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Own your AI.Don’t let your AIown you.

Privacy-first AI that runs on your computer. Your conversations, your memory, your control. No per-token fees.

Built to help you pursue your goals—with honest answers and you in control.

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Windows first. Android companion planned.

Private by design

Local AI processing, with conversations and personal memory stored on your computer.

Use it without a meter

Run your local AI all day for just the cost of power.

No per-message or per-token charges for local AI on hardware you already own.

Your cooperative advocate

Abliterated/uncensored models, with fine-tuning as needed, built to cooperate with you and help you pursue your goals.

Software purchase required. Optional paid services and upgrades are separate.

The product we’re developing · In development

The idea

An assistant that works for you.

Tinfoil Hat is being built for people who want control of their own AI. Our aim is to make local AI practical for everyday users, without needing to become a machine-learning engineer.

Buying a version provides permanent use of that acquired version. Subscription coverage governs acquiring additional versions, not continued use of versions you own. If a newer release appears during a coverage lapse, acquiring newer versions requires a re-entry purchase; resuming before any newer release appears during the gap does not. The purchase does not include all future upgrades. Pricing and release details are not announced.

For the initial release and immediate future, Tinfoil Hat will accept payment for software purchases only in the Tinfoil Hat token on Solana. Purchasing the software grants a license. Simply holding tokens does not activate the app or unlock paid versions.

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Your privacy

You’re in the driver’s seat.

Your computer runs the model and stores your conversations and personal memory. We’re building controls to review, edit, or delete what your assistant remembers.

Local processing keeps the core AI on your computer. Device security and any optional external services also affect privacy.

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Still under the hat.

Follow our progress. We’ll reveal more as we build.

Project milestones

White paper published — Complete
Token deployed — Pending
Founder allocation locked for vesting — Pending

Tinfoil Hat 1.0: Windows + Android

The planned initial release targets Windows PCs and Android phones. Local AI runs on the Windows PC; the Android companion connects to that PC rather than running the desktop model independently.

Windows desktop application — Pending
Guided setup — Pending
Setup for supported hardware and local models.
Two local model options — Pending
A lightweight model and a more capable model of approximately 9 billion parameters for suitable hardware.
Persistent conversations and user-controlled personal memory — Pending
Retain conversations and review, edit, and delete personal memories.
Android companion application — Pending
Remote Android access — Pending
Access the assistant running on your Windows PC away from home through a planned, user-managed Tailscale connection. The Windows PC must remain powered on and connected for remote use.
Tinfoil Hat 1.0 released — Pending
Guided setup, private local AI, conversations and personal memory on Windows, with remote access through the Android companion.

Future development

These capabilities are planned beyond 1.0, not requirements for its release. Their display order is not a committed delivery schedule. Expanded platform support aims to connect either phone platform to a supported Windows or Mac computer.

Mac desktop support — Pending
iPhone companion support — Pending
Image understanding — Pending
Read screenshots, photos, and scanned text.
Image generation and editing — Pending
Video understanding — Pending
Video generation and editing — Pending
Desktop agent capabilities — Pending
Work with applications, browsers, email, and files.
Voice interaction — Pending
Speak to your assistant and hear its responses.
Agent control of your phone — Pending
Open apps and perform supported actions with your permission.
Teach your assistant — Pending
Demonstrate tasks and save reusable routines.
Scheduled and autonomous tasks — Pending
Run recurring routines and background work within your chosen permissions.
Complete everyday tasks — Pending
Order pizza, prepare grocery orders, arrange appointments, and handle multi-step requests with purchase confirmation.
Optional privacy watchdog — Pending
Check for suspicious activity and potential information exposure where device access permits.

In development. No public product release or software downloads yet.