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Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

17 mentions on Hacker News by 12 people: 5 stories, 12 comments · first 2024-01-12 · latest 2025-11-03

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  1. GitHub links: - https://github.com/janhq/jan - https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat - https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm
    comment by bdhtu · 2025-11-03 · in OSS Alternative to Open WebUI – ChatGPT-Like UI, API and CLI
  2. Exactly: https://github.com/menloresearch/jan/issues/5474 Can't make it work with ollama endpoint this seems to be the problem but they're not focusing on it: https://github.com/menloresearch/jan/issues/5474#issuecommen...
    comment by thehamkercat · 2025-08-09 · in Jan – Ollama alternative with local UI
  3. …like Jan Nano and then spin up an intermediate model like Qwen if needed, or try a smaller Qwen. https://github.com/menloresearch/jan?tab=readme-ov-file Ultimately, I want something that can see my screen and know what is going on and have…
    comment by matznerd · 2025-07-31 · in Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct
  4. If you like simple, try out Jan as well. https://github.com/menloresearch/jan
    comment by kroaton · 2025-07-31 · in Ollama's new app
  5. …chat interface such as OpenWeb-UI or Jan. (avoid proprietary systems such as Msty or LM Studio). https://github.com/janhq/jan https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui
    comment by vunderba · 2025-04-22 · in Local LLM inference – impressive but too hard to work with
  6. …chat interface like Jan. It's cross platform, works with most LLMs, and has extension support. https://github.com/janhq/jan Another alternative is LibreChat, it's more fully featured but its heavier weight and spins up quite a few docker…
    comment by vunderba · 2024-12-29 · in How I run LLMs locally
  7. …API server, global "quick answer" shortcut, and more. Really can't recommend it enough! [0] https://github.com/janhq/jan
    comment by Liquix · 2024-10-29 · in GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic
  8. …to get setup, lots of docker containers, etc then a more batteries-included approach like Jan. https://github.com/janhq/jan
    comment by vunderba · 2024-09-05 · in Kagi Assistant
  9. Have you tried Jan? https://github.com/janhq/jan
    comment by gastonmorixe · 2024-08-24 · in LM Studio 0.3 – Discover, download, and run local LLMs
  10. …like Jan or LibreChat. Ollama's is CLI/API/backend for easily downloading and running models. https://github.com/janhq/jan https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat Jan's probably the closest thing to a open-source LLM chat interface that…
    comment by vunderba · 2024-08-24 · in LM Studio 0.3 – Discover, download, and run local LLMs
  11. …perfect solution but you might consider using something like Jan and connecting an API key to GPT4. https://github.com/janhq/jan
    comment by vunderba · 2024-07-08 · in ChatGPT Has Captchas Now
  12. …cleanest UI and most straightforward setup out of all LLM frontends available now. https://jan.ai/ https://github.com/janhq/jan
    comment by Liquix · 2024-05-22 · in Ask HN: Which LLMs can run locally on most consumer computers