Step 1 · Download→Step 2 · Install→Step 3 · Import memory

Welcome to Dave.

You're in. Follow these three steps to get your sovereign AI memory layer up and running.

Beta v0.1 — Private Release
Step 1

Download Dave

Choose your platform. All builds include the full desktop app.

macOS

Intel & Apple Silicon

v0.1
.dmg Universal

Requires macOS 12 Monterey or later

Windows

64-bit only

v0.1
.exe Installer.msi Package

Requires Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)

Linux

Ubuntu, Debian & others

v0.1
.AppImage.deb

x86_64 · glibc 2.17+

Step 2

Install & set up Dave

Five steps from download to your first AI conversation with memory.

1

Open the installer

macOS: Open the .dmg and drag Dave to Applications. Windows: Run the .exe installer. Linux: chmod +x Dave.AppImage and run it, or sudo dpkg -i dave.deb.

2

Launch Dave & create your account

Open Dave from Applications or Start Menu. Create a local account with your email — this stays on your machine and is used to encrypt your memory.

3

Connect your first LLM

Go to Settings → Integrations and connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Openrouter, or local Ollama. You'll need an API key (or Ollama running locally — no key needed).

4

Enable MCP for dev tools (optional)

If you use Cursor, Claude Code, or Opencode, go to Settings → MCP Server and copy the local endpoint. Paste it into your dev tool's MCP configuration.

5

Start a conversation

Hit the Chat tab and start talking. Dave will begin building your memory graph from this session.

Step 3

Import your AI memory

Export your conversation history from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and let Dave build your personal memory graph.

Step 1

Go to chat.openai.com and sign in.

Step 2

Click your profile icon → Settings.

Step 3

Go to Data controls → click Export data. Confirm.

Step 4

OpenAI will email you a download link. Download the .zip.

Step 5

In Dave, go to Memory → Import → ChatGPT and select the .zip.

Processing large exports may take a few minutes. Dave builds your memory graph in the background.

You're all set.

Open Dave and start your first AI conversation with real memory behind it.

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