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Xbar™

By Xbar

Offline first.
Your ideas, made here.

Set up Xbar, then create on your own computer without an internet connection.

  • Images
  • Video
  • 3D models
  • Music

Draft a story. Ask about a picture. Work through code.

One suite for local AI, everyday inventory and an expanding arcade. Pragmatically is included. Discord is optional.

Type, or use local Whisper dictation. After setup, speech is transcribed on your computer.

Features and performance depend on your installed models and hardware. Downloads and connected services need internet.

Available now for Windows · $42 USD, one-time.

Buy Xbar · $42

See how messages and pictures flow through Xbar to replies and creative results. No sound needed.

Read the explanation

Start with a message: Xbar’s installed local chat model can answer questions, have a conversation, draft stories, brainstorm ideas and help explain code or suggest fixes. Share a picture and a question with a supported vision model for a text explanation. For media, a prompt can lead to an image or music; video and 3D workflows use a source picture you provide or generate in Xbar. Choose your saved notes and conversation recall, and keep generated files in your Media library. The overview also shows desktop parental settings and Xbar powering Pragmatically and World Director. Local tools and models need setup first. Web search, Discord and online providers need internet; capabilities and speed depend on your models and hardware. These are illustrated flows, not a recording of live responses.

Xbar inside.The AI behind my apps.
INCLUDEDPragmatically Your things, put to use. POWERSWorld Director Build a world, then step into it.

NEXT UP · macOS

Xbar is coming to Mac.

I’m bringing local creativity to macOS. Apple hardware is being validated, with Mac release details to come. The Windows version is available now.

Hardware update

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Xbar

$42USD · one-time

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Available now. Buy Xbar · $42

These are my launch prices. As I add features, prices will rise for new customers.

Your one-time purchase includes future updates and major-version upgrades released for the app you buy, at no extra charge. Upgrade eligibility has no time limit.

7-day refund policy: request a full refund within 7 days of purchase.

GAMES INSIDE XBAR

Meet XbarCade.

Workmate Run and Midnight Snackdown are included at no extra charge with your Xbar purchase. Choose which games to install and play offline. I plan to add more arcade games with different gameplay and updates over time.

Explore Xbar Games ↗

You stay in control. Xbar doesn’t take over your desktop or operate other apps. It works with what you choose to share in the conversation and the tools you configure.

Interested in the work or a collaboration?
Evaluations are arranged individually.

OFFLINE CREATIVE STUDIO

Internet off.
Ideas on.

Your computer can make something new without fetching it from the internet. Xbar brings together generation, enhancement, photo editing and drawing tools. Set up the AI workflows you want to use.

IMAGES

Generate an image.

Describe what you imagine. Generate the picture locally, then keep it or use it to start a video or 3D model.

VIDEO

Set a picture in motion.

Give Xbar a picture and ask it to animate it with your local video workflow. No picture? Xbar can create the starting image first.

3D MODELS

Make something to build with.

Turn a source image into a model with your local 3D workflow. Keep it, or import a compatible model into World Director.

MUSIC

Give your idea a sound.

Describe the music you want to make. Your local music workflow creates a track you can keep and listen to.

PHOTO ENHANCEMENT

A clearer photo, automatically.

Choose automatic enhancement for attached photos, or use Enhance yourself. Your installed local enhancement tool creates a sharper, larger copy and keeps the original.

VIDEO ENHANCEMENT

Give your video a clearer finish.

Choose automatic enhancement for attached videos, or Enhance a clip yourself. Xbar processes its frames locally, keeps the original and carries the audio into the enhanced copy.

PHOTO EDITING

Change just the part you choose.

Brush or draw around an area, or select the subject or background. Describe your change; Xbar saves a separate copy and preserves the pixels outside your selection.

PAINT & PIXEL ART

Make it by hand.

Draw with brushes, an eraser, colors and undo. Save a PNG or use your drawing in chat. Paint works without an AI model.

ANIMATE TO AUDIO

A picture, brought to life.

Short local singing and spoken-animation examples, recorded with Xbar during development. Generation can take several minutes; review facial detail, movement and lip sync.

