Source release 1.2.0 · desktop binaries gated

Bring Ranga home.

Rangabot 1.2.0 is available as source. No supported 1.2.0 macOS or Windows binary is released.

Before you begin

A modest local setup.

  • Node.js24 or newer
  • OllamaRunning locally
  • Starter chat modelllama3.2:3b
  • Embedding modelnomic-embed-text
  • Server binding127.0.0.1
  • AccountNot required

Model quality and speed vary with hardware. Larger models are not automatically better for an undersized machine.

Recommended setup

Install the tag, inspect, then start.

The setup guide helps select a local model and initialize private storage. Doctor verifies the runtime before the app opens.

git clone https://github.com/saketh-viswanadh/rangabot.git
cd rangabot
git checkout v1.2.0
npm ci
npm run setup
npm run doctor
npm run dev
Historical Mac beta—not a 1.2.0 artifact.

Mac build 0.1.0 was submitted on 23 August 2026 and was Waiting for Review at submission. Its current App Store Connect state was not reverified for this release, and it is not a 1.2.0 download.

Historical candidate · not a 1.2.0 download

Light for Mac · Apple silicon

The earlier candidate ZIP is 165,584,612 bytes (165.6 MB), SHA-256 134e1298971f0836228f2434c8e317ba958b6d4219ba73e572e8f3a052d8533d, and contains no model weights or Ollama runtime.

Build path verified · no public binary

Windows · x64

CI structurally verifies an unsigned direct-MSIX path that omits the roughly 1.9 GB expanded Ollama runtime. The unsigned package is retained as evidence, not offered as a download.

No silent model download.

Rangabot setup explains the requested artifact and hardware guidance. Installing or replacing a large model remains an explicit user decision.