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Twoody or Jan?
Both are free, need no account, and run models on your computer with llama.cpp. Jan is a chat app; Twoody is an assistant for your documents that remembers you, on every Mac since macOS 13.3, and for Windows and Linux.
| What changes | Twoody | Jan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Macs | Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13.3 or later | Apple Silicon, macOS 13.6 or later; on an Intel Mac, no model on the computer since version 0.8.5 |
| Windows and Linux | In private beta: Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), Linux (x86_64) | Yes |
| Documents | Whole folders read on the computer, scanned PDFs included on a Mac, with answers that cite file and page | Files added to a project or a message (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Markdown, code); scanned PDFs are refused, for lack of text recognition |
| Memory from one chat to the next | What you tell it and what it learns, offered first when it is unsure, visible and erasable | Not described in its documentation |
| Voice | Voice messages transcribed on the computer | No dictation; audio files, for the models that accept them |
| Models | A catalogue of 57 models, installed in one click, and those of LM Studio or Ollama | Models from its catalogue or Hugging Face, and online models with your own API key |
What is said here about Jan was read on its own pages on October 21, 2026: docs.jan.ai/desktop/install/mac, docs.jan.ai/desktop/file-upload, github.com/janhq/jan/releases, github.com/janhq/jan/blob/v0.8.7/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-rag/src/parser.rs. It may have changed since.
Choose Twoody if…
- your Mac has an Intel chip;
- your documents include scans, and you want answers that cite file and page;
- you want to dictate your questions, transcribed on the computer;
- you want an assistant that remembers you.
Choose Jan if…
- you need a released app for Windows or Linux today (Twoody is in private beta there);
- you also want online models, with your own API key.
Or both
Nothing stops you from keeping both: they are free and need no account. Jan to try models; Twoody to work on your documents, on any Mac since macOS 13.3, and on Windows and Linux in its private beta.
Frequently asked questions
Does Jan run on an Intel Mac?
Not for models on the computer: since its version 0.8.5 they no longer run on an Intel Mac, where only online models remain; Jan asks for Apple Silicon and macOS 13.6 or later. Twoody runs the model on Intel Macs, more slowly, since macOS 13.3.
Can Jan read scanned PDFs?
Not in its version 0.8.7: its document reader refuses scanned PDFs, for lack of text recognition. Twoody reads them with the Mac's text recognition, on the Mac.
Are both free?
Yes, and neither asks for an account. Twoody is free for personal and professional use alike, with no paid plan.
Try Twoody before it opens to everyone.
The private beta is free, on Mac, Windows and Linux, and on iPhone and Android with Twoody on your computer. Leave your email to ask for an invitation: we will write to you when it is ready for you.