MindWork AI Studio

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News

• v26.9.1: Added local RAG as a beta feature, so the AI can answer from the documents in your own folders and files; added Semantic Search, so a model searches your data sources itself whenever a question calls for it; added tools that AI models can use on their own, starting with Web Search, Read Web Page, and Search Confluence, available in chats, assistants, batch runs, document analysis policies, chat templates, and assistant plugins; added a token count below the message field and knowledge about each model's context window; added support for OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, and model plugins for organizations that run their own models; you can now copy an entire chat or roll it back to an earlier answer; and expanded enterprise IT support with organization-wide management of tools and of how data sources are searched.
• v26.8.2: Added protection against prompt injection, so hidden instructions in documents, web pages, and retrieved content are removed before a model reads them; added IONOS' AI Model Hub and LiteLLM as providers, along with speech-to-text and embeddings for Hugging Face, Helmholtz Blablador, GroqCloud, and GWDG SAIA; added knowledge about the latest AI models like Claude Opus 5 & Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 & 3.7, and Grok 4, and corrected the abilities shown for many models across all providers; added provider logos throughout the app; AI answers can now be exported as Word, OpenDocument, LaTeX, Markdown, or a webpage, with tables saved separately as spreadsheets; greatly reduced memory usage when working with large documents; and expanded enterprise rollouts to cover every kind of plugin.
• v26.8.1: Added Hetzner's EU-hosted inference API as a provider, along with support for the latest open-source models like DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 & K3, and Qwen 3.6 & 3.8; added the Visual Briefing Assistant as a preview feature and the Batch Processing Assistant to process entire folders of documents in one run; you can now share, import, and delete plugins; greatly improved working with files, including much better Word and OpenDocument support; expanded enterprise IT support with configuration priorities, test configurations before rollout, and policies for plugin sharing and imports.
• v26.7.3: Added support for the latest OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models; introduced audio and video transcription, a log viewer assistant, and AI-assisted editing and code management in the Assistant Builder; expanded presentation support with OpenDocument files, speaker notes, comments, and metadata; and improved Linux integration, enterprise update controls, and reliability after waking from sleep.
• v26.7.1: Added the assistant builder as a beta preview for creating assistant plugins without coding; assistants can now keep running in the background; improved provider capability visibility and expert overrides, expanded enterprise controls for data source behavior and trusted assistant plugins, and made chats, assistants, and source links more reliable.
• v26.6.2: Expanded enterprise configuration options with chat defaults, custom introduction panels, trust settings for data security, and managed confidence levels; added auto-backups for app settings & the possibility to view managed profiles and chat templates.
• v26.6.1: Increased enterprise configuration capacity for large organizations, broader Flatpak deployment support, startup and Linux package diagnostics, chat search across all workspaces, improved workspace workflows, better model discovery for self-hosted llama.cpp providers, and fixes for profile and chat template updates, workspace naming, and startup behavior.
• v26.5.5: Released voice recording and transcription for all users; added support for multiple chats running at the same time, export options for profiles, chat templates, and ERI data sources, organization-managed ERI servers, and configurable request timeouts; upgraded the native runtime to Tauri v2.
• v26.4.1: Added support for the latest AI models, assistant plugins, a slide planner assistant, a prompt optimization assistant, math rendering in chats, and a configurable start page; released the document analysis assistant and improved enterprise deployment, chat performance, file attachments, and reliability across voice recording, logging, and provider validation.
• v26.2.2: Added Qdrant as a building block for our local RAG preview, added an embedding test option to validate embedding providers, and improved enterprise and configuration plugins with preselected providers, additive preview features, support for multiple configurations, and more reliable synchronization.
• v26.1.1: Added the option to attach files, including images, to chat templates; added support for source code file attachments in chats and document analysis; added a preview feature for recording your own voice for transcription; fixed various bugs in provider dialogs and profile selection.
• v0.10.0: Added support for newer models like Mistral 3 & GPT 5.2, OpenRouter as LLM and embedding provider, the possibility to use file attachments in chats, and support for images as input.

What is AI Studio?

MindWork AI Studio is a free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It provides a unified user interface for interaction with Large Language Models (LLM). AI Studio also offers so-called assistants, where prompting is not necessary. You can think of AI Studio like an email program: you bring your own API key for the LLM of your choice and can then use these AI systems with AI Studio. Whether you want to use Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT-6, or even your own local AI models.

Ready to get started 🤩? Download the appropriate setup for your operating system here.

Key advantages:

• Free of charge: The app is free to use, both for personal and commercial purposes.
• Democratization of AI: We want to contribute to the democratization of AI. MindWork AI Studio runs even on low-cost hardware, including computers around 100 € such as Raspberry Pi. This makes the app and its full feature set accessible to people and families with limited budgets. You can start with local LLMs or use affordable cloud models.
• Independence: You are not tied to any single provider. Instead, you can choose the providers that best suit your needs. Right now, we support:
  • OpenAI (GPT-6, GPT-5, o3, etc.)
  • Perplexity
  • Mistral
  • Anthropic (Claude)
  • Google Gemini
  • xAI (Grok)
  • DeepSeek
  • Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)
  • OpenRouter
  • Hetzner (experimental inference API running open-source models in the EU)
  • IONOS (AI Model Hub running open-source models in Germany)
  • LiteLLM (an AI gateway you run yourself, in front of models from many providers)
  • Requesty (a hosted AI gateway from the UK, in front of models from many providers)
  • Hugging Face using their inference providers such as Cerebras, Nebius, Sambanova, Novita, Hyperbolic, Together AI, Fireworks, Hugging Face
  • Self-hosted models using llama.cpp, ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, and llmman
  • Groq
  • Fireworks
  • For scientists and employees of research institutions, we also support Helmholtz and GWDG AI services. These are available through federated logins like eduGAIN to all 18 Helmholtz Centers, the Max Planck Society, most German, and many international universities.
• Assistants: You just want to quickly translate a text? AI Studio has so-called assistants for such and other tasks. No prompting is necessary when working with these assistants.
• Tools: AI models can use tools on their own, such as Web Search, Read Web Page, or Search Confluence. When you ask something a model cannot answer from what it knows, it looks it up and answers with the sources it used. You decide which tools a model may use, and you can watch it work.
• Voice input: Dictate your messages instead of typing them, and have your recordings as well as audio and video files transcribed. You choose the transcription provider, including one you host yourself.
• Unrestricted usage: Unlike services like ChatGPT, which impose limits after intensive use, MindWork AI Studio offers unlimited usage through the providers API.
• Cost-effective: You only pay for what you use, which can be cheaper than monthly subscription services like ChatGPT Plus, especially if used infrequently. But beware, here be dragons: For extremely intensive usage, the API costs can be significantly higher. Unfortunately, providers currently do not offer a way to display current costs in the app. Therefore, check your account with the respective provider to see how your costs are developing. When available,