noob-local-ai Desktop

What is it?

• A single native app (~50 MB, no installer): it detects your CPU, GPU and RAM, then runs a short benchmark with a tiny local AI model.
• You get a score from 0 to 1000 and a plain-language verdict: which AI models your machine can actually run, for chat, coding, document search or agent work.
• Suggested models are matched to your hardware tier, so you never download something your machine cannot handle.
• With one click you can publish your score to this site, so results can be compared across machines.

How to run it

A window opens in your browser of choice or as a native app view. On first launch it downloads the benchmark model (~100 MB) and verifies it automatically. The benchmark takes under a minute on most machines.

Verify the download (optional)

Every release has a SHA-256 checksum (the long code next to the download button, also in the .sha256 file). It proves the file you downloaded is exactly the file we published. In a terminal, go to your download folder and run:

This prints one line per file: the computed checksum, two spaces, then the filename. Compare the first value with the checksum shown on this page — the easiest way is to save the official value in a file and let sha256sum do the comparison:

sha256sum -c reads the expected value from the file, recomputes it and answers noob-local-ai-desktop-1.0.0-linux-x64: OK when they match. If it says FAILED, the file changed (incomplete download or tampering): delete it and download again. Even simpler — download the .sha256 file next to the binary into the same folder and run:

Tip: on most desktops you can also just open a terminal in the download folder with right-click → Open in Terminal.

What is uploaded?

Only benchmark data: the score, your hardware profile (CPU, GPU, RAM, board model) and the model parameters used. Your hostname and personal files are never sent. No account is needed. You can also use the app fully offline without uploading anything.