diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index 1ff4c7f9a..9fbb9e906 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "core:window:allow-set-focus",
     "os:default",
     "log:default",
+    "updater:default",
     "dialog:default",
     "core:webview:allow-create-webview-window",
     {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index b89918e88..6c55cbf4f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_http::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_store::Builder::new().build())
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_updater::Builder::new().build())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             // FS commands - Deperecate soon
diff --git a/web-app/package.json b/web-app/package.json
index d8838b344..2057377c9 100644
--- a/web-app/package.json
+++ b/web-app/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.5.0",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "^2.2.1",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-os": "^2.2.1",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-updater": "^2.7.1",
     "@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.5.13",
     "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
     "@uiw/react-textarea-code-editor": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx b/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
index 4a347464a..acfbb199e 100644
--- a/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
@@ -5,18 +5,22 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/popover'
 import { Progress } from '@/components/ui/progress'
 import { useDownloadStore } from '@/hooks/useDownloadStore'
+import { useLeftPanel } from '@/hooks/useLeftPanel'
 import { useModelProvider } from '@/hooks/useModelProvider'
+import { useAppUpdater } from '@/hooks/useAppUpdater'
 import { abortDownload } from '@/services/models'
 import { getProviders } from '@/services/providers'
 import { DownloadEvent, DownloadState, events } from '@janhq/core'
-import { IconX } from '@tabler/icons-react'
+import { IconDownload, IconX } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 
 export function DownloadManagement() {
   const { setProviders } = useModelProvider()
+  const { open: isLeftPanelOpen } = useLeftPanel()
   const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState(false)
   const { downloads, updateProgress, removeDownload } = useDownloadStore()
+  const { updateState } = useAppUpdater()
   const downloadCount = useMemo(
     () => Object.keys(downloads).length,
     [downloads]
@@ -114,21 +118,36 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {downloadCount > 0 && (
+      {(downloadCount > 0 ||
+        (!updateState.isDownloading && updateState.downloadProgress > 0)) && (
         <Popover open={isPopoverOpen} onOpenChange={setIsPopoverOpen}>
-          <PopoverTrigger>
-            <div className="bg-left-panel-fg/10 hover:bg-left-panel-fg/12 p-2 rounded-md my-1 relative border border-left-panel-fg/10 cursor-pointer text-left">
-              <div className="bg-primary font-bold size-5 rounded-full absolute -top-2 -right-1 flex items-center justify-center text-primary-fg">
-                {downloadCount}
+          <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+            {isLeftPanelOpen ? (
+              <div className="bg-left-panel-fg/10 hover:bg-left-panel-fg/12 p-2 rounded-md my-1 relative border border-left-panel-fg/10 cursor-pointer text-left">
+                <div className="bg-primary font-bold size-5 rounded-full absolute -top-2 -right-1 flex items-center justify-center text-primary-fg">
+                  {downloadCount}
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-left-panel-fg/80 font-medium">Downloads</p>
+                <div className="mt-2 flex items-center justify-between space-x-2">
+                  <Progress value={overallProgress * 100} />
+                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-main-view-fg/80 shrink-0">
+                    {Math.round(overallProgress * 100)}%
+                  </span>
+                </div>
               </div>
-              <p className="text-left-panel-fg/80 font-medium">Downloads</p>
-              <div className="mt-2 flex items-center justify-between space-x-2">
-                <Progress value={overallProgress * 100} />
-                <span className="text-xs font-medium text-main-view-fg/80 shrink-0">
-                  {Math.round(overallProgress * 100)}%
-                </span>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="fixed bottom-4 left-4 z-50 size-10 bg-main-view border-2 border-main-view-fg/10 rounded-full shadow-md cursor-pointer flex items-center justify-center">
+                <div className="relative">
+                  <IconDownload
+                    className="text-main-view-fg/50 -mt-1"
+                    size={20}
+                  />
+                  <div className="bg-primary font-bold size-5 rounded-full absolute -top-2 -right-1 flex items-center justify-center text-primary-fg">
+                    {downloadCount}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
+            )}
           </PopoverTrigger>
 
           <PopoverContent
@@ -143,6 +162,24 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
