Older Versions

Features

• Chats now keep their own memory. Switching between conversations no longer mixes up context between them, and each chat remembers its full history even after you close and reopen the app. Long chats automatically summarize themselves in the background so things stay fast.
• The AI now runs on your graphics card when you have a supported one, making responses much faster — and it automatically falls back to your CPU if you don't.
• Expanded the list of available AI models with clearer guidance on which one to pick.
• The app window now shows the Honest Owl name and icon in its title bar.
• Course cards on the Dashboard now resize nicely instead of requiring you to scroll sideways.
• Study sessions and quizzes now show a clear correct/incorrect indicator and a running score.
• The "still getting ready" message no longer makes it look like the app is stuck — you can start using it right away while the AI model finishes loading.
• The app now follows your Windows light/dark mode setting automatically.
• See every course we offer, organized by subject and grade, on the new Study Guides page.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed choppy/unresponsive scrolling on pages with a scrollbar.
• Fixed an issue where the app could report "GPU ready" in Settings even when it was actually still running on the CPU.
• Fixed a rare case where the "thinking" spinner in chat could get stuck if you switched away from a chat while it was still answering.

First release

• Honest Owl's first public release: a local-first study companion for Windows.
• Runs a local model on your machine to generate flashcards and tutor conversations — no data leaves your computer.
• Dashboard, Study/flashcard sessions with running and final scores, and calendar (.ics) import.
• Download standard courses and quizzes bundled with the app.
• Archive and restore courses instead of deleting them outright.