Updated README and app descriptions for v26.10.1 (#1131)

2026-10-30 05:44:26 +00:00 · 2026-10-29 20:01:03 +01:00
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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Are you new here? [Read here](#what-is-ai-studio) what AI Studio is.
    </h3>
    </summary>

+- v26.10.1: Added your mailboxes as a data source in the prototype preview, so the AI can search and read your e-mails from any IMAP provider; added backups of all your data in a single file, for example, to move to a new computer; added the SWOT Analysis Assistant, and the Slide Assistant now creates PowerPoint files in the design of your own template; added a "Send to" menu to every chat message, so you can continue with an assistant or in a new chat; you can now import providers, chat templates, and more that a colleague exported, and chat templates can bring their own provider, profile, and workspace; added support for Mistral Large 4; AI Studio is now signed for macOS and Windows, so macOS opens it like any other app and Windows shows who published it; expanded enterprise IT support with prohibited providers, a prompt for your personal API key on the start page, and organization-wide management of mailboxes, backups, and imports; and many, many more features, changes, and fixes.
 - v26.9.1: Added local RAG as a beta feature, so the AI can answer from the documents in your own folders and files; added Semantic Search, so a model searches your data sources itself whenever a question calls for it; added tools that AI models can use on their own, starting with Web Search, Read Web Page, and Search Confluence, available in chats, assistants, batch runs, document analysis policies, chat templates, and assistant plugins; added a token count below the message field and knowledge about each model's context window; added support for OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, and model plugins for organizations that run their own models; you can now copy an entire chat or roll it back to an earlier answer; and expanded enterprise IT support with organization-wide management of tools and of how data sources are searched.
 - v26.8.2: Added protection against prompt injection, so hidden instructions in documents, web pages, and retrieved content are removed before a model reads them; added IONOS' AI Model Hub and LiteLLM as providers, along with speech-to-text and embeddings for Hugging Face, Helmholtz Blablador, GroqCloud, and GWDG SAIA; added knowledge about the latest AI models like Claude Opus 5 & Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 & 3.7, and Grok 4, and corrected the abilities shown for many models across all providers; added provider logos throughout the app; AI answers can now be exported as Word, OpenDocument, LaTeX, Markdown, or a webpage, with tables saved separately as spreadsheets; greatly reduced memory usage when working with large documents; and expanded enterprise rollouts to cover every kind of plugin.
 - v26.8.1: Added Hetzner's EU-hosted inference API as a provider, along with support for the latest open-source models like DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 & K3, and Qwen 3.6 & 3.8; added the Visual Briefing Assistant as a preview feature and the Batch Processing Assistant to process entire folders of documents in one run; you can now share, import, and delete plugins; greatly improved working with files, including much better Word and OpenDocument support; expanded enterprise IT support with configuration priorities, test configurations before rollout, and policies for plugin sharing and imports.
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ Are you new here? [Read here](#what-is-ai-studio) what AI Studio is.
 - v26.4.1: Added support for the latest AI models, assistant plugins, a slide planner assistant, a prompt optimization assistant, math rendering in chats, and a configurable start page; released the document analysis assistant and improved enterprise deployment, chat performance, file attachments, and reliability across voice recording, logging, and provider validation.
 - v26.2.2: Added Qdrant as a building block for our local RAG preview, added an embedding test option to validate embedding providers, and improved enterprise and configuration plugins with preselected providers, additive preview features, support for multiple configurations, and more reliable synchronization.
 - v26.1.1: Added the option to attach files, including images, to chat templates; added support for source code file attachments in chats and document analysis; added a preview feature for recording your own voice for transcription; fixed various bugs in provider dialogs and profile selection.
- v0.10.0: Added support for newer models like Mistral 3 & GPT 5.2, OpenRouter as LLM and embedding provider, the possibility to use file attachments in chats, and support for images as input.
 
 </details>

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ MindWork AI Studio is a free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It provi
  - For scientists and employees of research institutions, we also support [Helmholtz](https://helmholtz.cloud/services/?serviceID=d7d5c597-a2f6-4bd1-b71e-4d6499d98570) and [GWDG](https://gwdg.de/services/application-services/ai-services/) AI services. These are available through federated logins like eduGAIN to all 18 Helmholtz Centers, the Max Planck Society, most German, and many international universities.
 - **Assistants**: You just want to quickly translate a text? AI Studio has so-called assistants for such and other tasks. No prompting is necessary when working with these assistants.
 - **Tools**: AI models can use tools on their own, such as Web Search, Read Web Page, or Search Confluence. When you ask something a model cannot answer from what it knows, it looks it up and answers with the sources it used. You decide which tools a model may use, and you can watch it work.
+- **Your own data**: The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through [ERI](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/ERI), as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.
 - **Voice input**: Dictate your messages instead of typing them, and have your recordings as well as audio and video files transcribed. You choose the transcription provider, including one you host yourself.
 - **Unrestricted usage**: Unlike services like ChatGPT, which impose limits after intensive use, MindWork AI Studio offers unlimited usage through the providers API.
 - **Cost-effective**: You only pay for what you use, which can be cheaper than monthly subscription services like ChatGPT Plus, especially if used infrequently. But beware, here be dragons: For extremely intensive usage, the API costs can be significantly higher. Unfortunately, providers currently do not offer a way to display current costs in the app. Therefore, check your account with the respective provider to see how your costs are developing. When available, use prepaid and set a cost limit.
@@ -99,14 +100,14 @@ Your support, whether big or small, keeps the wheels turning and is deeply appre
    </summary>

