This update adds full UI localization support to FriedrichAI. You can now use FriedrichAI in: · English · Ukrainian · German · Brazilian Portuguese · Spanish · French · Korean · Japanese Language can be changed at any time from Settings , and FriedrichAI will remember your selection the next time you launch. On first launch, FriedrichAI will also attempt to detect your Windows language automati…
This update focuses on the underlying FriedrichAI backend, voice quality, and reliability. The biggest visible change is a new local text-to-speech voice powered by Supertonic, with significantly more natural speech than the previous default. The voice model is bundled locally, works fully offline, and does not require an internet connection or external service. FriedrichAI will still fall back…
Small update today focused on language handling and general backend cleanup. FriedrichAI should now respond much more reliably in the same language you are using instead of falling back to English. Changes: · Fixed multilingual reply behavior · Added proper Ukrainian language handling · Improved Ukrainian / Russian / English detection · Fixed cases where FriedrichAI could incorrectly claim it o…
Last Sale Before the Price Increase FriedrichAI is on sale. This will be the last sale before I raise the base price in September. The reason for the increase is pretty simple: FriedrichAI is a much bigger program than it was when I launched it, and I'm still adding to it. The next major addition is Friedrich Worlds, the adventure/world system I've been building. The goal is to let you create a…
This update adds Project Chronicles, giving FriedrichAI a saved local memory record for each project so you can track goals, important files, decisions, issues, tasks, and where you left off. We also added new accessibility options, including text sizing, UI scaling, high contrast, larger controls, comfortable chat spacing, and improved keyboard focus visibility.
This update slightly adjusts FriedrichAI’s response behavior to feel less overcautious in normal conversations. The goal is not to remove important safety boundaries. FriedrichAI will still avoid genuinely harmful, illegal, or unsafe requests. This change is more about reducing unnecessary refusals and letting the assistant respond more naturally when users are asking for ordinary writing, disc…
FriedrichAI just got a major usability pass. This update adds a cleaner app-style interface with better spacing, a more focused chat area, readable local/model/backend status indicators, and a simplified tool bar so the main window feels less like a debug panel and more like an actual workspace. The bigger addition is the new Kanban Project Board . You can now open a board view from the sidebar…
This update continues the push toward making FriedrichAI feel less like a single chat window and more like a local AI workspace. The newest testing build adds two major framework pieces: - Local model management - Saved chat management Model management lets FriedrichAI detect local GGUF models, switch selected models, reset back to the default bundled model, and restart cleanly after a model ch…
This update focuses on making FriedrichAI more stable, predictable, and ready for the next layer of local workflow tools. The biggest change is language handling. FriedrichAI now defaults to English instead of trying to auto-detect the reply language from every message. Auto-detect sounded useful, but in real use it could cause unwanted language switching when users pasted mixed text, foreign w…
The free demo for FriedrichAI is now available. The demo is meant to help you check whether FriedrichAI launches and runs on your system before buying the full version. FriedrichAI is a local offline AI app, so hardware compatibility matters. A few notes: The demo uses the safest compatibility path, so it may be slower than the full version on supported hardware. If the demo does not launch or…
A small bug-fix patch is now live for FriedrichAI. This update fixes an issue where Cyrillic and other non-Latin text could appear blank, broken, or unreadable in the chat input and response area. What changed: - Fixed Unicode/Cyrillic rendering in the chat input box. - Fixed Unicode/Cyrillic rendering in the chat history and AI response area. - Added a safer fallback for a context-overflow cas…
FriedrichAI Update — Local Files, Project Tools, and Safer Workspace Support This update expands FriedrichAI’s local utility tools. The goal is simple: Friedrich should be able to help with real files and real projects without needing cloud access, API keys, or unsafe filesystem permissions. New: Safe Workspace File Tools Friedrich can now create and work with files inside its own local workspa…
This patch improves several core FriedrichAI workflows and cleans up a few rough edges from the latest tool updates. Changed · Improved imported file handling so Friedrich answers questions from imported .txt and .md files instead of dumping the raw file back into chat. · Added /proofread and /spellcheck for quick spelling and grammar cleanup. · Restored and improved /specs output with clearer…
This update improves FriedrichAI’s main interface so tools are easier to find, understand, and use. The top of the app now shows installed media support at a glance, including Image, Video, Audio, and Voice status. A new Specs button also lets users run a local hardware check to estimate which FriedrichAI tier best fits their current machine. Quick actions have been cleaned up and reorganized f…
Creator Tools Update — Local Writing Suite Added This update adds the first version of FriedrichAI’s Creator Tools: a local writing and planning suite built directly into FriedrichAI. The goal is simple: make FriedrichAI more useful for creators, solo developers, writers, and anyone working from notes, drafts, lore, documentation, or imported project material. New Creator Tools commands: /creat…
FriedrichAI Dev Tools Update This patch adds the first major pass of FriedrichAI’s local developer tools. Friedrich can now check pasted code, inspect code files, summarize file structure, and return full corrected files without using any cloud service or external API. New commands: /codecheck — Check pasted or imported code for local syntax/rule issues. /codesummary file="C:/path/file.py" — Su…
FriedrichAI Patch Update A new patch is live for FriedrichAI. This update focuses on polish, media workflow support, and quality-of-life fixes: · Added better support for image-to-video and image morph workflows · Drag-and-drop image handling has been improved · Dropping two images now prepares a morph command automatically · File import behavior is cleaner for media files · Voice output has be…
FriedrichAI Video Generation Guide Image-to-Video (I2V) and Morph-Style Clips ================================================== 1. WHAT IS IMAGE-TO-VIDEO (I2V)? ================================================== Image-to-video (I2V) starts with an existing image and generates a short video clip from it. Instead of creating a video entirely from text, FriedrichAI uses your image as the starting…
FriedrichAI Update – Video Expansion + Image Understanding Another meaningful step forward for FriedrichAI. This update adds new video capabilities and gives Friedrich a much better understanding of visual input. What’s new Image-to-Video support added to the Video DLC Animate a still image into a short video clip Great for subtle motion, atmosphere, and bringing static visuals to life Morph /…
Small patch to setup support for the Video gen DLC to make either 5 or 10 second videos. /Video is default 5 seconds and /Video10 is 10 seconds
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