SailCat

Submitted by nicosouv on Thu, 2025/11/13 - 13:55

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SailCat - Mistral AI Chat Client for Sailfish OS

A native Sailfish OS client for Mistral AI, bringing powerful AI conversations directly to your device with a beautiful Silica interface.

Features:
• Real-time streaming responses with Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• Multiple Mistral AI models: Small (recommended), Large, and Pixtral 12B (vision)
• Multilingual interface: English, French, German, Spanish, Finnish, Italian
• Local conversation history stored on your device
• Native Sailfish OS interface with Silica components
• Copy any message to clipboard with long-press
• Active cover showing message count

Requirements:
• Personal Mistral AI API key (free tier available at console.mistral.ai)
• Internet connection

Important Limitations:
• No sync with Mistral web interface - Conversations are stored locally only and don't sync with console.mistral.ai
• API key required - You must provide your own Mistral API key. The app doesn't include a built-in key.
• No image upload support - While Pixtral 12B (vision model) is available, the app currently doesn't support uploading images
• Basic markdown rendering - Limited support for code blocks, bold, italic, and links in responses

Privacy:
• All conversations are stored locally on your device
• Your API key is stored securely in QSettings
• No telemetry or analytics
• No data shared with third parties
• Only requires Internet permission

Getting Started:
1. Install the app
2. Get a free API key from console.mistral.ai
3. Open Settings and enter your API key
4. Start chatting!

Technical Details:
• Built with Qt 5.6 and Sailfish Silica
• Uses Mistral AI REST API (https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions)
• SSE streaming for real-time responses
• MIT License - Free and open source

Source Code:
Available on GitHub: https://github.com/nicosouv/harbour-sailcat

Known Issues:
• First launch dialog may take a moment to appear on some devices
• Markdown rendering is basic and may not handle all formatting

Support:
Report issues on GitHub: https://github.com/nicosouv/harbour-sailcat/issues

Developed with ❤️ for Sailfish OS

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Application versions:

Attachment	Size	Date
harbour-sailcat-1.9.5-1.aarch64.rpm	182.66 KB	13/11/2025 - 13:55
harbour-sailcat-1.9.5-1.armv7hl.rpm	176.19 KB	13/11/2025 - 13:55
harbour-sailcat-1.9.5-1.i486.rpm	189.15 KB	13/11/2025 - 13:55

Changelog:

v1.9.5 - Initial Release

Mistral AI chat integration with streaming responses
Multiple models: Small, Large, Pixtral 12B
Persistent conversation history with search
Multilingual support (EN, FR, DE, ES, FI, IT)
Copy messages to clipboard
Native Sailfish OS interface
Local storage with statistics
Automatic conversation titles

Comments

trial

Sun, 2025/11/16 - 15:17

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No way I'm using a service requiring my phone. Pls. Rework.

nicosouv

Sun, 2025/11/16 - 17:35

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I double-checked and the app itself only requires the standard “Internet” permission, nothing more.

If your concern is about Mistral AI asking for a phone number to obtain an API key: that part is entirely on their side. My app is just a client for that service, and I clearly mention which API it uses.
If you don’t want to use a service that requires a phone number, that’s totally fine, but in that case this app won’t be a good fit for you.

Regarding the “Pls. Rework” wording: please keep in mind this is a free, open-source project made on personal time. I’m always open to constructive feedback, but I’d appreciate a more respectful tone.

Thanks.