 Here's an exciting look at some of the features we're planning to add to AI Studio in future releases:
- **Integrating your data**: You'll be able to integrate your data into AI Studio, like your PDF or Office files, or your Markdown notes.
- **Integration of enterprise data:** It will soon be possible to integrate data from the corporate network using a specified interface ([External Retrieval Interface](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/ERI), ERI for short). This will likely require development work by the organization in question.
+- **Agent mode:** You'll hand larger tasks to the AI. It plans the steps, asks for your approval, and works through them with the tools you allow, e.g., across your documents, mailboxes, and the web.
+- **Your own tools:** Developers and IT departments will be able to define their own tools as plugins, so the AI can use, for example, an internal database or a specialist application of your organization.
+- **Notes and tasks:** You'll keep your notes and manage your tasks in AI Studio, together with the AI.
 - **Useful assistants:** We'll develop more assistants for everyday tasks.
 - **Writing mode:** We're integrating a writing mode to help you create extensive works, like comprehensive project proposals, tenders, or your next fantasy novel.
- **Specific requirements:** Want an assistant that suits your specific needs? We aim to offer a plugin architecture so organizations and enthusiasts can implement such ideas.
- **Voice control:** You'll interact with the AI systems using your voice. To achieve this, we want to integrate voice input (speech-to-text) and output (text-to-speech). However, later on, it should also have a natural conversation flow, i.e., seamless conversation.
+- **Voice control:** You can already dictate your messages. Next, we want the AI to answer with its voice (text-to-speech), and later on, to hold a natural conversation with you.
 - **Content creation:** There will be an interface for AI Studio to create content in other apps. You could, for example, create blog posts directly on the target platform or add entries to an internal knowledge management tool. This requires development work by the tool developers.
- **Email monitoring:** You can connect your email inboxes with AI Studio. The AI will read your emails and notify you of important events. You'll also be able to access knowledge from your emails in your chats.
+- **Email monitoring:** You can already connect your mailboxes and let the AI search them in your chats, as a prototype. Next, the AI will watch your inboxes and notify you of important events, e.g., mails from certain senders or on certain topics.
 - **Browser usage:** We're working on offering AI Studio features in your browser via a plugin, allowing, e.g., for spell-checking or text rewriting directly in the browser.

 Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements to make MindWork AI Studio even more powerful and versatile 🤩.
@@ -11338,6 +11338,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1024253064"] = "Welcome to MindWork AI
 -- Thank you for considering MindWork AI Studio for your AI needs. This app is designed to help you harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). Please note that this app doesn't come with an integrated LLM. Instead, you will need to bring an API key from a suitable provider.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1146553980"] = "Thank you for considering MindWork AI Studio for your AI needs. This app is designed to help you harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). Please note that this app doesn't come with an integrated LLM. Instead, you will need to bring an API key from a suitable provider."

+-- The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1406933829"] = "The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first."
+
 -- The app requires minimal storage for installation and operates with low memory usage. Additionally, it has a minimal impact on system resources, which is beneficial for battery life.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T144565305"] = "The app requires minimal storage for installation and operates with low memory usage. Additionally, it has a minimal impact on system resources, which is beneficial for battery life."

@@ -11401,6 +11404,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3275341342"] = "We hope you enjoy using
 -- Cost-effective
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3341379752"] = "Cost-effective"

+-- Your own data
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3665704402"] = "Your own data"
+
 -- Flexibility
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3723223888"] = "Flexibility"

