Tool
Jan
Open-source desktop ChatGPT alternative for fully local offline assistants
About
Your context carries over, so you don’t repeat yourself. Jan remembers your context and preferences.
Features
- Jan Jan Desktop Jan Agent
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- Minimalist UI tasted
- Currently on a portfolio refresh
- Wants brief, to-the-point answers
- Frequent Figma/prototyping questions
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- free desktop OSS
- Platforms
- Desktop (Mac/Win/Linux)
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