🦞 U-Claw — Getting Started

Your AI assistant on a USB drive · three steps

Quick start

1. Start U-Claw

Double-click the file for your computer:

Windows — START HERE - Windows.bat
Mac — START HERE - Mac.command

2. Add a key

Settings opens on its own the first time. You need one API key to get going — Google Gemini is the easiest to obtain: sign in with a Google account, no card required.
Get a free Gemini key →

3. Start talking

Once the key is saved, the chat window opens by itself. That is it.

✅ Your settings and history stay in the data/ folder on the drive, so they travel with you between Mac and Windows.

Which model?

🌟 Claude Best all-rounder

💬 GPT Most widely used

🆓 Gemini Free tier, easiest signup

🔒 Local model Offline · nothing leaves this machine

More options, including SEA-LION for Malay, Tamil and Singlish, are in Settings.

Something not working?

💡 Run the check-up tool

If U-Claw will not start, double-click:
Windows — Windows-Diagnose.bat
Mac — Mac-Diagnose.command

Open Settings Documentation