Guides
Private AI, in plain words.
How to run AI on your own computer, which model your PC can handle, and how to get real work done with an assistant that doesn't send your files anywhere.
- Guide · 3 minHow to run AI locally on Windows (no cloud, no account)A plain-English guide to running a ChatGPT-style AI on your own Windows PC: what you need, which model to start with, and the easiest way to set it up.
- Hardware · 2 minWhich local AI model can your PC run? A RAM and GPU guideMatch a local AI model to your computer's memory and graphics card. Sizes for Qwen3, gpt-oss, Gemma, Phi and Mistral, plus a simple rule for what runs fast.
- How-to · 2 minHow to summarize a PDF with AI without uploading itSummarize contracts, reports and Word documents with AI that runs on your own computer, so confidential files never get uploaded to a chatbot.
- How-to · 2 minAsk AI about anything on your screen, in any appSelect text in any app, press a shortcut, and ask: explain it, rewrite it, translate it. How on-screen context works on Windows and Mac, without copy and paste.
- Windows · 2 minA Spotlight-style launcher for Windows, with AI built inGet a Mac Spotlight-like search bar on Windows: open apps, settings and files as you type, do quick maths and conversions, control volume and Wi-Fi, and ask AI, all from one shortcut.
- Cloud AI · 2 minUse ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini on your desktop with your own API keyWhat an API key is, how it differs from a ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription, and how to use OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other models from one desktop bar, paying only for what you use.
- Safety · 2 minAn AI that can control your PC, safely: how approvals workLetting an AI change your volume, open apps or run commands sounds risky. Here's how to keep it useful and safe: what runs straight away, what asks first, and what never runs as administrator.
- Privacy · 2 minWhat "private" and "offline" AI actually mean, and how to checkMany AI apps call themselves private. Here's what actually leaves your computer with a local AI assistant, what doesn't, and how to verify it yourself in five minutes.