- FriedrichAI Update — Media Progress & Avatars - 12 October 2026
This update brings two improvements to FriedrichAI's interface.Media Generation ProgressImage, video, and audio generation now have progress indicators that make it easier to see what FriedrichAI is doing while generating media.Instead of waiting without much information, you can follow the generation process as it runs.Avatar SupportFriedrichAI now supports an avatar in the chat interface, giving users a more visual way to interact with the assistant.These additions are part of our ongoing effort to make local AI more approachable and easier to use.As always, FriedrichAI runs locally on your own hardware. No cloud account, API subscription, or internet connection is required for its offline features.Run AI locally. No cloud. No API. No tracking.Thanks for supporting FriedrichAI and its continued development.
- Update to speed up chat gen - 6 October 2026
this update should speed up chat gen a bit. If you have tts turned off it will not wait for that to generate before giving a text answer.
- Fixing a typo - 19 September 2026
Typo fixed that caused it not to launch
- FriedrichAI 1.0 Is Here - 19 September 2026
FriedrichAI 1.0 is officially here.After months of development, testing, hardware support work, and feedback from Early Access users, FriedrichAI is leaving Early Access and moving to its first full release.FriedrichAI remains what it was built to be from the start: an AI assistant that runs locally on your own PC.No cloud account. No required API. No tracking.Turn off Wi-Fi and Friedrich still works.What’s in V1Local AI chatPersistent local memorySaved conversationsProjects, Kanban, and Chronicle toolsWriting and code assistanceLocal image generationLocal voice supportImport and work with local text and Markdown filesLocal model switchingOptional web access for users who choose to configure itExpanded NVIDIA and legacy hardware supportNumerous UI, stability, persistence, and usability improvementsV1 also includes a large amount of work that isn’t flashy but matters: cleaner shutdown be…
- Adding support for older gen Intel - 5 September 2026
Adding support for older intel chips
- Local Speech-to-Text + UI Cleanup - 26 August 2026
This update adds local speech-to-text support to FriedrichAI and includes a few interface cleanups.Local Speech-to-TextYou can now use the microphone button to speak instead of typing.Speech recognition runs locally on your PC using FriedrichAI's bundled STT system. Your audio does not need to be sent to a cloud transcription service.The recognized text is placed into the chat box first, so you can review or edit it before sending.UI CleanupAdded the microphone/STT control to the public interfaceCleaned up the Tools buttonRemoved the unfinished Worlds button from the public build for nowMinor interface polish and cleanupWorlds is still in development and will return when it is ready for public testing.As always, FriedrichAI's core assistant remains local-first:No required cloud. No subscription. No account. No required API key.
- Cuda compatibility - 26 August 2026
Cuda compatibility patch. increasing the range of cards supported from Nvidia.
- Hotfix - 24 August 2026
Python compatibility patch.
- Friedrich AI Now Supports 7 More UI Languages - 24 August 2026
This update adds full UI localization support to FriedrichAI.You can now use FriedrichAI in:EnglishUkrainianGermanBrazilian PortugueseSpanishFrenchKoreanJapaneseLanguage can be changed at any time from Settings, and FriedrichAI will remember your selection the next time you launch.On first launch, FriedrichAI will also attempt to detect your Windows language automatically. If your language is not currently supported, it will default to English.This update also includes the font support needed for Ukrainian, Korean, and Japanese text, along with localization work across the main interface, startup messages, help text, settings, accessibility, projects, media, and other core UI areas.As always, everything remains local. No account, cloud service, or internet connection is required for the core FriedrichAI experience.If you notice any untranslated text, awkward wording, or UI text that get…
- Bug patch - 21 August 2026
quick patch to fix an issue.
- Rollback - 20 August 2026
Roll back while I fix an error in the new build.
- FriedrichAI Backend & Voice Upgrade. - 20 August 2026
This update focuses on the underlying FriedrichAI backend, voice quality, and reliability.The biggest visible change is a new local text-to-speech voice powered by Supertonic, with significantly more natural speech than the previous default. The voice model is bundled locally, works fully offline, and does not require an internet connection or external service. FriedrichAI will still fall back to the existing Piper voice where appropriate.This update also includes a large batch of backend improvements: better response completion, improved handling of longer and numbered answers, expanded diagnostics and status reporting, cleaner error handling, and support for cancelling an active generation.Local speech-to-text support has also been wired into the backend using a separate offline runtime. The user-facing microphone controls are not enabled yet; those will arrive with the upcoming UI wo…
- Multilingual Chat Fix + Ukrainian Support - 17 August 2026
Small update today focused on language handling and general backend cleanup.FriedrichAI should now respond much more reliably in the same language you are using instead of falling back to English.Changes:Fixed multilingual reply behaviorAdded proper Ukrainian language handlingImproved Ukrainian / Russian / English detectionFixed cases where FriedrichAI could incorrectly claim it only supported EnglishImproved automatic language selectionMinor backend fixes and preparation for upcoming featuresThanks to the user who reported the Ukrainian issue. That one was specific enough to track down and fix quickly.As always, FriedrichAI remains fully local and offline by default.
