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Mac

Jan runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macs.

Your Mac needs:

  • Operating System: MacOSX 13.6 or higher
  • Memory:
    • 8GB → up to 3B parameter models
    • 16GB → up to 7B parameter models
    • 32GB → up to 13B parameter models
  • Storage: 10GB+ free space

Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3)

  • Metal acceleration enabled by default
  • GPU-accelerated processing

Intel-based Mac

  • CPU processing only
  • Standard performance

Check your Mac’s processor: Apple menu → About This Mac

Installation steps:

Select version:

Get Jan from here:

  1. Open the Jan installer (.dmg file)
  2. Drag Jan to Applications
  3. Wait a moment
  4. Launch Jan

Default location:

Terminal window
# Default installation directory
~/Library/Application\ Support/Jan/data

See Jan Data Folder for details.

  1. Close Jan if it’s running
  2. Open Finder
  3. Go to Applications
  4. Find Jan
  5. Pick your removal method:
  • Drag to Trash
  • Right-click → Move to Trash
  • Command-Delete

Run this in Terminal to remove all data:

Terminal window
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Jan/data