                 <p className="text-xs text-main-view-fg/70">Downloading</p>
               </div>
               <div className="p-2 max-h-[300px] overflow-y-auto space-y-2">
+                {!updateState.isDownloading &&
+                  updateState.downloadProgress > 0 && (
+                    <div className="bg-main-view-fg/4 rounded-md p-2">
+                      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                        <p className="truncate text-main-view-fg/80">
+                          App Update
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                      <Progress
+                        value={updateState.downloadProgress * 100}
+                        className="my-2"
+                      />
+                      <p className="text-main-view-fg/60 text-xs">
+                        {`${renderGB(updateState.downloadedBytes)} / ${renderGB(updateState.totalBytes)}`}{' '}
+                        GB ({Math.round(updateState.downloadProgress * 100)}%)
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
                 {downloadProcesses.map((download) => (
                   <div className="bg-main-view-fg/4 rounded-md p-2">
                     <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
diff --git a/web-app/src/containers/LeftPanel.tsx b/web-app/src/containers/LeftPanel.tsx
index 6473e33b3..d0b248900 100644
--- a/web-app/src/containers/LeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/containers/LeftPanel.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
-import { DownloadManagement } from './DownloadManegement'
+import { DownloadManagement } from '@/containers/DownloadManegement'
 
 const mainMenus = [
   {
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ const LeftPanel = () => {
     <aside
       className={cn(
         'w-48 shrink-0 rounded-lg m-1.5 mr-0 text-left-panel-fg',
-        open ? 'block' : 'hidden'
+        open
+          ? 'opacity-100 visibility-visible'
+          : 'w-0 absolute -top-100 -left-100 visibility-hidden'
       )}
     >
       <div className="relative h-8">
@@ -223,8 +225,8 @@ const LeftPanel = () => {
                             <DialogHeader>
                               <DialogTitle>Delete All Threads</DialogTitle>
                               <DialogDescription>
-                                All threads will be deleted. 
-                                This action cannot be undone.
+                                All threads will be deleted. This action cannot
+                                be undone.
                               </DialogDescription>
                               <DialogFooter className="mt-2">
                                 <DialogClose asChild>
diff --git a/web-app/src/containers/dialogs/AppUpdater.tsx b/web-app/src/containers/dialogs/AppUpdater.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2fbf9baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-app/src/containers/dialogs/AppUpdater.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { useAppUpdater } from '@/hooks/useAppUpdater'
+
+import { IconDownload } from '@tabler/icons-react'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useReleaseNotes } from '@/hooks/useReleaseNotes'
+import { RenderMarkdown } from '../RenderMarkdown'
+import { isDev } from '@/lib/utils'
+
+const DialogAppUpdater = () => {
+  const { updateState, downloadAndInstallUpdate } = useAppUpdater()
+  const [showReleaseNotes, setShowReleaseNotes] = useState(false)
+  const [remindMeLater, setRemindMeLater] = useState(false)
+
+  const handleUpdate = () => {
+    downloadAndInstallUpdate()
+    setRemindMeLater(true)
+  }
+
+  const beta = VERSION.includes('beta')
+  const nightly = VERSION.includes('-')
+
+  const { release, fetchLatestRelease } = useReleaseNotes()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isDev()) {
+      fetchLatestRelease(beta ? true : false)
+    }
+  }, [beta, fetchLatestRelease])
+
+  if (remindMeLater) return null
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {updateState.isUpdateAvailable && (
+        <div className="fixed z-50 w-[400px] bottom-2 right-2 bg-main-view text-main-view-fg flex items-center justify-center border border-main-view-fg/10 rounded-lg shadow-md">
+          <div className="px-0 py-4">
+            <div className="px-4">
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+                <IconDownload
+                  size={20}
+                  className="shrink-0 text-main-view-fg/60 mt-1"
+                />
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-base font-medium">
+                    New Version: Jan {updateState.updateInfo?.version}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="mt-1 text-main-view-fg/70 font-normal">
+                    There's a new app update available to download.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {showReleaseNotes && (
+              <div className="max-h-[500px] py-2 overflow-y-scroll px-4 text-sm font-normal leading-relaxed">
+                {nightly ? (
+                  <p className="mt-2 text-sm font-normal">
+                    You are using a nightly build. This version is built from
+                    the latest development branch and may not have release
+                    notes.
