Mac Installation
To install Jan desktop on Mac, follow the steps below:
Pre-requisites
Before installing Jan, ensure :
- Mac with an Apple Silicon Processor.
- Mac with an Intel Processor.
Users may experience slow performance with Jan on Macs that have Intel processors.
- Homebrew and its dependencies are installed for installing Jan with the Homebrew package.
- Your macOS Ventura or higher.
Stable Releases
To download stable releases:
- Go to Jan (opens in a new tab).
- Click the Download tab.
- Under the MacOS section, select the download file based on your MacOS specification.
The download should be available as a .dmg.
Nightly Releases
We provide the Nightly Release so that you can test new features and see what might be coming in a future stable release. Please be aware that there might be bugs!
You can download it from Jan's Discord (opens in a new tab) in the #nightly-builds (opens in a new tab) channel.
Install with Homebrew
Install Jan with the following Homebrew command:
brew install --cask jan
Homebrew package installation is currently limited to Apple Silicon Macs, with upcoming support for Windows and Linux.
Enable GPU
Once Jan is installed and you have a GPU, you can configure your GPU to accelerate the model's performance. To enable the use of your GPU in the Jan app, follow the steps below:
This feature is not supported on Mac Intel.
- Open Jan application.
- Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Accelerator -> Enable and choose the GPU you want.
- A success notification saying Successfully turned on GPU acceleration will appear when GPU acceleration is activated.
