THE NEXT CHAPTER OF FOCUSBAE
A little space for your notes, conversations, and the things you said you’d do. All together. On your Mac.
Free local app. No account needed. Available for Mac.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
A good conversation with Priya. We’re keeping things simple.
The direction feels right: a warmer palette, a quieter homepage, and more space for the work to speak for itself.
Interactive walkthrough · illustrative layout and sample content, not a live workspace
FROM A THOUGHT TO A FOLLOW-THROUGH
The useful part isn’t just remembering what was said. It’s knowing what comes next.
Start a note, link an idea, or record a conversation. No meeting invite or calendar connection needed.
A smaller first release.
A clearer story.
A proposal to send Priya.
Review suggested actions beside their source. Check the words, choose an owner, and make the call yourself.
“I’ll send you the revised proposal by Thursday.”
See what you owe someone, what you’re waiting on, and the conversation behind it. Come back with context.
LOCAL IS THE STARTING POINT
Notes, transcripts and actions are saved in a workspace on your Mac. The local workflow doesn’t need a FocusBae account or server.
Supported speech and AI run on-device. Some models need an explicit download first; available features depend on your Mac and language.
You start recording and review suggested actions. Strict Local mode also blocks app network requests, including model downloads.
Local storage isn’t a claim of app-level encryption. Protect your Mac and keep your own backups. Understand the details
FOR THE WORK BETWEEN MEETINGS
Daily pages, rich-text notes, links and backlinks. Follow an idea across pages without losing your place.
Bring open commitments back to the person behind them, with a source you can return to.
Search notes, transcript passages and actions in your local workspace. Export your notes in Markdown when you need them elsewhere.
USEFUL ON ITS OWN. FREE AT ITS CORE.
Freeon your Mac
Your personal workspace. No subscription or account needed for local work.
We’re exploring an optional paid service for syncing Macs, accessing your work in a browser, and recovering hosted versions after device loss.
No checkout yet. Pricing and limits aren’t final. Your local workspace stays free.
How we think about pricingExploring FocusBae for your organisation? Talk to us about shared commitments, integrations and your privacy and deployment needs.
We’re shaping the team experience with early partners. Tell us what your team needs.
No. The new local-first app is built around writing, recording, reviewing actions and searching on your Mac without signing in. Accounts will only be needed for optional connected services when those services are available.
The local workflow works offline with the required models installed. Some speech and AI capabilities need an initial, user-approved model download. Strict Local mode blocks in-app networking, including model downloads, so complete model setup before enabling it.
Yes. The local-first Mac installer is on the download page, with its version, requirements and known limitations. No account or subscription is needed. The signed Mac app can check for updates when you ask; downloading and installing are separate choices. You can also get future installers from the download page.
The local core is free: notes, capture, supported local AI, actions, People, search and note export. An optional paid Connect service is planned for sync, browser access and hosted recovery. It is not available to purchase, and no price is final.
Meet the new, local-first FocusBae.
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