Loach Blog Release notes for Loach, the free, open-source desktop AI app for Ollama and local LLMs. tag:loach.dev,2026:blog 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z ZTCS Software https://loach.dev/assets/img/favicon-64.png https://loach.dev/assets/img/apple-touch-icon.png Loach v1.6.0 adds a Library, sizes your sources to the context window, previews HTML and feels at home on macOS tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-6-0 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z The largest update Loach has had, roughly twice the size of any release before it. Most of it is one idea: letting your models work with your own material. The new Library keeps your notes, documents and web pages in one place, attaches them to any chat or Space, and sends the model only as much as fits its context window. Loach v1.5.0 works in your folders, follows LOACHFILE.md, remembers across chats and runs local MCP servers tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-5-0 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z Loach can now work on real files. Give a chat a folder and the model reads, searches and edits your project, but nothing changes until you've seen the change. Memory reaches beyond Spaces, and MCP servers can run as local programs, with every tool call approved first. Loach v1.4.1: six fixes on top of 1.4 tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-4-1 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z A day after v1.4.0, a small patch for the rough edges people hit first. Loach v1.4.0 knows your hardware, searches inside messages, renders LaTeX and locks itself tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-4-0 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z The biggest quality pass since 1.2. Setup now recommends a model your hardware can actually run, search finally looks inside transcripts, math renders properly, and the app can lock itself when you walk away. Get your chats in order: Loach v1.3.0 with folders, colour labels, pinned responses and message sharing tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-3-0 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z This release is about finding things again. Folders and labels tame a long sidebar, pins bookmark the answers worth keeping, and sharing gets a message out of Loach without uploading anything. Five maintenance releases: faster startup, Linux package updates and a big accessibility pass tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-2-x 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z Between June and July we shipped v1.2.1 through v1.2.5. No headline features, just the kind of fixes you notice by their absence. The power user's update: Loach v1.2.0 with built-in tools, slash commands, snippet variables and context management tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-2-0 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z v1.2.0 is the release where Loach stops being just a chat window. Models can call local tools, the composer grows a command palette, snippets become templates, and long chats get a context meter with one-click compaction. Loach swims to macOS with the newest v1.1.1 release tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-1-1 2026-05-25T00:00:00Z 2026-05-25T00:00:00Z Loach v1.1.1 is out with native macOS support and security improvements. Loach v1.1.0 is out with private chats, attachment previews and regenerate response buttons tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-1-0 2026-05-22T00:00:00Z 2026-05-22T00:00:00Z Our app received a quality-of-life upgrade, especially around privacy and how you handle the stuff you send into a chat. Loach v1.0.0 is here! tag:loach.dev,2026:blog/v1-0-0 2026-05-20T00:00:00Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00Z After many iterations, late-night refactors and a steady stream of feedback from people who clearly cared about the details, Loach - a privacy-first, native AI desktop workspace for local and remote LLMs - finally reached v1.0.0, the first release we feel good about calling stable.