Will it run on my laptop?
If it has an Intel Core Ultra chip (2023 or newer), yes. No Copilot+ PC needed, and chips below its 40 TOPS bar work too. Older Intel laptops without an NPU run most apps on the Intel GPU or CPU; NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards aren’t used yet.
- Intel Core UltraAny chip with an Intel NPU, 2023 or newer
- 16 GB RAMRecommended, so AI models load alongside your apps
- Recent Linux distroFedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch or openSUSE, including Bazzite, Silverblue and Aeon
- IR cameraOnly for face unlock with vinoAuthFace: a USB (UVC) one, as most laptops have
| Intel chip | Codename | NPU |
|---|---|---|
| Core Ultra Series 3 | Panther Lake | Up to 50 TOPS |
| Core Series 3 | Wildcat Lake | 9 to 17 TOPS · tested |
| Core Ultra 200V | Lunar Lake | Up to 48 TOPS |
| Core Ultra 200H | Arrow Lake-H | 13 TOPS |
| Core Ultra Series 1 | Meteor Lake | 11 TOPS |
Works on Bazzite, Silverblue and Aeon too
Every app installs with one command, into your home directory or /usr/local, so image-based systems are first-class: Fedora Atomic (Bazzite, Silverblue, Kinoite, Aurora, Bluefin) and openSUSE Aeon. Where an app needs a host package, usually just the NPU driver, its installer or doctor prints the rpm-ostree or transactional-update line, and you reboot once. Run the installers on the host, not in a toolbox.
| App | On Fedora Atomic and Aeon | Desktops |
|---|---|---|
| vinoWhisper | Installs in your home directory; layer the NPU driver if your image lacks it | Overlay on KDE Plasma 6, Sway, Hyprland, niri and COSMIC; terminal captions anywhere |
| vinoAuthFace | Nothing to layer; checkpolicy only for face unlock at the login screen | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Sway and Hyprland |
| vinoOpenEffects | Installs in ~/.local; the app may want GTK 4 packages layered on Kinoite or Bazzite, or skip it with --no-gui | Any Wayland desktop with PipeWire |
| vinoPop | Layer its GTK packages; the installer prints the line | KDE natively; GNOME, sway, Hyprland and COSMIC |
| vinoSpeak | Nothing to layer | Any |
| vinoSearch | Nothing to layer beyond the NPU driver | KDE and GNOME; Sway, Hyprland and COSMIC through a launcher |
| vinoWatch | Nothing to layer | KDE, GNOME (AppIndicator), COSMIC, XFCE, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, Budgie and Waybar |
The NPU compiler that most distros leave out comes from ovfetch, into your home directory, with no root and nothing to layer.
Got a different Intel laptop? Help test it
Run an app’s doctor command and paste the output into a GitHub issue, working or not. It’s the fastest way to get your hardware supported.