Install BoltAI for Windows

BoltAI installs for your Windows account only, so you don't need an administrator password.

What you need

• Windows 11, on an x64 or Arm PC.
• A BoltAI account. You can create one when BoltAI first opens. See Sign in to BoltAI for Windows.
• An API key from an AI provider, or Ollama or LM Studio running on this PC. See Add an AI provider and Local models.

Install BoltAI

1. Download BoltAI for Windows.
2. Open the setup file you downloaded.
3. If Windows shows Windows protected your PC, click More info. Check that Publisher says Podzim LLC, then click Run anyway.
4. To add BoltAI to your desktop, tick Create a desktop shortcut. Click Next.
5. Click Install.
6. Leave Launch BoltAI ticked and click Finish.

Windows shows this warning for apps it hasn't seen on many PCs yet, which is the case for a new app. It doesn't mean something is wrong with BoltAI. To check the file yourself, right-click it, choose Properties, and open Digital Signatures: it's signed by Podzim LLC (Sheridan, Wyoming, US), the company behind BoltAI.

BoltAI opens and asks you to sign in. See Sign in to BoltAI for Windows. Later, open BoltAI from the Start menu.

Update BoltAI

BoltAI checks for updates by itself. When a new version is out, you see A new version of BoltAI is available! with what's new in it.

• Click Install update. BoltAI closes, installs the update and opens again.
• Or click Remind me later or Skip this version.

To check now, click the gear at the bottom of the sidebar and choose Check for Updates…. You can also open Settings › Updates (Ctrl+,), which shows your version and build, and click Check for Updates.

Uninstall BoltAI

1. Quit BoltAI: right-click the BoltAI icon in the notification area and choose Quit BoltAI.
2. Open Windows Settings › Apps › Installed apps.
3. Find BoltAI, click … next to it, and choose Uninstall. Confirm when Windows asks.

Chats stored in BoltAI Cloud stay in your account. BoltAI's settings and data on this PC stay too. To remove them, delete the BoltAI folder in %LOCALAPPDATA%. If your chats are stored on This Device, this deletes them.

To delete your BoltAI account, see Privacy and your data.