Software product / application
Jan Desktop
A desktop AI workspace combining chat, model management, MCP connectors and a local API server.
About this listing
Jan Desktop brings chat, model management and MCP connectors into one desktop application. It also provides a local API server, making it useful for people who want a desktop workspace alongside an interface for other local software. The official documentation separates the desktop application from Jan Agent, which is distributed as a standalone coding agent.
The Jan source is available under Apache License 2.0. Free refers to the application code, not a promise of free third-party models, hosted APIs, hardware or infrastructure.
Jan is developed by Menlo Research. This listing describes the desktop application rather than the separately distributed agent.