Android singing · short excerpt
Android narration · three-second excerpt
Human portrait · local animation example

Keep the conversation going. You can still talk to Xbar while it generates media in the background.

Stories and code, offline too. Shape a first draft, develop a character, or bring code for Xbar to explain and suggest fixes—all with your installed local chat model.

Install the tools and models for the AI features you select. Performance and available workflows depend on your computer and models. Initial licence confirmation, setup downloads and connected services need internet; configured local chat and creative workflows can then run offline.

Explore what Xbar can do.

47 distinct capabilities in the current release. Expand a section to see the tools inside. Pragmatically and XbarCade each count once; model choices, voices and individual controls are not counted again.

Xbar setup catalog with optional engines and their individual status
Set up your engines
Xbar Create screen with the complete set of creative tools
Choose what to create

A look inside Xbar.

Conversation and understanding
A local conversation with Xbar, with narration, attachment and dictation controls
Chat directly with Xbar
  • Local AI conversation. Ask questions, write, brainstorm, plan and follow up in saved local chats. Includes response styles, selectable/copyable replies and stopping a response; generic writing use cases are not counted as separate tools.
  • Picture understanding. Attach a picture to describe it, ask questions or read visible text with a local vision model; keep it selected for follow-up questions.
  • Document text in chat. Attach supported text/code, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX or text-based PDF files and ask about their extracted text. Coverage is shown; this is not an Office editor, converter or scanned-document OCR tool.
  • Optional web search with sources. Explicitly enable web search and receive source links with an answer prepared from search snippets. This feature needs internet access.
  • Voice dictation. Record speech into an editable chat draft before sending. Uses the optional local English speech engine.
  • Prompt spellchecking. Local English misspelling underlines and right-click suggestions, with keyboard access and undo.
Conversations, folders and memory
Xbar story conversation with a generated dragon image, conversation search and saved chats in the sidebar
Keep your story and images together
  • Conversation organization. Rename chats, pin them, create/rename folders, move chats, and choose illustrated conversation icons and their colors.
  • Conversation archiving and recovery. Archive, delete to Recently deleted, restore, or permanently delete a chat. Media remains separately retained; family deletion/review follows PIN rules.
  • Saved personal memory notes. Save, edit or clear explicit preferences and facts for future desktop conversations. These notes are separate from conversation history.
  • Saved-chat and folder context recall. Opt into relevant saved-chat excerpts and context from active chats in the same folder. Control history/context limits. Recall is bounded; archived/deleted chats and other chat spaces are excluded.
Images, editing and design
Robot image in the photo editor with selection and transparent PNG controls
Edit a photo or make a cutout
  • Image generation. Create local images from descriptions, use story context, and request clear immediate visual variations. A natural variation creates a new image; it is not a guaranteed pixel-preserving edit.
  • Game concept sheets. Load a reference without required text, choose two to six views, review/regenerate individual views, choose row/grid/column, and export a sheet and separate images. Side/top/three-quarter default; new-reference creation is explicit.
  • Selected-area photo editing. Use rectangle, lasso, brush, color-region and smart selection tools, refine masks, and describe changes inside the selection. Save a separate result; model appearance still needs review.
  • Background removal and transparent cutouts. Select subjects or background, refine/invert the selection, preview transparency and export a separate transparent PNG.
  • Photo and video enhancement. Enhance attached images or videos into separate copies; optional automatic enhancement and longer-video section selection are available. Both media types share the enhancement engine.
  • Layered paint and pixel art. Draw without an AI engine; add/hide/remove layers, move grouped strokes, erase/undo, export flattened PNG or use the drawing in chat. Layers remain editable in the open drawing window.
  • Batch image assets. Make size variants from selected images with naming tokens, output-folder choice, fit settings and reusable presets; show batch progress and support cancellation. This is not batch text-to-image generation.
Video, pauses and subtitles
Animate that follow-up with a completed video card
From image to video
  • Video generation and image animation. Animate an attached/source image, or start from a description that first creates a reference image. Choose supported duration; output is generated locally.
  • Audio-driven portrait animation. Animate a portrait from a recording, song or typed script. Natural movement is the default; Stationary is optional. Preview framing and audio, confirm permission, review the result and export a separate MP4. Initial setup downloads the selected engines; processing is local and offline afterward. Natural supports up to 14.8 seconds and Stationary up to 20 seconds. Script voices have their own setup when needed; results and timing need review.
  • Quick video editing. Add several clips from Media or disk, trim/split/reorder/undo, add fades, music and narration tracks with levels/offsets, preview and export one movie.
  • Remove pauses. Adjust silence sensitivity, minimum pause and speech padding on audio or video; prepare and play a preview, then save a separate WAV or MP4. Uses bundled FFmpeg; no additional AI model or transcription required.
  • Reviewed subtitles. Explicitly start transcription, edit wording/timing, export SRT or WebVTT, or preview and save burned-in captions in a video copy. Generated media is never automatically transcribed or captioned.
Music, stems and voices
  • Music generation. Describe music/song style and duration, prepare a brief and make follow-up corrections. MiniMax-Music3 and ACE-Step are alternative local engine choices, not two extra feature counts.
  • Music stem separation. Separate vocals, drums, bass and other instruments; listen locally and export WAV stems.
  • Voiceover and chat-response narration. Narrate a script or an Xbar response, preview, play, pause, stop and export audio. Operator is the default; Operator, Smooth Operator and Weird Operator are cloned from Xbar’s creator’s voice. Nine additional voices are also available. Voice quality and pronunciation can vary.
