For Mac and Linux

The Hugging Bay desktop app

Choose a file. Download it. Check the SHA-256.

Download for Mac

Version 0.1.4 5.8 MB

SHA-256: 4d1027bc9fc3d620f1180b4586ccb173c697ef4c7b9155580d27338cc798d518

Signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

The Hugging Bay Mac app chatting with Qwen2.5 0.5B and answering three questions offline. — Qwen answering in the Mac app, offline.

You choose the model file yourself.

SHA-256 is compared with the catalog record.

A fit estimate uses file size and memory.

Where it runs

macOS 11.0 or later.

Mac (Apple silicon) and Linux (x86_64) available. Windows coming soon.

Mac: Apple silicon; Available
Linux: x86_64; Available; Download for Linux
Windows: Coming soon
Intel Macs: Not yet

Linux (x86_64, Ubuntu 22.04+/Debian 12+)

The AppImage needs no admin password. The .deb installs with sudo.

Teach on Linux needs an NVIDIA GPU.

Download AppImage

Version 0.1.4 86.6 MB

AppImage SHA-256

a60924d90ae0b9ad93304f95b20ed3857f07c8aeb76ba70be4ebaba20842992d

Check in a Linux terminal:

sha256sum ~/Downloads/"The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage"

Verify the AppImage signature

Install minisign with your Linux package manager. In your download folder, fetch and decode the signature, then verify the file:

The .sig file is base64-encoded minisign text:

curl -fsSLO "https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.1.4/The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage.sig"
base64 --decode "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage.sig" > "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage.minisig"
minisign -Vm "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage" -x "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage.minisig" -P "RWQAipWDjC4nIdiDASfJIgox6ut6usEhsaav4kn+7Dmow89kOiQioo/e"

Continue only if minisign reports that the signature is verified.

After the hash matches, make executable and run:

chmod +x ~/Downloads/"The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage" && ~/Downloads/"The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.AppImage"

Download .deb

Version 0.1.4 8.8 MB

.deb SHA-256

26152dba4ab12eaee37be7c021be0a06cd789bbece7649ec5b1bb6ac918ddc9a

Check in a Linux terminal:

sha256sum ~/Downloads/"The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb"

Verify the .deb signature

Install minisign with your Linux package manager. In your download folder, fetch and decode the signature, then verify the file:

The .sig file is base64-encoded minisign text:

curl -fsSLO "https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.1.4/The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb.sig"
base64 --decode "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb.sig" > "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb.minisig"
minisign -Vm "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb" -x "The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb.minisig" -P "RWQAipWDjC4nIdiDASfJIgox6ut6usEhsaav4kn+7Dmow89kOiQioo/e"

Continue only if minisign reports that the signature is verified.

After the hash matches, install:

cd ~/Downloads && sudo apt install ./"The.Hugging.Bay_0.1.4_amd64.deb"

Linux: the hbay command-line tool

In a Linux terminal:

For Mac: Apple silicon (M1 or later). Room for the models you download. The app checks your computer before any download starts.

Check the file you downloaded

For Linux, use the hash and commands beside your download above.

Mac

Its SHA-256 should match this exactly:

TheHuggingBay-0.1.4-arm64.dmg

SHA-256

In Terminal:

What it sends

The app reaches the internet for five things: update checks, the model list, download checks, the downloads you start, and fingerprint lookups you ask for.

Update checks. When you ask, to our update server: “is there a newer version than the one you have?”

Model list. When you open Discover: “what’s in the model list right now?” When you search, your search words are sent with the request.

Download checks. Before a download starts and when a download can’t reach the server: “is this file ready?”

Downloads. When you tap Download and to finish one you started: the model files come down to your computer.

Fingerprint lookups. When you tap Look it up by fingerprint: this file’s SHA-256 fingerprint, to find it in the catalog.

What it doesn’t do

No account and no sign-in.

One download from our website. Nothing installs on its own.

Chats run on your computer and work offline after you download a model.