+                  </p>
+                ) : (
+                  <RenderMarkdown
+                    components={{
+                      a: ({ ...props }) => (
+                        <a
+                          {...props}
+                          target="_blank"
+                          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                        />
+                      ),
+                      h2: ({ ...props }) => (
+                        <h2 {...props} className="!text-xl !mt-0" />
+                      ),
+                    }}
+                    content={release?.body}
+                  />
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            <div className="pt-3 px-4">
+              <div className="flex gap-x-4 w-full items-center justify-between">
+                <Button
+                  variant="link"
+                  className="px-0 text-main-view-fg/70"
+                  onClick={() => setShowReleaseNotes(!showReleaseNotes)}
+                >
+                  {showReleaseNotes ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} release notes
+                </Button>
+                <div className="flex gap-x-5">
+                  <Button
+                    variant="link"
+                    className="px-0 text-main-view-fg/70 remind-me-later"
+                    onClick={() => setRemindMeLater(true)}
+                  >
+                    Remind me later
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    onClick={handleUpdate}
+                    disabled={updateState.isDownloading}
+                  >
+                    {updateState.isDownloading
+                      ? 'Downloading...'
+                      : 'Update Now'}
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export default DialogAppUpdater
diff --git a/web-app/src/hooks/useAppUpdater.ts b/web-app/src/hooks/useAppUpdater.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1372febdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-app/src/hooks/useAppUpdater.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { isDev } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { check, Update } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-updater'
+import { useState, useCallback } from 'react'
+
+export interface UpdateState {
+  isUpdateAvailable: boolean
+  updateInfo: Update | null
+  isDownloading: boolean
+  downloadProgress: number
+  downloadedBytes: number
+  totalBytes: number
+}
+
+export const useAppUpdater = () => {
+  const [updateState, setUpdateState] = useState<UpdateState>({
+    isUpdateAvailable: false,
+    updateInfo: null,
+    isDownloading: false,
+    downloadProgress: 0,
+    downloadedBytes: 0,
+    totalBytes: 0,
+  })
+
+  const checkForUpdate = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      if (!isDev()) {
+        const update = await check()
+        if (update) {
+          setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+            ...prev,
+            isUpdateAvailable: true,
+            updateInfo: update,
+          }))
+          return update
+        }
+      }
+      return null
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error checking for updates:', error)
+      return null
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const downloadAndInstallUpdate = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!updateState.updateInfo) return
+
+    try {
+      setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        isDownloading: true,
+      }))
+
+      let downloaded = 0
+      let contentLength = 0
+
+      await updateState.updateInfo.downloadAndInstall((event) => {
+        switch (event.event) {
+          case 'Started':
+            contentLength = event.data.contentLength || 0
+            setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+              ...prev,
+              totalBytes: contentLength,
+            }))
+            console.log(`Started downloading ${contentLength} bytes`)
+            break
+          case 'Progress': {
+            downloaded += event.data.chunkLength
+            const progress = contentLength > 0 ? downloaded / contentLength : 0
+            setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+              ...prev,
+              downloadProgress: progress,
+              downloadedBytes: downloaded,
+            }))
+            console.log(`Downloaded ${downloaded} from ${contentLength}`)
+            break
+          }
+          case 'Finished':
+            console.log('Download finished')
+            setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+              ...prev,
+              isDownloading: false,
+              downloadProgress: 1,
+            }))
+            break
+        }
+      })
+
+      console.log('Update installed')