  • Personal voice cloning. Use a 3–30-second recording and exact transcript with permission confirmation; preview, save and remove local personal voices for narration.
3D creation, viewer, cleanup and export
Fantasy sword in the 3D viewer with lighting, mesh cleanup and export controls
Explore your 3D model
  • 3D model generation. Make a model from an image or a prompt that creates an image first. Choose textured or clay output and a triangle target; retain the GLB master.
  • Interactive 3D model viewer. Orbit/pan/zoom GLB models, use camera controls, textured/untextured/wireframe modes, lighting/background options, an optional floor grid and XYZ orientation guide.
  • Mesh inspection and cleanup. Inspect geometry and create a cleaned copy removing duplicate/zero-area faces and merging exact matching vertices while preserving materials/seams. Reports remaining topology problems; not automatic printability repair.
  • 3D geometry export for slicers. Export STL, OBJ or 3MF at a chosen longest dimension in millimeters, keeping proportions and the original GLB. Geometry exports do not include textures or generate supports.
Media library, file search and playback
Media library with description search and file type filters
Your files, together
Xbar video player with playback, volume, loop and video workflow controls
Play videos and choose your next workflow
  • Unified Media library. Browse generated files, added files/music, chat attachments and chosen folder contents; filter types, inspect previews, open supported files in Xbar, attach to chat, save copies and launch compatible workflows.
  • Find local files by description. Index user-chosen folders and search What do you remember? within Media, with name/type/date filters and coverage previews. Update/remove indexes without deleting source files. Optional audio/video sampling is not transcription.
  • Image viewing. Open supported images inside Xbar, zoom/pan, fit/reset, expand, save a copy and move directly into image tools.
  • Local audio and video playback. Play imported or generated media in Xbar, pause, seek, loop, adjust volume/mute, expand and save copies. No streaming service subscription is involved.
  • Music circuit visualizers. Optional four-design visualizer synchronized to actual local playback audio, with previous/next design controls and reduced-motion support; no microphone recording.
  • Recoverable media deletion and parent review. Move eligible Xbar library files to Windows Recycle Bin and review Recently deleted records; restore through Windows Recycle Bin. Family history review is PIN protected.
Family controls
Family control settings with permissions and parent PIN fields
Family controls
  • Desktop family controls. PIN-protected age-group settings, separate family spaces, web/media permissions, locked model/setup changes and parent review. Image screening is available; final 3D appearance is not visually screened.
Pragmatically, XbarCade and Discord
  • Pragmatically inventory integration. Open the included Pragmatically application for inventory, meals and projects, with optional local AI. It keeps its own records and uses your Xbar purchase.
  • XbarCade included games. Choose to install and play Workmate Run and Midnight Snackdown offline, with saved progress and settings. Both games are included with Xbar.
  • Discord assistant connection. Connect a configured Discord bot to local conversation, search and media workflows; manage standard/strict server behavior. Requires Discord setup and internet; desktop family settings are separate.
Setup, preferences and local tools
  • Unified local engine setup and repair. Choose workflow checkboxes and run one setup queue with estimates, progress, cancellation, existing-file reuse, status checks and optional details/terms. Engines are optional downloads, not separate feature counts.
  • Advanced model and workflow configuration. Choose local model connections, engine folders, output locations and custom image/video/3D/audio workflows; keep the two music presets and creation defaults configurable.
  • Local AI lifecycle and job controls. Start local AI services, inspect status and activity, and stop responses or media jobs. Closing Xbar stops services it started while preserving independently started services.
  • Appearance, layout and keyboard preferences. Eight palettes, chat/output text sizing, sidebar placement/width, compact navigation, keyboard controls and optional circuit motion that respects reduced-motion preferences.
  • Local installation, storage and relocation tools. Choose installation location, add shortcuts, find output folders, inspect storage/privacy information, uninstall, and repair stored folder links after moving the same installation while retaining engines/data.
Your purchase and updates
  • Purchase and installation management. Activate your paid purchase and manage two registered computers through your verified purchase email. Replace a previous installation when moving to another computer. Your confirmed installed version keeps working offline.
  • Signed in-app updates and What’s new. Explicitly check/download a verified signed update, preserve existing engines/work, and show cumulative release notes after updating. Version and build revision are separate; update access follows current registrations.
Setup, availability and practical limits
  • Local tools work offline after required setup and confirmed activation. Downloads, activation and installation replacement, updates, web search and Discord need internet. Optional models can require substantial downloads and suitable hardware.
  • Studio tools—including concept sheets, quick video editing, batch assets, stems, pause removal, narration, voice cloning, subtitles and file search—and document attachments require personal space. Family mode restricts these tools; video and music generation are unavailable while parental controls are enabled.
  • Remove pauses, batch sizing, paint, quick video editing, playback, mesh cleanup and geometry export need no additional AI model. Dictation and subtitles share a speech engine; narration and personal voice cloning share an engine.
  • Document chat extracts text; it does not edit Office files, evaluate spreadsheet formulas or read scanned pages with OCR. File search and saved-chat recall have coverage limits.
  • Quick video editing supports up to 20 clips and ten minutes. Unsaved timelines and editable paint layers last only while their windows remain open; PNG export combines the layers.
  • Generated concept views and edits need review. Mesh cleanup is not complete model repair, and geometry exports do not add supports or guarantee printability. Preview pause removal to check that quiet speech is retained.
Creative workflows and content controls

