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Resolves #808
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# Desktop
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> Query your Second Brain from your machine
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Use the Desktop app to chat and search with Khoj.
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You can also share your files, folders with Khoj using the app.
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Khoj will keep these files in sync to provide contextual responses when you search or chat.
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## Features
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- **Chat**
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- **Faster answers**: Find answers quickly, from your private notes or the public internet
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- **Assisted creativity**: Smoothly weave across retrieving answers and generating content
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- **Iterative discovery**: Iteratively explore and re-discover your notes
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- **Quick access**: Use [Khoj Mini](/features/khoj_mini) on the desktop to quickly pull up a mini chat module for quicker answers
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- **Search**
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- **Natural**: Advanced natural language understanding using Transformer based ML Models
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- **Incremental**: Incremental search for a fast, search-as-you-type experience
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## Setup
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:::info[Self Hosting]
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If you are self-hosting the Khoj server, update the *Settings* page on the Khoj Desktop app to:
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- Set the `Khoj URL` field to your Khoj server URL. By default, use `http://127.0.0.1:42110`.
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- Do not set the `Khoj API Key` field if your Khoj server runs in anonymous mode. For example, `khoj --anonymous-mode`
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1. Install the [Khoj Desktop app](https://khoj.dev/downloads) for your OS
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2. Generate an API key on the [Khoj Web App](https://app.khoj.dev/settings#clients)
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3. Set your Khoj API Key on the *Settings* page of the Khoj Desktop app
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4. [Optional] Add any files, folders you'd like Khoj to be aware of on the *Settings* page and Click *Save*.
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These files and folders will be automatically kept in sync for you
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## Interface
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| Chat | Search |
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| ![](/img/khoj_chat_on_desktop.png) | ![](/img/khoj_search_on_desktop.png) |
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