Getting Started - Community - Changelog - Bug reports

Jan is bringing the best of open-source AI in an easy-to-use product. Download and run LLMs with full control and privacy.

The easiest way to get started is by downloading one of the following versions for your respective operating system:

Download from jan.ai or GitHub Releases.

• Local AI Models: Download and run LLMs (Llama, Gemma, Qwen, GPT-oss etc.) from HuggingFace
• Cloud Integration: Connect to GPT models via OpenAI, Claude models via Anthropic, Mistral, Groq, and others
• Custom Assistants: Create specialized AI assistants for your tasks
• OpenAI-Compatible API: Local server at localhost:1337 for other applications
• Model Context Protocol: MCP integration for agentic capabilities
• Privacy First: Everything runs locally when you want it to

For those who enjoy the scenic route:

• Node.js ≥ 20.0.0
• Yarn ≥ 1.22.0
• Make ≥ 3.81
• Rust (for Tauri)

git clone https://github.com/janhq/jan
cd jan
make dev

This handles everything: installs dependencies, builds core components, and launches the app.

Available make targets:

• make dev - Full development setup and launch
• make build - Production build
• make test - Run tests and linting
• make clean - Delete everything and start fresh

yarn install
yarn build:tauri:plugin:api
yarn build:core
yarn build:extensions
yarn dev

Minimum specs for a decent experience:

• macOS: 13.6+ (8GB RAM for 3B models, 16GB for 7B, 32GB for 13B)
• Windows: 10+ with GPU support for NVIDIA/AMD/Intel Arc
• Linux: Most distributions work, GPU acceleration available

For detailed compatibility, check our installation guides.

If things go sideways:

1. Check our troubleshooting docs
2. Copy your error logs and system specs
3. Ask for help in our Discord #🆘|jan-help channel

Contributions welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full spiel.

• Documentation - The manual you should read
• API Reference - For the technically inclined
• Changelog - What we broke and fixed
• Discord - Where the community lives

• Bugs: GitHub Issues
• Business: [email protected]
• Jobs: [email protected]
• General Discussion: Discord

Apache 2.0 - Because sharing is caring.

Built on the shoulders of giants:

• Llama.cpp
• Tauri
• Scalar