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This looks awesome. Trying it out. Suggestion, can we please change the "Download Jan for PC" to perhaps just "Download" or "Download for Desktop" or whichever that makes sense but not "PC". I almost move away thinking this is Windows, thus not for us.

I recently stumbled on https://mindmac.app which is a non-subscription app that uses multiple AI tools (not just OpneAI). Looks Promising.

Like the others in the comments, I've tried https://www.typingmind.com (via SetApp).

Sindre Sorhus have a pretty stable Native App https://sindresorhus.gumroad.com/l/quickgpt

These are some of the really good ones. I'm tending more towards trying out the likes of MindMac just for the fact that I can plug and switch between multiple tools.

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What's the value proposition for TypingMind as a commercial product ($3500 to run locally for 5 seats)?

But let me contrast that last "native app" with Machato and MacGPT:

== Machato ==

Machato is feature-full for system prompts and transcripts, connecting to to OpenAI, Claude, and any "server" endpoint that's OpenAPI API compatible, and surfacing parameter and token settings per conversation right on your text entry bar. You can also point a given conversation to a local ollama endpoint such as Mixtral 8x7B and it works as well.

The best feature is the selective forking and suppression of exchanges within conversation threads.

https://untimelyunicorn.gumroad.com/l/machato

== MacGPT ==

MacGPT is highly integrated throughout MacOS, and works with either OpenAI key or a ChatGTP Pro login. It's quite similar to BoltAI mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but in addition to the OpenAI key based mode, also works with a ChatGPT Pro subscription in a ChatGPT web UI pop-up.

https://www.macgpt.com/

Shameless plug: I built a native client called BoltAI[0]. Unlike other clients, I prioritize UI, UX and performance.

Give it a try if UI & UX is important to you.

[0]: https://boltai.com

Sure. Why Not. Trying it out.

My use case is especially for my daughter so I can just plug in my OpenAI API and let her ask away.

This looks great relative to others (very similar to MacGPT), and I particularly like how advanced settings are available but tucked away behind discoverable affordances.

It's interesting that you have team pricing.

Can the Team leverage shared system prompts and/or assistants from a OneDrive-for-Business (SharePoint) folder or GitHub repo?

If not, what makes it "Team" instead of just individual?

Hi. Actually I don’t have a pricing plan for teams yet. It’s still under (heavy) development. I changed my headline to reflect the direction I want to take this year (focus on teams)

And yes, some of my customers wanted team and collaborative features like shared prompt, internal plugins and integrations, RAG on internal documents…

But I haven’t launched these team features yet.

Are you interested in this? Would love to talk to you if it’s something you’re looking for.

From the screenshots it looks like there is an activation limit, with a maximum of four devices. Reading the license, I could not confirm this. Is there a limit, and if, what is the maximum?

Sorry for the confusion. I need to improve my pricing page.

The license is per user, and can be used on maximum 3 devices. I figured this is enough for most users. If you have more devices or need a custom license, please send me an email (my email is in bio)

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