- Last sale before price increase - 11 August 2026
Last Sale Before the Price IncreaseFriedrichAI is on sale.This will be the last sale before I raise the base price in September.The reason for the increase is pretty simple: FriedrichAI is a much bigger program than it was when I launched it, and I'm still adding to it.The next major addition is Friedrich Worlds, the adventure/world system I've been building. The goal is to let you create and play persistent AI-driven worlds locally, with characters, inventory, combat, exploration, consequences, and a world that actually remembers what happened instead of just making up a new answer every turn.I'm hoping to have V1 of Worlds ready later this month.FriedrichAI will still be FriedrichAI. Chat, projects, files, local models, optional web access, media tools, and the rest aren't going anywhere. Worlds is being added on top of that.So if you've been watching FriedrichAI and waiting to pick i…
- Project Chronicles & Accessibility Update - 11 July 2026
This update adds Project Chronicles, giving FriedrichAI a saved local memory record for each project so you can track goals, important files, decisions, issues, tasks, and where you left off.We also added new accessibility options, including text sizing, UI scaling, high contrast, larger controls, comfortable chat spacing, and improved keyboard focus visibility.
- Small Personality Tuning Update - 9 July 2026
This update slightly adjusts FriedrichAI’s response behavior to feel less overcautious in normal conversations.The goal is not to remove important safety boundaries. FriedrichAI will still avoid genuinely harmful, illegal, or unsafe requests. This change is more about reducing unnecessary refusals and letting the assistant respond more naturally when users are asking for ordinary writing, discussion, creative work, or mature-but-legal topics.
- FriedrichAI Update: Cleaner UI + New Kanban Project Board - 5 July 2026
FriedrichAI just got a major usability pass.This update adds a cleaner app-style interface with better spacing, a more focused chat area, readable local/model/backend status indicators, and a simplified tool bar so the main window feels less like a debug panel and more like an actual workspace.The bigger addition is the new Kanban Project Board. You can now open a board view from the sidebar and organize tasks into:Todo Doing Blocked DoneThe board is meant for local project planning and task organization. You can add tasks, refresh the board, and move cards between columns without leaving the app.Also included:Cleaner sidebar navigationCollapsed tool drawer to reduce button clutterWorking saved-chat searchBetter default window sizingDebug warning cleanupContinued offline/local-first behaviorAs always, FriedrichAI still runs locally. No cloud requirement, no required API key, and no trac…
- FriedrichAI Workspace Controls: Model Switching, Saved Chats, and Kanban Next - 3 July 2026
This update continues the push toward making FriedrichAI feel less like a single chat window and more like a local AI workspace.The newest testing build adds two major framework pieces:- Local model management - Saved chat managementModel management lets FriedrichAI detect local GGUF models, switch selected models, reset back to the default bundled model, and restart cleanly after a model change. This is still local-first: users can add models inside the FriedrichAI workspace without needing cloud accounts or API keys.Saved chat management adds separate local chats. You can create chats, switch between them, reopen earlier work, and summarize the active chat. The backend now saves chat state locally and reloads useful context when a chat is opened.Current command examples:/model status /model list /model set /model reset /chat list /chat new /chat open /chat current /chat summaryThere i…
- Detailed information coming soon - 30 June 2026
Hey guys, a lot has been changing, being added. I am going to be adding as much detail as I can on how to use everything in the FAQ soon. thank you.
- Patch Notes: Language Stability, Optional Web Access, and Workflow Groundwork - 30 June 2026
This update focuses on making FriedrichAI more stable, predictable, and ready for the next layer of local workflow tools.The biggest change is language handling. FriedrichAI now defaults to English instead of trying to auto-detect the reply language from every message. Auto-detect sounded useful, but in real use it could cause unwanted language switching when users pasted mixed text, foreign words, or examples. Explicit language requests still work, so you can still ask FriedrichAI to reply in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, or other supported languages when needed.This patch also includes additional cleanup for repeated or echoed response text. Short answers should be less likely to repeat themselves or mirror the user’s prompt back awkwardly.Optional web access has also been added as a user-controlled feature. FriedrichAI remains offline by default. Web access is off unl…
