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Get Pulse on Windows.

Pulse lives in the system tray and opens with a global hotkey. Signed installer, no admin needed for the per-user build, MSI for managed deployments. Works on Windows 10 and 11.

v0.1.0 · latest

Pick your installer.

NSIS installer (per-user) Recommended
104.95 MB ·x86_64 · Pulse_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe

Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%. No admin rights, no UAC prompt. Use this on a personal machine.

Download Pulse_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe
SHA-256 B043987F…AA68 Pulse_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe
MSI installer (per-machine)
104.31 MB ·x86_64 · Pulse_0.1.0_x64_en-US.msi

Installs to Program Files via Windows Installer. Needs admin. Use this for managed deployments, Group Policy, or shared lab machines.

Download Pulse_0.1.0_x64_en-US.msi
SHA-256 100554B2…027C Pulse_0.1.0_x64_en-US.msi
Portable .exe
11.92 MB ·x86_64 · Pulse_0.1.0_x64.exe

Single .exe, no install, no registry entries. Drop in a folder, double-click, it runs. Good for USB sticks or sandboxed environments.

Download Pulse_0.1.0_x64.exe
System requirements

What you need to run Pulse.

OSWindows 10 (1809+) · 11
Architecturex86_64 · arm64 (preview)
RAM4 GB minimum · 8 GB for 7B models
Disk200 MB app · 4–8 GB per model
GPUOptional · CUDA · Vulkan · DirectML
RuntimeNone · self-contained binary
Buildrelease · x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
Min OSWindows 10 (build 17763)
Install

Three steps. Under a minute.

  1. Download the .exe
    Pick NSIS for a personal machine, MSI for managed deployment. The download is ~104.95 MB, no separate runtime needed.
  2. Run the installer
    Double-click the file. NSIS asks for no admin rights and writes to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pulse. MSI requires admin and writes to Program Files\Pulse.
  3. Open from the tray
    Pulse appears as an icon in the system tray. Right-click for the menu, left-click to open the side panel. Press Ctrl+Space anywhere to toggle.