and customization instructions.researchAugust 6th, 2025Run OpenAI's gpt-oss locally in 5 mins (Beginner Guide)Complete 5-minute beginner guide to running OpenAI's gpt-oss locally. Step-by-step setup with Jan AI for private, offline AI conversations.guidesAugust 4th, 2025Replicating Deep Research in JanA simple guide to replicating Deep Research results for free, with Jan.guidesMay 10th, 2025Best Settings to Run Qwen3-30B-A3B LocallyIf you're running Qwen3-30B-A3B locally, don't guess your way through the settings. This guide tells you what actually works based on Qwen's own documentation and what we've seen hold up in practice.guidesFebruary 8th, 2025Offline ChatGPT: You can't run ChatGPT offline, do this insteadChatGPT requires internet to work. Jan is a free offline ChatGPT replacement that runs 100% on your computer. Download for Mac, Windows & Linux.guidesJanuary 31st, 2025Run DeepSeek R1 locally on your device (Beginner-Friendly Guide)A straightforward guide to running DeepSeek R1 locally regardless of your background.guidesJanuary 31st, 2025How to run AI models locally as a beginner?A straightforward guide to running AI models locally on your computer, regardless of your background.guidesApril 29th, 2024Benchmarking NVIDIA TensorRT-LLMThis post compares the performance of TensorRT-LLM and llama.cpp on consumer NVIDIA GPUs, highlighting the trade-offs among speed, resource usage, and convenience.researchJanuary 10th, 2024Bitdefender False Positive Flag10th January 2024, Jan's 0.4.4 Release on Windows triggered Bitdefender to incorrectly flag it as infected with Gen:Variant.Tedy.258323, leading to automatic quarantine warnings on users' computers.building jan