Brainstorm · Office #44,313

What it is

Calls itself “OS”.

• Calls itself: OS

“Your local-first OS for knowledge work and AI.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “account”.

• Says it will not: account

“Most tools bolt AI on top: a button in someone else's cloud, working on data you don't own, with no record of what it did. Brainstorm starts somewhere else.”

“There's no account to sign up for.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

• Free plan: free forever

“Brainstorm is free and open source”

Who it sells to

Sells to businesses and consumers. Available in 3 languages.

• Sells to: businesses and consumers
• Languages: DE · EN · FR

“Explicit "share with team" elevates to org scope when you want it.”

“EN DE FR”

How it runs

A desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: Linux · Windows · macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product
• Bring your own key: yes

“A desktop OS for you and your AI.”

“…available now for macOS, Windows, and Linux”

What it works with

Integrates with Yjs. Names Amplitude, GitLab and 4 more on its pages.

• Integrates with: Yjs
• Names: Amplitude · GitLab · Linux · +3

“…sending page names to Amplitude on servers in the EU.”

“Brainstorm is free and open source — if it's useful to you, star it on GitLab Brainstorm”

What it offers as proof

In beta. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs and a blog.

• Stage: beta
• Trial asks for: nothing

“Out now Public beta”

“No account required”