Lizzandra
After download

Get Lizzandra running

Your download should have started. Windows may block the installer. That is expected. We have not signed it yet.

This does not mean the application is harmful. Windows shows this to you for software from developers who have not paid off Microsoft.

If Windows says it protected your PC

  1. Click More info

    You will see a blue window titled “Windows protected your PC” and a Don’t run button. Open More info.

    Windows protected your PC. More info is underlined on the left. Don’t run is in the bottom right.

  2. Click Run anyway

    The same window now shows Lizzandra.exe and Unknown publisher. Choose Run anyway to install.

    Windows protected your PC after More info. App is Lizzandra.exe. Run anyway is next to Don’t run.

Create an OpenRouter API key

Lizzandra uses your own OpenRouter key to talk to AI. You paste it in the app during setup. The key stays on your computer.

  1. Sign up

    Go to openrouter.ai. Click Sign up and use email, GitHub, or Google. On the home screen, click Get API Key.

    OpenRouter home screen with a Get API Key button.

  2. Click Create

    You land on the API keys page. Click Create.

    OpenRouter API keys page with a Create button.

  3. Name it and copy

    Give the key a name. You can set a credit limit so this key cannot spend more than you allow. Copy the key as soon as it appears — OpenRouter only shows it once. Paste it into Lizzandra when the app asks.

    OpenRouter create-key popup with name, credit limit, reset, and expiration.

Creating a key is free. Using it needs a little credit on OpenRouter. A spend limit on the key is a good idea.

Screenshots from Reynaldi Chernando’s OpenRouter guide.