Windows Installation

To install Jan desktop on Windows, follow the steps below:

Compatibility

Ensure that your system meets the following requirements to use Jan effectively:

Installing Jan

To install Jan, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the Jan Application

Jan provides two types of releases:

Step 2: Install the Jan Application

1. Once you have downloaded the Jan app .exe file, open the file.
2. Wait for Jan to be completely installed on your machine.
3. Once installed, you can access Jan on your machine.

Data Folder

By default, Jan is installed in the following directory:

GPU Acceleration

Once Jan is installed and you have a GPU, you can use your GPU to accelerate the model's performance.

NVIDIA GPU

To enable the use of your NVIDIA GPU in the Jan app, follow the steps below:

1. Open Jan application.
2. Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings -> GPU Acceleration.
3. Enable and choose the NVIDIA GPU you want.
4. A success notification saying Successfully turned on GPU acceleration will appear when GPU acceleration is activated.

AMD GPU

To enable the use of your AMD GPU in the Jan app, you need to activate the Vulkan support first by following the steps below:

1. Open Jan application.
2. Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings -> enable the Experimental Mode.
3. Enable the Vulkan Support under the GPU Acceleration.
4. Enable the GPU Acceleration and choose the AMD GPU you want to use.
5. A success notification saying Successfully turned on GPU acceleration will appear when GPU acceleration is activated.

Intel Arc GPU

To enable the use of your Intel Arc GPU in the Jan app, you need to activate the Vulkan support first by following the steps below:

1. Open Jan application.
2. Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings -> enable the Experimental Mode.
3. Enable the Vulkan Support under the GPU Acceleration.
4. Enable the GPU Acceleration and choose the Intel Arc GPU you want to use.
5. A success notification saying Successfully turned on GPU acceleration will appear when GPU acceleration is activated.

Uninstalling Jan

To uninstall Jan, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open the Control Panels

1. Open the Control Panels.
2. Click Uninstall Program under the Programs section.

Step 2: Uninstall Jan App

1. Search for Jan.
2. Click the three dots icon -> Uninstall.
3. Click Uninstall once again to confirm the action.
4. Click OK.
5. A message will appear: "Do you also want to delete the DEFAULT Jan data folder at C:\Users{username}\Jan?".
6. Click OK to delete the entire Jan data folder, or click Cancel to save your Jan Data folder so you can use this on the new installation folder.
7. Navigate to users/{username}/AppData/Roaming.
8. Delete the Jan folder that contains the app cache.