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Jan

by Menlo Research

An AI assistant that runs on your own computer

Offline chat assistant for the desktop, fully local.

Open SourceTrust 100Beginner-friendlyRuns offlinemacOS · Windows · Linux
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Checked sourcegithub.com/janhq/janMaker’s own licencechecked 18 hours agoGitHub lists a SHA-256 checksum for every release file.

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How it runs for you

Simulation starting …

Illustration, not a real test run

What you get

What you get

  1. 01Chat with open models, even offline
  2. 02Find and download models right in the app
  3. 03Add cloud models with an API key if you like

For you if …

  • Anyone who wants a local AI chat
  • People who use AI on the go or offline

Pick something else if …

  • Older machines with little RAM – big models run slowly

How to start

In three steps.

What you need
  • Mac, Windows or Linux
  • Enough RAM
  • No prior knowledge
  1. 1Download Jan for Mac, Windows or Linux from jan.ai
  2. 2Pick a model in the app and download it
  3. 3Start a chat – the model runs on your machine

Part of these packages

Jan works together with other software.

Private, local AI

Your own AI on your computer — your data can stay there. We show what to switch off for that.

4 stepsone hourEasy

Safety check

7 of 7 checks passed

No known malicious patterns in the install instructionsactively maintainedMaker’s own licence

Trust 100
Who is behind it?
  • Taken by OROBO from the official source. The maker has not joined OROBO yet.
Is the code clean?
  • Source code publicly visible
  • Maker’s own licence
  • No known malicious patterns in the install instructions
Is it maintained?
  • Website reachable
  • Updated today
Technical details & what we don’t check
  • Website loads fast
  • Website protection settings: 5 of 6 (website only, not the software)HSTS, nosniff, Frame-Schutz, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy

We automatically check origin, code patterns, licence, maintenance and reachability — again every day. We do not check whether the software fits your purpose, how it handles your data, or whether it works without errors. Last checked 18 hours ago. How OROBO checks

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Facts

AreaUse right away
PriceOpen Source
LicenceMaker’s own licence
Runs onmacOS, Windows, Linux
Popular with developers★ 45.4K GitHub
Last updated04 Nov 2026
Sourcejanhq/jan ↗
Websitejan.ai ↗
I am the maker