Changelog

Jan v0.8.4: Native Web Search, Per-Model Chat Templates & a Backend Settings Store

Jan v0.8.4 adds native web_search / web_fetch tools, per-model chat-template kwargs for llama.cpp, a token counter for remote and MLX providers, and moves settings and credentials into a backend-managed store (localStorage kept as a downgrade snapshot) - alongside a batch of chat, MCP, provider, and streaming fixes.

New release Jan App v0.8.4

Jan v0.8.3: Message Branching, Linux Custom Titlebar & HTML/SVG Artifacts

Jan v0.8.3 brings navigable message version branching, a fully custom Linux titlebar that follows your DE's button layout, a unified reasoning/tool chain-of-thought timeline, interactive HTML and static SVG artifact previews, video input for local vision models, and a sweeping batch of streaming performance, citation, sampler, and error-surfacing fixes.

New release Jan App v0.8.3

Jan v0.8.2: Faster Startup, AMD ROCm/HIP on Linux & Resumable Downloads

Jan v0.8.2 adds AMD ROCm/HIP backend support on Linux, a branded phased-startup loader with work deferred past first paint, pause/resume model downloads, a safer default context size, and a batch of chat, provider, and toast fixes.

New release Jan App v0.8.2

Jan v0.8.1: Anthropic-Compatible Custom Providers, Per-Message Errors & llama.cpp Settings Overhaul

Jan v0.8.1 adds Anthropic-compatible custom providers, OS-native TLS trust, a composer-anchored sampler popover with capability gating, persistent per-thread and per-message errors, and a major llama.cpp settings overhaul with split version/backend selectors, file-backed persistence, and per-model context sizing.

New release Jan App v0.8.1

Jan v0.8.0: Multi-Token Prediction, llama.cpp Router Mode & Inline MCP Approval

Jan v0.8.0 ships Multi-Token Prediction for compatible llama.cpp models, a unified llama.cpp router process, inline MCP tool approval with citation cards, per-model fit labels, bulk model deletion, per-thread activity indicators, and a backend dependency checker.

New release Jan App v0.8.0

Jan v0.7.9: CLI on Windows, Smarter Context Management & Safer Data Location Management

Jan v0.7.9 fetches the latest models during onboarding, caps context length to avoid high RAM usage, fixes CLI on Windows, and improves data location management.

New release Jan App v0.7.9

Jan v0.7.8: OpenClaw Integration, Jan CLI & Auto Context Management

Jan v0.7.8 brings OpenClaw integration, a brand-new Jan CLI, and automatic context management so you never get cut off mid-conversation.

New release Jan App v0.7.8

Jan v0.7.7: Native MLX Support & UI Refresh

Jan v0.7.7 delivers native MLX support for macOS, app-wide UI refresh, file uploads in Projects, and improved API server capabilities.

New release Jan App v0.7.7

Jan v0.7.6: Unified Interface & Jan V3 Model

Jan v0.7.6 delivers a completely reworked chat interface, plus introduces the Jan V3 model in onboarding.

New release Jan App v0.7.6

Jan v0.7.5: Hotfix Release

Jan v0.7.5 is a hotfix release that addresses model import issues on Windows, vision model compatibility, CUDA backend installation, and MCP server cleanup.

New release Jan App v0.7.5

Jan v0.7.4: Streamlined Onboarding & Enhanced File Attachments

Jan v0.7.4 delivers a simplified onboarding experience, powerful file attachment improvements, and smarter browser integration for seamless AI interactions.

New release Jan App v0.7.4

Jan v0.7.3: Enhanced Browser Control & Smarter Interactions

Jan v0.7.3 introduces powerful browser automation with Jan Browser MCP, proactive AI assistance, and refined UX improvements for a smoother experience.

New release Jan App v0.7.3

Jan v0.7.2: Security Update

Jan v0.7.2 updates the happy-dom dependency to v20.0.0 to address a recently disclosed sandbox vulnerability.

New release Jan App v0.7.2

Jan v0.7.1: Fixes Windows Version Revert & OpenRouter Models

Jan v0.7.1 focuses on bug fixes, including a windows version revert and improvements to OpenRouter models.

New release Jan App v0.7.1

Jan v0.7.0: Jan Projects

Jan v0.7.0 introduces Projects, model renaming, llama.cpp auto-tuning, model stats, and Azure support.

