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title: Installation
slug: /install
description: Jan is a ChatGPT-alternative that runs on your own computer, with a local API server.
keywords:
[
Jan AI,
Jan,
ChatGPT alternative,
local AI,
private AI,
conversational AI,
no-subscription fee,
large language model,
]
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In this quickstart, we'll show you how to:
- Download the Jan Desktop client - Mac, Windows, Linux, (and toaster) compatible
- Download the Nightly (unstable) version
- Build the application from source
## Setup
### Installation
- To download the latest stable release: https://jan.ai/ or visit the [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/janhq/jan/releases) to download any previous release.
- To download a nightly release (highly unstable but lots of new features), please check out the [Download section](https://github.com/janhq/jan?tab=readme-ov-file#download) on our repository.
- For a detailed installation guide for your operating system, see the following:
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[Mac installation guide](/install/mac)
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[Windows installation guide](/install/windows)
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[Linux installation guide](/install/linux)
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- To build Jan Desktop from scratch (and have the right to tinker!)
See the [Build from Source](/install/from-source) guide.