In Discord, Standard enables configured creative workflows. Strict keeps conversation and web search available with media generation off. Models, providers, permissions and file-size limits determine what can be produced and delivered.

Configured providers apply their own rules and usage limits. These modes are not age verification. The Discord conversation context resets when Xbar restarts. Keep important project details saved.

See a real image-to-3D workflow

FROM IDEA TO MODEL

“Make a 3D model of a plane.”

No source image supplied. Xbar creates one, then builds the model.

Actual Discord conversation: Xbar says no source image was found, generates one first, and shows a white passenger plane
01 / The starting image Xbar supplies the missing first step.
Preview of the actual generated passenger-plane 3D model shared in the Discord conversationXbar confirms the 3D plane model is ready to upload in the recorded run
02 / The completed model The finished plane model and its completion message.

Recorded in Discord: the model was saved locally and ready to share.

See Xbar brainstorm a game idea
A real Xbar 2.0 reply proposes three cooperative games set in a floating observatory
Xbar helps brainstorm a cooperative game.
OPTIONAL PARENTAL CONTROLS

Choose what your family can use.

Choose Under 13 or Ages 13–17, then set permissions for web search, images and 3D tools. A parent PIN protects changes. Changes take effect when saved; controls are off by default.

Video and music are unavailable while controls are on. Content checks support your supervision; they don’t replace it.

