James v0.4.0-preview.3

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James needs a local model app on the same computer, such as LM Studio or Ollama. The getting started guide walks you through it, and James's first screen can find the model app for you.

Your computer	Download
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit	James-0.4.0-preview.3-windows-x64-setup.exe (installer), or James-0.4.0-preview.3-windows-x64-portable.exe (runs without installing)
Mac with macOS 11 or newer, Apple silicon or Intel	James-0.4.0-preview.3-macos-universal.zip
Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12 or newer, Linux Mint 21 or newer (64-bit)	james_0.4.0-preview.3_amd64.deb
Other 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35 or newer	James-0.4.0-preview.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

These builds are not code-signed yet, so your computer warns you the first time you open James:

• Windows: when "Windows protected your PC" appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.
• macOS: open the zip and drag James into Applications, then open it. When macOS says it could not verify James, choose Done, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway.
• Linux: open the .deb with your software installer, or run sudo apt install ./james_0.4.0-preview.3_amd64.deb. For the archive, extract it and run ./install.sh.

Check your download

• Compare the file's SHA-256 checksum with SHA256SUMS.txt (on Windows: Get-FileHash <file>; on a Mac or Linux: shasum -a 256 <file>).
• Every file also has a build-provenance attestation from this repository's release workflow. With the GitHub CLI: gh attestation verify <file> --repo topherchris420/james.
• release-metadata.json records the commit, the workflow run and whether any file was code-signed.

James is MIT-licensed. Each package includes THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt with the licenses of the open-source libraries built into it; for the portable Windows .exe it is James-0.4.0-preview.3-windows-x64-third-party-notices.txt.

James is a developer preview (what that means). Chat, screen questions and voice are built for all three systems, and reviewed clicks and typing for Windows only; the platform matrix shows how far each has been tested on each. See the changelog for what's new. The validation ledger records what has been tested on real systems and what has not.

What's Changed

• Guide me: step numbers are opt-in, and say they may be off by @topherchris420 in #15

Full Changelog: v0.4.0-preview.2...v0.4.0-preview.3

James v0.4.0-preview.2

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James needs a local model app on the same computer, such as LM Studio or Ollama. The getting started guide walks you through it, and James's first screen can find the model app for you.

Your computer	Download
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit	James-0.4.0-preview.2-windows-x64-setup.exe (installer), or James-0.4.0-preview.2-windows-x64-portable.exe (runs without installing)
Mac with macOS 11 or newer, Apple silicon or Intel	James-0.4.0-preview.2-macos-universal.zip
Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12 or newer, Linux Mint 21 or newer (64-bit)	james_0.4.0-preview.2_amd64.deb
Other 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35 or newer	James-0.4.0-preview.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

These builds are not code-signed yet, so your computer warns you the first time you open James:

• Windows: when "Windows protected your PC" appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.
• macOS: open the zip and drag James into Applications, then open it. When macOS says it could not verify James, choose Done, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway.
• Linux: open the .deb with your software installer, or run sudo apt install ./james_0.4.0-preview.2_amd64.deb. For the archive, extract it and run ./install.sh.

Check your download

• Compare the file's SHA-256 checksum with SHA256SUMS.txt (on Windows: Get-FileHash <file>; on a Mac or Linux: shasum -a 256 <file>).
• Every file also has a build-provenance attestation from this repository's release workflow. With the GitHub CLI: gh attestation verify <file> --repo topherchris420/james.
• release-metadata.json records the commit, the workflow run and whether any file was code-signed.

James is MIT-licensed. Each package includes THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt with the licenses of the open-source libraries built into it; for the portable Windows .exe it is James-0.4.0-preview.2-windows-x64-third-party-notices.txt.

James is a developer preview (what that means). Chat, screen questions and voice are built for all three systems, and reviewed clicks and typing for Windows only; the platform matrix shows how far each has been tested on each. See the changelog for what's new. The validation ledger records what has been tested on real systems and what has not.

What's Changed

• Guide me step markers, and one system message for Qwen-style templates by @topherchris420 in #14

Full Changelog: v0.4.0-preview.1...v0.4.0-preview.2

James v0.4.0-preview.1

Download

James needs a local model app on the same computer, such as LM Studio or Ollama. The getting started guide walks you through it, and James's first screen can find the model app for you.

Your computer	Download
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit	James-0.4.0-preview.1-windows-x64-setup.exe (installer), or James-0.4.0-preview.1-windows-x64-portable.exe (runs without installing)
Mac with macOS 11 or newer, Apple silicon or Intel	James-0.4.0-preview.1-macos-universal.zip
Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12 or newer, Linux Mint 21 or newer (64-bit)	james_0.4.0-preview.1_amd64.deb
Other 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35 or newer	James-0.4.0-preview.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

These builds are not code-signed yet, so your computer warns you the first time you open James:

• Windows: when "Windows protected your PC" appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.
• macOS: open the zip and drag James into Applications, then open it. When macOS says it could not verify James, choose Done, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway.
• Linux: open the .deb with your software installer, or run sudo apt install ./james_0.4.0-preview.1_amd64.deb. For the archive, extract it and run ./install.sh.

Check your download

• Compare the file's SHA-256 checksum with SHA256SUMS.txt (on Windows: Get-FileHash <file>; on a Mac or Linux: shasum -a 256 <file>).
• Every file also has a build-provenance attestation from this repository's release workflow. With the GitHub CLI: gh attestation verify <file> --repo topherchris420/james.
• release-metadata.json records the commit, the workflow run and whether any file was code-signed.

James is MIT-licensed. Each package includes THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt with the licenses of the open-source libraries built into it; for the portable Windows .exe it is James-0.4.0-preview.1-windows-x64-third-party-notices.txt.

James is a developer preview (what that means). Chat, screen questions and voice are built for all three systems, and reviewed clicks and typing for Windows only; the platform matrix shows how far each has been tested on each. See the changelog for what's new. The validation ledger records what has been tested on real systems and what has not.

What's Changed

• Elevate James: supervised Rust execution core and a clearer project vision by @topherchris420 in #1
• James Desktop: native Rust chat with LM Studio, local history, and Windows builds by @topherchris420 in #2
• Implement Windows screen, voice, reviewed control, Lab connection and installer by @topherchris420 in #3
• James: provider-independent local inference and cross-platform preview foundations by @topherchris420 in #4
• Surface local model server error messages by @topherchris420 in #5
• Voice conversations, Guide me, and whisper.cpp listening on all platforms by @topherchris420 in #6
• Rewrite README with evidence-based claims and honest status by @topherchris420 in #7
• Restructure README with evidence-first approach and expanded guides by @topherchris420 in #8
• Add streaming replies and Stop button via james-loopback HTTP client by @topherchris420 in #9
• Fix Windows desktop CI: cancellation EOF and loopback connection timeout by @topherchris420 in #11
• Add first-run setup, app icon, crash reports, and installers by @topherchris420 in #12
• Capture self-exclusion, What's new after upgrades, and a flaky test fix by @topherchris420 in #13

New Contributors

• @topherchris420 made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/topherchris420/james/commits/v0.4.0-preview.1