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public partial class Home : MSGComponentBase
            new(this.T("Independence"), this.T("You are not tied to any single provider. Instead, you might choose the provider that best suits your needs. Right now, we support OpenAI (GPT-6, GPT-5, etc.), Perplexity, Mistral, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, xAI (Grok), DeepSeek, Alibaba Cloud (Qwen), OpenRouter, Hetzner (experimental), IONOS, LiteLLM, Requesty, Hugging Face, Groq, Fireworks, and self-hosted models using vLLM, llama.cpp, ollama, LM Studio, or llmman. For scientists and employees of research institutions, we also support Helmholtz and GWDG AI services. These are available through federated logins like eduGAIN to all 18 Helmholtz Centers, the Max Planck Society, most German, and many international universities.")),
            new(this.T("Assistants"), this.T("You just want to quickly translate a text? AI Studio has so-called assistants for such and other tasks. No prompting is necessary when working with these assistants.")),
            new(T("Tools"), T("AI models can use tools on their own, such as Web Search, Read Web Page, or Search Confluence. When you ask something a model cannot answer from what it knows, it looks it up and answers with the sources it used. You decide which tools a model may use, and you can watch it work.")),
+            new(T("Your own data"), T("The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.")),
            new(T("Voice input"), T("Dictate your messages instead of typing them, and have your recordings as well as audio and video files transcribed. You choose the transcription provider, including one you host yourself.")),
            new(this.T("Unrestricted usage"), this.T("Unlike services like ChatGPT, which impose limits after intensive use, MindWork AI Studio offers unlimited usage through the providers API.")),
            new(this.T("Cost-effective"), this.T("You only pay for what you use, which can be cheaper than monthly subscription services like ChatGPT Plus, especially if used infrequently. But beware, here be dragons: For extremely intensive usage, the API costs can be significantly higher. Unfortunately, providers currently do not offer a way to display current costs in the app. Therefore, check your account with the respective provider to see how your costs are developing. When available, use prepaid and set a cost limit.")),
@@ -11340,6 +11340,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1024253064"] = "Willkommen bei MindWork
 -- Thank you for considering MindWork AI Studio for your AI needs. This app is designed to help you harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). Please note that this app doesn't come with an integrated LLM. Instead, you will need to bring an API key from a suitable provider.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1146553980"] = "Vielen Dank, dass Sie MindWork AI Studio für Ihre KI-Anwendungen in Betracht ziehen. Diese App wurde entwickelt, um Ihnen die Nutzung von leistungsstarken Sprachmodellen (LLMs) zu ermöglichen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die App kein integriertes LLM enthält. Stattdessen benötigen Sie einen API-Schlüssel von einem passenden Anbieter."

+-- The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1406933829"] = "Die KI kann Fragen anhand Ihrer eigenen Dokumente beantworten. Fügen Sie Ordner und Dateien von Ihrem Rechner oder die Daten Ihrer Organisation über ERI als Datenquellen hinzu. Wenn eine Frage es erfordert, durchsucht die KI diese Quellen und nennt die Textstellen, auf die sie sich stützt. AI Studio speichert den Index auf Ihrem Rechner, und Sie wählen den Einbettungsanbieter – auch einen, den Sie selbst betreiben. Als Prototyp kann die KI außerdem Ihre Postfächer durchsuchen und lesen. Beides sind Vorschaufunktionen, die Sie zuerst in den App-Einstellungen aktivieren müssen."
+
 -- The app requires minimal storage for installation and operates with low memory usage. Additionally, it has a minimal impact on system resources, which is beneficial for battery life.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T144565305"] = "Die App benötigt nur wenig Speicherplatz für die Installation und verwendet wenig Arbeitsspeicher. Außerdem hat sie einen minimalen Einfluss auf die Systemressourcen, was sich positiv auf die Akkulaufzeit auswirkt."

@@ -11403,6 +11406,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3275341342"] = "Wir hoffen, dass Sie vi
 -- Cost-effective
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3341379752"] = "Kosteneffizient"

+-- Your own data
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3665704402"] = "Ihre eigenen Daten"
+
 -- Flexibility
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3723223888"] = "Flexibilität"

@@ -11340,6 +11340,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1024253064"] = "Welcome to MindWork AI
 -- Thank you for considering MindWork AI Studio for your AI needs. This app is designed to help you harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). Please note that this app doesn't come with an integrated LLM. Instead, you will need to bring an API key from a suitable provider.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1146553980"] = "Thank you for considering MindWork AI Studio for your AI needs. This app is designed to help you harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). Please note that this app doesn't come with an integrated LLM. Instead, you will need to bring an API key from a suitable provider."

+-- The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T1406933829"] = "The AI can answer from your own documents. Add folders and files from your computer, or your organization's data through ERI, as data sources, and the AI searches them whenever a question calls for it and names the passages it used. AI Studio keeps the index on your computer, and you choose the embedding provider, including one you host yourself. As a prototype, the AI can also search and read your mailboxes. Both are preview features, which you enable in the app settings first."
+
 -- The app requires minimal storage for installation and operates with low memory usage. Additionally, it has a minimal impact on system resources, which is beneficial for battery life.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T144565305"] = "The app requires minimal storage for installation and operates with low memory usage. Additionally, it has a minimal impact on system resources, which is beneficial for battery life."

@@ -11403,6 +11406,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3275341342"] = "We hope you enjoy using
 -- Cost-effective
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3341379752"] = "Cost-effective"

+-- Your own data
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3665704402"] = "Your own data"
+
 -- Flexibility
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::HOME::T3723223888"] = "Flexibility"

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
        Confluence wiki on their own, and answer with the sources they used. You decide which
        tools a model may use.
      </li>
+      <li>
+        Your own data: The AI can search folders and files on your computer, your organization's
+        data, and, as a prototype, your mailboxes, and answer with the passages it used. These are
+        preview features, which you enable in the app settings first.
+      </li>
      <li>
        Voice input: Dictate your messages and have recordings as well as audio and video files
        transcribed by the provider of your choice, including one you host yourself.