jan
✅ Recently maintainedDesktop client running LLMs fully offline via Tauri and llama.cpp, a self-hosted ChatGPT alternative.
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Rust · License unverified · Last push 2026-11-03
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| 2026-11-01 | 45,227 |
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| 2026-11-03 | 45,357 |
Get the project
git clone https://github.com/janhq/jan.gitCloning downloads the source. For dependencies and installation, follow the project README.
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