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error downloading update:', error)
+      setUpdateState((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        isDownloading: false,
+      }))
+    }
+  }, [updateState.updateInfo])
+
+  return {
+    updateState,
+    checkForUpdate,
+    downloadAndInstallUpdate,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web-app/src/hooks/useReleaseNotes.ts b/web-app/src/hooks/useReleaseNotes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6aef4c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-app/src/hooks/useReleaseNotes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+// stores/useReleaseStore.ts
+import { create } from 'zustand'
+
+type Release = {
+  tag_name: string
+  prerelease: boolean
+  draft: boolean
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+type ReleaseState = {
+  release: Release | null
+  loading: boolean
+  error: string | null
+  fetchLatestRelease: (includeBeta: boolean) => Promise<void>
+}
+
+export const useReleaseNotes = create<ReleaseState>((set) => ({
+  release: null,
+  loading: false,
+  error: null,
+
+  fetchLatestRelease: async (includeBeta: boolean) => {
+    set({ loading: true, error: null })
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(
+        'https://api.github.com/repos/menloresearch/jan/releases'
+      )
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch releases')
+      const releases = await res.json()
+
+      const stableRelease = releases.find(
+        (release: { prerelease: boolean; draft: boolean }) =>
+          !release.prerelease && !release.draft
+      )
+      const betaRelease = releases.find(
+        (release: { prerelease: boolean }) => release.prerelease
+      )
+
+      const selected = includeBeta
+        ? (betaRelease ?? stableRelease)
+        : stableRelease
+      set({ release: selected, loading: false })
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      set({ error: err.message, loading: false })
+    }
+  },
+}))
diff --git a/web-app/src/lib/utils.ts b/web-app/src/lib/utils.ts
index 3da009e3d..d8c5f10d1 100644
--- a/web-app/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/web-app/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -142,3 +142,7 @@ export function formatMegaBytes(mb: number) {
     return `${gb.toFixed(2)} GB`
   }
 }
+
+export function isDev() {
+  return window.location.host.startsWith('localhost:')
+}
diff --git a/web-app/src/providers/DataProvider.tsx b/web-app/src/providers/DataProvider.tsx
index f4d4ddcf1..98cf01ce2 100644
--- a/web-app/src/providers/DataProvider.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/providers/DataProvider.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useMessages } from '@/hooks/useMessages'
 import { useModelProvider } from '@/hooks/useModelProvider'
 import { useThreads } from '@/hooks/useThreads'
+import { useAppUpdater } from '@/hooks/useAppUpdater'
 import { fetchMessages } from '@/services/messages'
 import { fetchModels } from '@/services/models'
 import { getProviders } from '@/services/providers'
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export function DataProvider() {
   const { setProviders } = useModelProvider()
   const { setThreads } = useThreads()
   const { setMessages } = useMessages()
+  const { checkForUpdate } = useAppUpdater()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchModels().then((models) => {
@@ -33,5 +35,11 @@ export function DataProvider() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [])
 
+  // Check for app updates
+  useEffect(() => {
+    checkForUpdate()
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [])
+
   return null
 }
diff --git a/web-app/src/routes/__root.tsx b/web-app/src/routes/__root.tsx
index 8c7282bbc..993a4f7ab 100644
--- a/web-app/src/routes/__root.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/routes/__root.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createRootRoute, Outlet, useRouterState } from '@tanstack/react-router'
 // import { TanStackRouterDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-router-devtools'
 
 import LeftPanel from '@/containers/LeftPanel'
+import DialogAppUpdater from '@/containers/dialogs/AppUpdater'
 import { Fragment } from 'react/jsx-runtime'
 import { AppearanceProvider } from '@/providers/AppearanceProvider'
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@/providers/ThemeProvider'
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
       <main className="relative h-svh text-sm antialiased select-none bg-app">
         {/* Fake absolute panel top to enable window drag */}
         <div className="absolute w-full h-10 z-10" data-tauri-drag-region />
-
+        <DialogAppUpdater />
         <div className="flex h-full">
           {/* left content panel - only show if not logs route */}
           <LeftPanel />