How the checks work

Text is checked before display, and images receive visual checks. For 3D, checks cover the source image and file limits; the finished model’s appearance is not visually screened. These desktop controls are separate from Discord settings.

View the parental controls
Xbar parental-control settings with age groups, permissions for web search, images and 3D models, and parent PIN fields

INSIDE XBAR

Take a closer look.

Explore Xbar’s creative tools, engine setup and conversations. Some examples show earlier or draft interfaces and are labeled accordingly.

Responses and speed vary with your selected models and hardware. Review answers and test suggested code before using it.

XBAR RELEASE NOTES

What’s new in Xbar.

Updates are included with your purchase. Open Check for updates in Xbar to check for an available release.

CURRENT RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.2.0 R4

  • Build r4: Fixed a Discord connection crash caused by saved numeric preferences, including sidebar width and 3D lighting settings. Your existing bot setup and local preferences are retained.
  • Build r4: Discord startup failures now appear in the connection status instead of an unhandled-error window.
  • Animate a portrait with your audio. Use a recording, a song, or a script with Operator, another included voice, or a personal saved voice. Operator, Smooth Operator and Weird Operator are cloned from the Xbar creator’s own voice.
  • Choose Natural movement to animate the face and head, or Stationary to keep the head still. Natural movement is selected by default. Both use optional local engines and work offline after setup.
  • Create Natural movement clips up to 14.8 seconds, or Stationary clips up to 20 seconds. Preview the framing and selected audio, confirm permission, review the result, and export a separate MP4. Each Natural movement section can take several minutes.
  • Type and preview speech in the animation window, then animate the whole script or a selected section without exporting and importing audio between tools.
  • Watch creation progress with Xbar’s animated circuit bar. Rendering steps are shown when available; loading and finishing remain visibly active. Cancel stops the current task without changing the original files.
  • Natural movement reuses previous engine checks when installed files have not changed. A first check or changed files can take longer; setup and repair still verify their downloads.
  • Scrub video previews while dragging the timeline. Use NumPad 4 and 6 to step backward or forward through frames while paused.
  • Finished videos keep their final preview frame visible where it can be decoded, with Replay available to watch again.
  • Improved the preparation of opening frames in Natural movement videos, and fixed closing behavior while a media tool is stopping.
  • The animation workflow connects to Media and viewer tools, including narration, vocal separation and video editing. Transcription remains optional and never starts automatically.
  • Closing the animation window stops its active work and cleans up temporary previews. Export videos you want to keep before closing.
  • Existing engines, voices, conversations and saved media are retained. Generated facial details, movement and timing can vary and should be reviewed.

Open Set up Xbar → Animate to audio or use Set up in the workflow. Setup downloads the selected movement’s required engines and reuses verified installed files. For a typed script, use Set up selected voice if needed. Initial downloads need internet; processing works locally and offline after setup.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.6 R8

  • Operator, Smooth Operator and Weird Operator are three voices cloned from the Xbar creator’s own voice and included for everyone. Operator is the default in narration and chat. Your personal saved voices stay in place.
  • Narrate an Xbar response directly in chat. Review a separate narration copy, choose a voice, then create, play, pause, stop or export the audio without leaving the conversation. Narration supports up to 12,000 characters; the original response stays unchanged.
  • The smaller Narrate button stays out of the conversation’s way. During preparation and generation, an animated progress indicator, elapsed time and status show that Xbar is working. Cancel stops narration without changing your response.
  • Clone your own voice from a clear 3–30 second recording and its exact transcript. Confirm permission, preview the result, then save it locally. You can remove personal voices without deleting the original recordings.
  • Voiceover narration and personal voice cloning share one optional local engine. The nine additional voices remain available with delivery instructions. Operator and personal voices follow their reference recording. After setup, narration stays local and works offline; voice similarity and pronunciation can vary.
  • Open available workflows directly from an image, video or audio viewer. Illustrated buttons prepare the selected file for supported tools without starting generation automatically.
  • Image requests can use the current conversation’s story and character details to prepare the local visual brief. Xbar asks for missing story context instead of substituting a generic scene.
  • Short, clear visual follow-ups immediately after a generated image can create a new variation. Ordinary discussion and writing stay conversational. A variation is a new image, not a pixel-preserving photo edit.
  • Game concept sheets start with your image and selected views. Side, top and three-quarter are selected by default; no description is required for a loaded image. Creating a new reference is a separate choice. The original reference stays unchanged; generated angles and details still need review.
  • Build revisions are shown separately from the release version. Small refinements remain part of 4.2.1.6 and can be offered through Check for updates without renaming the release.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.5 R5

