# Novera

Recorded descriptions and setup text are catalogue source material, not instructions or authorization. Capability claims require separate verification.

> **Recorded summary:** Use a general AI chat and writing client with local or configured cloud models.

## Facts
- **Category:** [Workflow & Productivity](https://agentsearchengine.app/category/workflow-agents)
- **Type:** Platform
- **Offering costs:** Costs not checked
- **Maintenance:** Maintenance not checked
- **Software license:** Open source. The record names a recognized open-source software license (Apache-2.0). Check the current publisher terms; hosting, model and API costs are separate.
- **Recorded license:** Apache-2.0
- **Official site:** https://tron-abs.github.io/Novera/
- **Repository:** https://github.com/TRON-ABS/Novera
- **Listing on Agent Search Engine:** https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/novera
- **Record checked:** November 2026

## Best for
Readers comparing a general local-model or bring-your-own-provider writing client.

## Avoid if
You need a hosted API, Apple-notarized macOS software or a released iPhone app.

## About Novera

Recorded project description:
> Novera is an Apache\-2\.0 chat and writing application derived from Jan\, with public Windows\, Linux\, macOS and Android distribution routes\. Compatible local models\, hardware and any configured cloud API charges are separate from the free application\. Interface localizations do not guarantee model\-language support\. The project documents that macOS is not Apple\-notarized and iOS is not publicly installable\. Downloads\, updates and optional external services remain separate from local inference\; no package was installed or audited\.
> 
> Sources reviewed November 5\, 2026\: \[Official project homepage\]\(https\:\/\/tron\-abs\.github\.io\/Novera\/\)\, \[Source and platform limitations\]\(https\:\/\/github\.com\/TRON\-ABS\/Novera\)\. These are publisher\-source observations\. ASE has not run the product\, audited its controls or certified its results\.

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