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Jan
A desktop AI chat app that can run downloaded models on your computer, including offline.
What it is
Jan is a free, open-source desktop app for working with AI models. You can download a model and chat with it on your own computer, or connect an online provider using an API key, which is a credential for that provider. Local and online models can be used from the same app.
Ways to use it
Ideas from real executive operations work. Take the ones that fit.
- Draft correspondence offline using a model downloaded before the trip.
- Turn approved notes into a checklist without sending them to a cloud model.
- Simplify the wording of a procedure with a model running locally.
- Compare how two downloaded models handle the same routine writing task.
- Draft interview or workshop questions while working somewhere with an unreliable connection.
Our take
Worth trying if you want AI help with text while offline or want to understand what a local model can do. Test it on a few representative tasks first. A smaller model may be sufficient for rewriting notes even if it struggles with more demanding analysis.