HAB: How To

HAB is your household's own AI assistant. It runs on your PC at home, so your chats stay home, and every grown-up in the house gets their own HAB on their phone. HAB is for adults (18 and over).

What HAB does

The ways to use HAB

WayWhat it isGood for
On your PCHAB installed on a Windows PC at home. The PC does the thinking and everything stays in your home.Families with a PC; the most private way
On your phoneThe HAB app (or HAB on your phone's Home Screen) opens your family's HAB, at home or away.Everyone in the house
HAB Cloud (coming soon)HAB on a secure server, so you need only your phone. For grown-ups.Adults without a PC

Getting started, step by step

1. Install HAB on your PC

  1. Download HAB at habpal.com/download, open "Install HAB.cmd" and agree to the terms.
  2. Choose "This is HAB's main PC" (or "PC relay" to lend a second PC to a HAB you already have).
  3. Pick a brain from the list. Each one says what it's good at and how well it runs on your PC; the โญ one fits best. No graphics card? HAB runs on the processor.
  4. HAB installs everything it needs, then opens. Create your account and you're in.

2. Put HAB on your phone

  1. On the PC: Menu โ†’ ๐Ÿ“ฑ Get HAB on your phone. A code appears.
  2. Point your phone's camera at it and tap the link. You're logged in, no typing.
  3. Make it an app: iPhone, tap Share โ†’ Add to Home Screen; Android, tap โ‹ฎ โ†’ Add to Home screen. (Using the HAB app from the store? Tap ๐Ÿ“ท Scan instead.)

Away from home: the owner turns on Settings โ†’ Account & devices โ†’ ๐ŸŒ Use HAB away from home. No extra apps: HAB works anywhere, and your chats still stay on your PC (they travel end-to-end encrypted).

3. Add your household

Family โ†’ ๐Ÿ’Œ Invite someone sends them a link to make their own account (they confirm they're 18 or older).

4. Try these first

The start buttons in a new chat show HAB's best tricks: start a family shopping list, learn something step by step, set a reminder, or ask what HAB remembers about you. Turn on notifications (Settings โ†’ Account & devices) so reminders and messages reach your lock screen.

Your household and privacy

Getting help

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