New release Jan App v0.7.0

Jan v0.6.10: Auto Optimize, custom backends, and vision model imports

New experimental Auto Optimize feature, custom llama.cpp backend support, vision model imports, and critical bug fixes

New release Jan App v0.6.10

Jan v0.6.9: Image support, stable MCP, and powerful model tools

Major multimodal support with image uploads, MCP out of experimental, auto-detect model capabilities, and enhanced tool calling

New release Jan App v0.6.9

Jan v0.6.8: Engine fixes, new MCP tutorials, and cleaner docs

Llama.cpp stability upgrades, Linear/Todoist MCP tutorials, new model pages (Lucy, Jan‑v1), and docs reorganization

New release Jan App v0.6.8

Jan v0.6.7: OpenAI gpt-oss support and enhanced MCP tutorials

Full support for OpenAI's open-weight gpt-oss models and new Jupyter MCP integration guide

New release Jan App v0.6.7

Jan v0.6.6: Enhanced llama.cpp integration and smarter model management

Major llama.cpp improvements, Hugging Face provider support, and refined MCP experience

New release Jan App v0.6.6

Jan v0.6.5 brings responsive UI and MCP examples!

New MCP examples, updated pages, and bug fixes!

New release Jan App v0.6.5

Jan v0.6.3 brings new features and models!

Unlocking MCP for everyone and bringing our latest model to Jan!

New release Jan App v0.6.3

Jan v0.6.1 is here: It's a whole new vibe!

Are you ready for the sexiest UI ever?

New release Jan App v0.6.1

Qwen3 support is now more reliable.

Jan v0.5.17 is out: Qwen3 support is now more reliable

New release Jan App v0.5.17

Security fixes and UI improvements

Jan v0.5.16 is out: Security fixes and major improvements to Model Hub and chat experience

New release Jan App v0.5.16

You can now tweak llama.cpp settings, and add any cloud model!

Jan v0.5.15 is out: Advanced llama.cpp settings and cloud model support

New release Jan App v0.5.15

Run DeepSeek R1 Distills error-free!

Jan v0.5.14 is out: Run DeepSeek R1 Distills error-free!

New release Jan App v0.5.14

A few key issues have been solved!

Jan v0.5.13 is here: A few key issues have been solved.

New release Jan App v0.5.13

Jan gives you full control over your privacy

Improved Privacy settings to give full control over analytics

New release Jan App v0.5.12

Jan v0.5.11 is here!

Critical issues fixed, Mac installation updated.

New release Jan App v0.5.11

Jan v0.5.10 is live

Jan is faster, smoother, and more reliable.

New release Jan App v0.5.10

Model downloads & running issues fixed

Jan v0.5.9 is here: fixing what needed fixing.

New release Jan App v0.5.9

Jan supports Qwen2.5-Coder 14B & 32B

Jan v0.5.8 is out: Jan supports Qwen2.5-Coder 14B & 32B through Cortex

New release Jan App v0.5.8

Jan has Stable, Beta and Nightly versions

This release is mostly focused on bug fixes.

New release Jan App v0.5.7

Jan is more stable 👋

Jan supports Llama 3.2 and Qwen 2.5

New release Jan App v0.5.5

Jan is faster now

Jan has faster CPU inference.

New release Jan App v0.5.4

v0.5.3 is out with stability improvements!

You can run Llama 3.1 and Gemma 2 in Jan

New release Jan App v0.5.3

Jan supports Claude 3.5 Sonnet

You can run Claude 3.5 Sonnet in Jan

New release Jan App v0.5.2

Jan supports NVIDIA NIM

Jan has integrated NVIDIA NIM and supports Qwen 2 7B

New release Jan App v0.5.1

New UI & Codestral Support

Revamped Jan's UI to make it clearer and more user-friendly

New release Jan App v0.5.0

Jan now compatible with Aya 23 8B & 35B and Phi-3-Medium

Jan now supports Cohere's Aya 23 8B & 35B and Microsoft's Phi-3-Medium.

New release Jan App v0.4.14

Jan now supports more GGUF models

We rebased to llamacpp b2865.

New release Jan App v0.4.13

Jan now supports Llama3 and Command R+

Jan has added compatibility with Llama3 & Command R+

New release Jan App v0.4.12

New Mistral Extension

Jan has a new Mistral Extension letting you chat with larger Mistral models via Mistral API

New release Jan App v0.4.11

Groq API Integration

New release Jan App v0.4.10

Nitro-Tensorrt-LLM Extension

New release Jan App v0.4.9

Import models directly using the UI

New release Jan App v0.4.8

Run Jan on your home-servers with Helm

New release Jan App v0.4.7

Jan Data Folder

New release Jan App v0.4.6

Local API server

New release Jan App v0.4.5

Thread settings options in the right panel

New release Jan App v0.4.4

Faster inference across: Mac, Windows, Linux, and GPUs

New release Jan App v0.4.3