First release v1.0

Release Notes - TrayChat AI v1.0

We are excited to announce the release of TrayChat AI (formerly LLM Tray Manager). This major update brings a complete rebranding and improved stability.

🚀 What's New

• Rebranding: The application has been renamed to TrayChat AI to better reflect its core functionality—chatting with AI models directly from your system tray.
• Refactored Codebase: Internal modules and resources have been updated to tray_chat_ai for consistency.
• UI Updates: Window titles, tooltips, and icons have been updated to match the new brand identity.

✨ Key Features

• System Tray Access: Manage your local Ollama instance (Start/Stop) and check status (CPU/GPU) at a glance.
• Instant Chat: Open a lightweight chat interface directly from the tray.
• Multi-Model Support: Send a single prompt to multiple selected models simultaneously to compare results.
• Model Management: Pull new models and remove unused ones via a simple GUI.
• Docker Integration: Seamlessly works with local Docker containers running Ollama.

📦 Installation

Debian/Ubuntu

Download the .deb package and install:

sudo dpkg -i tray-chat-ai_1.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

From Source

git clone https://github.com/GSkrt/LLM-tray-manager-and-chat.git
cd LLM-tray-manager-and-chat
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 tray_chat_ai.py

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Developed by Gregor Skrt