Most AI editors carry the whole chain.
This is the common approach. Licuse works differently. Messages, replies, code and files accumulate as one chronological history, so later requests inherit more of what came before.
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Long chats shouldn’t get worse with age.
Most AI editors carry a growing conversation forward, then compress it when it gets too large. Licuse takes a different path: each request gets context selected from the messages, code, files and decisions that are actually relevant.
Most AI editors compress that history.
When the chain gets long, it is summarized or packed and sent forward again. That reduces its size, but the model is still carrying a transformed version of the same growing history.
Licuse takes a different path.
Messages, code, files and decisions remain separate, retrievable pieces. Instead of squeezing the chat into one running summary, Licuse selects the pieces that match the request in front of you.
Every request gets its own context.
Message 1, message 20 and message 100 can pull different pieces from the same workspace. The rest stays available, but it does not have to ride along with every prompt.
Longer conversation. Fresh selection.Everything your work needs to keep moving.
A workspace that keeps your files close, your context useful and your next step clear.
Your work stays yours.
Keep your code, notes and project files on your own machine. Work directly in your local workspace, with your files close at hand and your next step always within reach.
AI meets you here.
Connect your own AI provider without moving your entire workspace into the cloud. Licuse brings assistance to the work already in front of you, while you choose the provider and model that fit the task.
The right pieces. At the right time.
A useful answer starts with useful context. Licuse selects relevant messages, code, files and decisions for each request, so the model can focus on what matters instead of carrying every previous turn forward.
Pick up where the work left off.
Keep the decisions and context behind your work within reach as a task evolves. Return to the pieces that matter, build on earlier progress and move between code and notes without starting the conversation from scratch.
Built for people.
Shaped by people.
Licuse is designed to bring your work into one place and make everyday workflows simpler. If something feels slow, unclear, limited or missing, tell us. Your feedback helps shape what Licuse becomes next.
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v1.109.31077Release notes
Windows
Intel / AMD · x64
Install for your Windows user account.
macOS
Apple Silicon · M-series
For Macs with an Apple M-series chip.
macOS
Intel · x64
For Macs with an Intel processor.
Linux
Intel / AMD · x64
Debian / Ubuntu package, or portable archive.
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Which build is right for me?
Windows and Linux builds are x64. On macOS, check Apple menu → About This Mac: an M-series chip uses Apple Silicon; an Intel processor uses Intel. Phones, tablets, ChromeOS and Linux ARM have no native package in this release.
Before installing
These installers are unsigned; macOS builds are not notarized. Your operating system may show a security warning. macOS is Preview while broader hardware testing continues.
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A few things you might want to know.
About the workspace, local-first architecture and how Licuse fits into an AI-assisted workflow.
Licuse is a local-first workspace that keeps code, notes and AI-assisted workflows together. Instead of treating every request as one endlessly growing chat, Licuse can retrieve the messages, files, code and decisions that are relevant to the task in front of you.
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