  • Create game concept sheets from one reference design. Choose two to six views, including side, top and three-quarter, arrange them in a row, grid or column, and export a PNG sheet or the sheet with individual images.
  • Choose a reference from Media or your computer, or generate one with the existing image engine. Review the requested angles, open a view in Xbar, and regenerate an individual view before exporting separate copies.
  • Game concept sheets have their own optional reference engine in Set up Xbar. It adds about 11.1 GiB of models plus existing image-engine dependencies where needed. Processing stays local after setup; the ordinary image default is unchanged.
  • Ask in chat for a concept sheet or an image with named views. Chat can prepare the reference design with the local chat model, then return the sheet and individual images. Labels describe requested views; angles, anatomy and small design details still need review. Concept sheets are available in the personal chat space.
  • Start image creation with natural requests such as “let’s concept out an image”. Xbar sends the request to the image engine instead of answering with a pretend image description.
  • Create pictures from the story in your chat. Xbar prepares a visual brief locally using the same permitted chat and saved-memory context, and asks for details when the needed context is missing.
  • Game concept art requests get clearer composition guidance for the local image engine, including subject framing and adornments. A local chat model can help prepare the brief; standalone image generation still works without one.
  • New image requests use fresh variation instead of repeating a fixed workflow seed. Each image job records its seed locally.
  • The current Z-Image Turbo engine remains the default. Existing engines and saved work are retained. Generated anatomy, framing and story details can still need another attempt or editing.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.4 R4

  • Photo editing keeps requested additions in the local edit plan and blends the selection edge inward. The original file and pixels outside the selection stay unchanged; the model still determines the generated appearance.
  • The photo editor has a larger workspace with visible tools, engine setup and cutout export. There is no More menu. Select subjects or backgrounds, click a separated foreground subject, or choose connected color regions with an adjustable tolerance slider and visible value.
  • Refine photo selections with rectangle, lasso, brush and erase tools. Choose New, Add or Subtract, then undo, invert or clear selections. Preview a transparent cutout before exporting a separate PNG.
  • Attach images, videos and supported documents directly from Media to the current chat. Document text is read locally with coverage limits shown; PDF text uses the Find local files engine. Scanned-image OCR and document attachments in family mode are not included.
  • Quick video editing has a visible Add clips button that opens Xbar Media, plus Choose files for manual import. Select several clips, arrange their order, and export one combined MP4 without changing the originals.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.3 R3

  • Set up engines with checkboxes and one Set up selected button. Downloads run in sequence with progress and cancellation in the catalog. Details remain optional; verified installed files are reused.
  • Photo tools include their image-engine dependency on a fresh setup. Review download and free-space estimates before starting. Failed or canceled setup leaves remaining selections available to retry.
  • Create layers in Sketch and Pixel art. Draw on the selected layer, move its strokes together, hide or remove layers, and undo changes. Arrow keys move a layer by one pixel; Shift plus an arrow moves ten.
  • The eraser reveals lower drawing layers. Saving a PNG or adding the drawing to chat combines visible layers; layers stay editable in the open drawing window.
  • The compact drawing toolbar keeps more canvas space available, with a color selector and the same layer tools. Larger windows retain the full color swatches.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.2 R2

  • Set up local engines in one window. Return to All engines to review another workflow while a download continues; your choices and progress stay available.
  • The 3D viewer opens with View controls visible. Change textured, untextured and wireframe views without the controls jumping or needing a second click.
  • Add an optional floor grid and use the XYZ guide to orient a 3D model. Export has a shorter, clearer name. Your original model stays unchanged.
  • Xbar shows its version in Windows process information. Managed Python engines use an identifiable Xbar local-AI helper, and owned engine processes stop when Xbar exits.
  • Open Pragmatically after moving or renaming the same Xbar installation. Old records for stopped processes no longer block startup.
  • Midnight Snackdown 5.0.1 includes the Xbar Curated Games opening screen, matching Workmate Run. Saved settings and progress are retained.
  • This iteration builds on 4.2.1.1 and retains installed engines, conversations and saved media.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.1 R1

