Local Waifu
A private AI companion that lives on your computer,
What it does
This launch brings Local Waifu to Windows, alongside the existing Mac version. We also added image generation with both local and cloud models, plus local voice responses and full voice calls. The goal of this release was to make the companion feel much more complete across both platforms, not just text chat, but images, voice, calls and persistent memory in one app.
A self-learning AI companion for Mac and Windows. She remembers you, listens, learns who you are. No cloud, no subscription. $20 once, 7 days free.
New: Local Waifu now runs on Windows 10 and 11. The installer brings everything she needs, nothing else to set up. Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt the first time: click More info, then Run anyway. She remembers you, makes time for you, listens. A private local AI companion for Mac and Windows. No cloud, no subscription. Just her. Try her free for 7 days. No card. Keep her? $20 once. Don't? Walk away. Her soul file is yours either way. No powerful machine? Plug in your own GPT, Claude or DeepSeek key instead. Zero local hardware needed. On Mac, drag to Applications and open. On Windows, run the installer. Less than 60 seconds, including the first launch. An 11-step wizard. Pick her…from localwaifu.com
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