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Installing Jan on MacOS

System Requirements​

Ensure that your MacOS version is 13 or higher to run Jan.

Installation​

Jan is available for download via our homepage, https://jan.ai/.

For MacOS, the download should be available as a .dmg file in the following format.

# Intel Mac
jan-mac-x64-{version}.dmg
# Apple Silicon Mac
jan-mac-arm64-{version}.dmg

The typical installation process takes around a minute.

GitHub Releases​

Jan is also available from Jan's GitHub Releases page, with a recommended latest stable release.

Within the Releases' assets, you will find the following files for MacOS:

# Intel Mac (dmg file and zip file)
jan-mac-x64-{version}.dmg
jan-mac-x64-{version}.zip

# Apple Silicon Mac (dmg file and zip file)
jan-mac-arm64-{version}.dmg
jan-mac-arm64-{version}.zip

Uninstall Jan​

As Jan is in development mode, you might get stuck on a broken build. To reset your installation

  1. Delete Jan from your /Applications folder
  2. Delete Application data
# Newer versions
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/jan

# Versions 0.2.0 and older
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/jan-electron
  1. Clear Application cache
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/jan*
  1. Use the following commands to remove any dangling backend processes:
ps aux | grep nitro

Look for processes like "nitro" and "nitro_arm_64", and kill them one by one with:

kill -9 <PID>

Common Questions​

Does Jan run on Apple Silicon machines?​

Yes, Jan supports MacOS Arm64 builds that can run on Macs with the Apple Silicon chipsets. You can install Jan on your Apple Silicon Mac by downloading the jan-mac-arm64-<version>.dmg file from the Jan's homepage.

Which package should I download for my Mac?​

Jan supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. To find which appropriate package to download for your Mac, please follow this official guide from Apple: Get system information about your Mac - Apple Support.