Installing an Extension

Jan automatically installs 11 default extensions when you set up the application. You can also add a custom third-party extension at your own risk.

Here are the steps to install a custom extension:

1. Navigate to Settings > Extensions.
2. Click Select under Manual Installation.
3. Select a .tgz extension file.
4. Restart the Jan application.
5. Then, the ~/jan/extensions/extensions.json file will be updated automatically.

Disable an Extension

To disable the extension, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Settings > Advanced Settings.
2. On the Jan Data Folder click the folder icon (📂) to access the data folder.
3. Navigate to the ~/jan/extensions folder.
4. Open the extensions.json and change the _active value of the TensorRT-LLM to false
5. Restart the app to see that the TensorRT-LLM settings page has been removed.

Uninstall an Extension

To uninstall the extension, follow the steps below:

1. Quit the app.
2. Navigate to the Settings > Advanced Settings.
3. On the Jan Data Folder click the folder icon (📂) to access the data folder.
4. Navigate to the ~/jan/extensions/@janhq folder.
5. Delete the tensorrt-llm-extension folder.
6. Reopen the app.