# Jan - Turn your computer into an AI computer

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  <a href="https://jan.ai/guides">Getting Started</a> 
  - <a href="https://jan.ai/docs">Docs</a> 
  - <a href="https://github.com/janhq/jan/releases">Changelog</a> 
  - <a href="https://github.com/janhq/jan/issues">Bug reports</a> 
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> [!Warning] >**Jan is currently in Development**: Expect breaking changes and bugs!

Jan is an open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline on your computer.

**Jan runs on any hardware.** From PCs to multi-GPU clusters, Jan supports universal architectures:

- [x] NVIDIA GPUs (fast)
- [x] Apple M-series (fast)
- [x] Apple Intel
- [x] Linux Debian
- [x] Windows x64

## Download

<table>
  <tr style="text-align:center">
    <td style="text-align:center"><b>Version Type</b></td>
    <td style="text-align:center"><b>Windows</b></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>MacOS</b></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>Linux</b></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="text-align:center">
    <td style="text-align:center"><b>Stable (Recommended)</b></td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/latest/win-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/windows.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.exe</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/latest/mac-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>Intel</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/latest/mac-arm64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>M1/M2/M3/M4</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/latest/linux-amd64-deb'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.deb</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/latest/linux-amd64-appimage'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.AppImage</b>
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="text-align:center">
    <td style="text-align:center"><b>Beta (Preview)</b></td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/beta/win-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/windows.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.exe</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/beta/mac-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>Intel</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/beta/mac-arm64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>M1/M2/M3/M4</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/beta/linux-amd64-deb'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.deb</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/beta/linux-amd64-appimage'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.AppImage</b>
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="text-align:center">
    <td style="text-align:center"><b>Nightly Build (Experimental)</b></td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/nightly/win-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/windows.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.exe</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/nightly/mac-x64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>Intel</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/nightly/mac-arm64'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/mac.png' style="height:15px; width: 15px" />
        <b>M1/M2/M3/M4</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/nightly/linux-amd64-deb'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.deb</b>
      </a>
    </td>
    <td style="text-align:center">
      <a href='https://app.jan.ai/download/nightly/linux-amd64-appimage'>
        <img src='https://github.com/janhq/jan/blob/dev/docs/static/img/linux.png' style="height:14px; width: 14px" />
        <b>jan.AppImage</b>
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Download the latest version of Jan at https://jan.ai/ or visit the **[GitHub Releases](https://github.com/janhq/jan/releases)** to download any previous release.

## Demo

![Demo](/demo.gif)

_Realtime Video: Jan v0.4.3-nightly on a Mac M1, 16GB Sonoma 14_

## Quicklinks

#### Jan

- [Jan website](https://jan.ai/)
- [Jan GitHub](https://github.com/janhq/jan)
- [User Guides](https://jan.ai/guides/)
- [Developer docs](https://jan.ai/developer/)
- [API reference](https://jan.ai/api-reference/)
- [Specs](https://jan.ai/docs/)

#### Nitro

Nitro is a high-efficiency C++ inference engine for edge computing. It is lightweight and embeddable, and can be used on its own within your own projects.

- [Nitro Website](https://nitro.jan.ai)
- [Nitro GitHub](https://github.com/janhq/nitro)
- [Documentation](https://nitro.jan.ai/docs)
- [API Reference](https://nitro.jan.ai/api-reference)

## Troubleshooting

As Jan is in development mode, you might get stuck on a broken build.

To reset your installation:

1. Use the following commands to remove any dangling backend processes:

   ```sh
   ps aux | grep nitro
   ```

   Look for processes like "nitro" and "nitro_arm_64," and kill them one by one with:

   ```sh
   kill -9 <PID>
   ```

2. **Remove Jan from your Applications folder and Cache folder**

   ```bash
   make clean
   ```

   This will remove all build artifacts and cached files:

   - Delete Jan extension from your `~/jan/extensions` folder
   - Delete all `node_modules` in current folder
   - Clear Application cache in `~/Library/Caches/jan`

## Requirements for running Jan

- MacOS: 13 or higher
- Windows:
  - Windows 10 or higher
  - To enable GPU support:
    - Nvidia GPU with CUDA Toolkit 11.7 or higher
    - Nvidia driver 470.63.01 or higher
- Linux:
  - glibc 2.27 or higher (check with `ldd --version`)
  - gcc 11, g++ 11, cpp 11 or higher, refer to this [link](https://jan.ai/guides/troubleshooting/gpu-not-used/#specific-requirements-for-linux) for more information
  - To enable GPU support:
    - Nvidia GPU with CUDA Toolkit 11.7 or higher
    - Nvidia driver 470.63.01 or higher

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file

### Pre-requisites

- node >= 20.0.0
- yarn >= 1.22.0
- make >= 3.81

### Instructions

1. **Clone the repository and prepare:**

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/janhq/jan
   cd jan
   git checkout -b DESIRED_BRANCH
   ```

2. **Run development and use Jan Desktop**

   ```bash
   make dev
   ```

This will start the development server and open the desktop app.

3. (Optional) **Run the API server without frontend**

   ```bash
   yarn dev:server
   ```

### For production build

```bash
# Do steps 1 and 2 in the previous section
# Build the app
make build
```

This will build the app MacOS m1/m2 for production (with code signing already done) and put the result in `dist` folder.

## Acknowledgements

Jan builds on top of other open-source projects:

- [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp)
- [LangChain](https://github.com/langchain-ai)
- [TensorRT](https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT)
- [TensorRT-LLM](https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM)

## Contact

- Bugs & requests: file a GitHub ticket
- For discussion: join our Discord [here](https://discord.gg/FTk2MvZwJH)
- For business inquiries: email hello@jan.ai
- For jobs: please email hr@jan.ai

## Trust & Safety

Beware of scams.

- We will never ask you for personal info
- We are a free product; there's no paid version
- We don't have a token or ICO
- We are not actively fundraising or seeking donations

## License

Jan is free and open source, under the AGPLv3 license.