Fanar - فنار
Arabic Large Language Model
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
The Fanar app is an AI assistant that can help you boost your creativity and productivity in various tasks, particularly those based on the Arabic language including content generation, text summarization, translation, domain specific Q &A, and beyond. Fanar is driven by a commitment to preserving the richness and diversity of the Arabic language, along with its unique dialects, cultural and religious heritage, traditions and values. It is an indispensable resource for individuals and organizations seeking to connect with the Arabic language and its diverse communities .
As a comprehensive family of language models, Fanar is specifically designed to understand and generate both written and spoken Arabic, including various dialects. Fanar can engage in natural conversations in English and multiple Arabic dialects, generate culturally aligned content including text, speech, and images. What sets Fanar apart is its comprehensive suite of services covering core language processing, speech recognition, image generation, and specialized knowledge retrieval.
Key Features:
Arabic-First Approach. Built from the ground up with Arabic language and culture at its core.
Comprehensive Agentic Suite. Encompassing two Fanar models (Fanar Star, fully built from scratch, and Fanar Prime built on Gemma2 9B through continual learning), Fanar Speech, Fanar Translation, and Fanar Image Generation models for comprehensive user experience.
Bilingual and Arabic dialectal support. Interact with Fanar in English, Arabic MSA, or Arabic dialects either in written textor speech.
Islamic RAG: Specialized system for accurate religious content.
Fanar Attribution: Wikipedia-backed revision and fact-checking system.
MultiModal: Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech, Image Generation.
Fanar is developed by the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. It is sponsored by the Qatari government through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Read Fanar’s Terms of Service at https://fanar.qa/
Ratings & Reviews
Improved app stability and performance with multiple bug fixes, updated example screens, and several UI enhancements.
The developer, HBKU, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY
- Size
- 54.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Medical Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © 2025 HBKU