v0.8.6 v0.8.5
janhq/janOct 9, 2026 → Oct 8, 20260 days between releases
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The Two Releases
0.8.6
Oct 9, 2026· 13 days ago
Jan v0.8.6 is a hotfix release focused on stability and compatibility fixes following v0.8.5. It addresses Linux AppImage crashes, restores native support for older NVIDIA GPU drivers, and optimizes memory usage for models utilizing speculative decoding.
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Oct 8, 2026· 14 days ago
v0.8.5 focuses on stability and migration, bundling the llama.cpp engine directly into the installer. It introduces a guided first-run wizard and renames the desktop executable to `Jan-Desktop`. Additionally, local models are no longer supported on Intel Macs, and the command-line agent has been separated from the desktop application.
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