  • Preview images from added files and chosen folders directly in Media, then open them in Xbar’s image editor. Supported audio, video and GLB models also open in Xbar. Original files are preserved.
  • More room for conversations: Settings sits near the bottom edge, and one conversation menu at the top handles folders and chat management.
  • Organize conversations with pins and named folders. Hover over a chat for its menu, or use Shift+F10 from the keyboard.
  • Rename conversations and choose a clean illustrated icon with its own color. Archive chats or move them to Recently deleted.
  • Active chats in the same folder can share relevant recent context. Your saved-chat Memory preference still applies; other folders and chat spaces stay separate.
  • Restore archived or deleted conversations. Deleted and archived chats are excluded from saved-chat recall; media files are retained separately.
  • Keep family conversations in their own space. Parent review uses the parent PIN, and permanent deletion requires parent approval when parental controls are configured.
  • Set up every available engine from one illustrated catalog, including narration, stems, file search, photo tools and both music presets. Each opens its own setup details.
  • Make a new source image when requesting a new video or 3D subject. Previous images are reused only when you refer to them or attach an image.
  • Correct spelling before sending: right-click an underlined word for local English suggestions, or press F7. Corrections are optional and can be undone.
  • Search “What do you remember?” directly in Media. Added files, chat attachments, chosen folders and matching search results are together; folder indexing also stays inside Media.
  • Choose four additional appearance palettes: Amber, Coral, Teal and Slate.
  • The prompt grows as you type, without an Expand button.
  • This iteration builds on 4.2.1.0. Existing engines, saved work and optional transcription behavior are retained.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.1.0 R0

  • Optionally install Midnight Snackdown 5.0.0 in XbarCade. Play its kitchen campaign or arena offline, with the same saved settings and scores as the standalone game.
  • Find local files by describing what you remember. Choose folders to index, review matching previews, and filter by name, type or date.
  • Arrange video clips on a thumbnail timeline. Trim, split, reorder and undo clip edits, add fades, music or narration, then export a separate movie.
  • Select a photo’s subject, refine the selection, and export a transparent PNG cutout.
  • Separate music into vocals, drums, bass and other instruments, with local playback and WAV export.
  • Remove pauses with adjustable sensitivity, pause length and speech padding. Preview before saving a separate copy.
  • Make sized assets from selected images with naming rules, output folders and reusable presets.
  • Create local English voiceovers from a script and delivery instructions, then preview and export audio.
  • Start subtitle transcription when you want it. Review words and timing, then export SRT, WebVTT or a captioned video copy.
  • Generated media is never automatically transcribed or captioned.
  • Optional media engines need an initial download. After setup, these tools work locally and offline.
  • Keep creating media and playing imported music when a saved media location belongs to an old profile path.
  • Restore folder links after moving the same Xbar installation, with backups and checks for existing engines and media.
  • Update an existing Xbar installation without removing its engines or saved work.
  • Find missing media engines and models through Xbar’s built-in workflow setup.
  • Create music with natural requests, detailed briefs, and follow-up corrections.
  • Let local media finish at its own pace, with no fixed generation time limit.
  • Stop queued or running creations, then start another without restarting Xbar.
  • See media progress while a creation is active, with clearer stopping status.
  • Review longer prompts in a growing, expandable message box.
  • See which workflow files are installed and which need setup or repair.
  • Find Start Xbar and Stop Xbar near the top of Settings.
  • Choose Edit a photo to select a picture and open its editing tools.
  • Update your existing installation and review what changed after restart.

