Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
Hearth — a local AI assistant for Windows
A free Windows app for local chat, voice typing, routines, and searching your chats and files.
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- Windows users who want local AI chat and routines
- Worth noticing
- The bundled engine selects Qwen3 8B for 8 GB of video memory or Qwen3 4B with no GPU; a CUDA build is not included yet.
Field notes
On a fresh install, Hearth bundles llama.cpp and selects a Qwen3 model based on available graphics memory: the page gives 8B for 8 GB VRAM and 4B with no GPU. Its local search can draw on chats, the Memory shelf, Mistnote backups, watched folders, and Outputs, then show source dates and links. The site says network-connected features remain off until enabled; builds are not yet fully tested on a real Windows PC.
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