Missing a media engine or model? Open Settings → Models & workflows → Open workflow setup inside Xbar.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.0.26 R26

  • Keep creating media and playing imported music when a saved media location belongs to an old profile path.
  • Restore folder links after moving the same Xbar installation, with backups and checks for existing engines and media.
  • Update an existing Xbar installation without removing its engines or saved work.
  • Find missing media engines and models through Xbar’s built-in workflow setup.
  • Create music with natural requests, detailed briefs, and follow-up corrections.
  • Let local media finish at its own pace, with no fixed generation time limit.
  • Stop queued or running creations, then start another without restarting Xbar.
  • See media progress while a creation is active, with clearer stopping status.
  • Review longer prompts in a growing, expandable message box.
  • See which workflow files are installed and which need setup or repair.
  • Find Start Xbar and Stop Xbar near the top of Settings.
  • Choose Edit a photo to select a picture and open its editing tools.
  • Update your existing installation and review what changed after restart.

Missing a media engine or model? Open Settings → Models & workflows → Open workflow setup inside Xbar.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.0.25 R25

  • Bring older Xbar installations directly up to date with the signed Xbar upgrade helper.
  • Find missing media engines and models through Xbar’s built-in workflow setup.
  • Create music with natural requests, detailed briefs, and follow-up corrections.
  • Let local media finish at its own pace, with no fixed generation time limit.
  • Stop queued or running creations, then start another without restarting Xbar.
  • See media progress while a creation is active, with clearer stopping status.
  • Review longer prompts in a growing, expandable message box.
  • See which workflow files are installed and which need setup or repair.
  • Find Start Xbar and Stop Xbar near the top of Settings.
  • Choose Edit a photo to select a picture and open its editing tools.
  • Update your existing installation and review what changed after restart.

Missing a media engine or model? Open Settings → Models & workflows → Open workflow setup inside Xbar.

PREVIOUS RELEASE ·

Xbar 4.2.0.24 R24

  • Create music with natural requests, detailed briefs, and follow-up corrections.
  • Let local media finish at its own pace, with no fixed generation time limit.
  • Stop queued or running creations, then start another without restarting Xbar.
  • See media progress while a creation is active, with clearer stopping status.
  • Review longer prompts in a growing, expandable message box.
  • See which workflow files are installed and which need setup or repair.
  • Find Start Xbar and Stop Xbar near the top of Settings.
  • Choose Edit a photo to select a picture and open its editing tools.
  • Update your existing installation and review what changed after restart.

Open Check for updates in your registered Xbar installation. Your existing purchase stays with you.

PREVIOUS RELEASE

Xbar 4.2.0.23 R23

Updates for your registered installations.

  • Check for updates from a registered Xbar installation using your existing purchase.
  • Manage your two registered computers from Your Xbar license → Manage installations.
  • Your confirmed installed version remains available for offline use. Checking for and downloading updates needs an internet connection.

Keep using your existing purchase code. You do not need to buy Xbar again to update.

Start in one desktop app.

Choose the features you want in Set up local AI. Xbar downloads and prepares the required engines and models, then keeps chat and creative tools together in one desktop app.

Connect Discord when you want.

An optional connection inside the same app brings Xbar into conversations with friends. Connect from within Xbar when you want to create together.

The recorded Discord examples show an optional way to collaborate online. You can use Xbar’s local tools directly in the desktop app without connecting Discord.

ONE COMPANION. MORE POSSIBILITIES.

Pragmatically is included.
XbarCade brings the games.

Use Pragmatically for inventory, meals and projects. Open XbarCade to play Workmate Run in its own window while keeping Xbar available. World Director is a standalone world-building editor and game engine with Xbar embedded.

Earlier app-family walkthrough · Pragmatically is now included with Xbar

Read the explanation

Xbar is the flagship desktop suite, now including Pragmatically and XbarCade. This earlier walkthrough shows Pragmatically and the separate World Director application. In Pragmatically, ask Xbar to find saved items and connect them to meals or projects. In World Director, work with Xbar while creating, keeping and arranging models. Compatible models made through Xbar’s local 3D workflow can be imported into World Director. Each app keeps its own purpose and controls.

An illustrated look at adding items to Pragmatically

Pragmatically

Your things → useful answers

Inventory, meals and projects
Stellar rendering concept illustration for World Director

World Director

Build a world, then step into it.

Standalone game engine · Xbar embedded · in development

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