- ◦ Your graph lives in a SQLite file on your disk.
- ◦ Use your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or run local models via Ollama.
- ◦ Source release planned under MIT.
Keep the thoughtsthat were yours.
Your reading, your conversations, your unfinished arguments — gathered into one quiet place that answers only to you.
Pro cloud — browser access + AI included, coming soon →·Free desktop · local-first · bring your own key·Source release planned
Two ways to use Kompas
Local on your desktop, or hosted in our cloud.
- ◦ Hosted graph with browser access — open Kompas anywhere you sign in.
- ◦ Frontier AI included — no personal API key needed.
- ◦ Included AI usage with visible limits and optional top-ups.
Why Kompas
We read more than ever, talk to AI all day, produce words by the thousand. And almost none of it is ours.
The feed scrolls past. The model answers, we nod, we close the tab. Nothing compounds — so we think the same thought again next week, from scratch.
Kompas is a correction. Every session becomes a node in your graph — never sold, never used by Kompas to train models. A private record of how you think.
Originality is not invention. It is recollection with intent.
The instrument
Your sessions become a graph.
Your graph becomes your writing.
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How it works
Four rooms. One instrument.
01
Capture
Documents, highlights, voice notes, web pages. Marked as yours before anything else touches them.
02
Session
Open a bearing and talk it through. Kompas asks better questions back — using your past notes, decisions, and reading.
03
Graph
Every session becomes nodes and edges — decisions, memories, retrieved passages. Today's thought brushes against yesterday's.
04
Write
Pull sessions into a page. Retrieved fragments sit in the margin. The voice is unmistakably yours.
Originality
Your words,
written back to you.
Kompas doesn't write for you. It writes with you — by remembering what you already wrote. The margin holds your own notes, old sessions, underlined passages, laid out next to the cursor so your hand can reach them.
100%Your data lives in a local SQLite database. Export to Markdown and JSON at any time.
0Training on user content. Ever.
OpenSource release planned under MIT after the first public release cycle.
Patience, when it is not a virtue.
I keep catching myself calling slowness a principle when it is really a fear. What I admire in patience is not what I am practicing.
Who Kompas is for
Built for people whose thoughts need continuity.
Essayists
For drafts that carry your argument, not the model's.
Researchers
For conversations you need to come back to — with the reading still next to them.
Founders
For decisions you've made before, and the reasons you made them.
PKM practitioners
For a graph that grows out of what you actually did, not what you meant to file.
Pricing
Honest, quiet pricing.
You own your graph on every tier.
FreeBring your own AI key
$0Forever · Free desktop- ◦ Unlimited local sessions, library, writer, and graph
- ◦ Full retrieval — SQLite FTS + vector, all on your disk
- ◦ Local-first — your graph and notes stay on your device; AI calls go to the provider you configure
- ◦ Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or use local models via Ollama
- ◦ Realtime voice and audio transcription require an OpenAI key
- ◦ macOS Apple Silicon today · Intel & Windows on the roadmap
- ◦ Markdown & JSON exports for core content
- ◦ Source release planned under MIT
Pro
$38Per month · or $33/mo billed annually · charged in USD; your bank may convert and apply FX fees- ◦ Everything in Free, plus:
- ◦ Browser access with your graph hosted in Kompas Cloud
- ◦ Frontier AI included — no personal API key needed
- ◦ Included AI usage with visible limits and optional top-ups
- ◦ 7-day free trial · no credit card required at launch
- ◦ Desktop ↔ browser sync planned after cloud launch
- ◦ Priority support
Questions
Before you download.
01Does Kompas train on my sessions?+
Never. Your sessions, notes, and graph live in a SQLite file on your disk. We do not collect, log, or train on your content. The only network calls are to the LLM providers you choose to configure — and their own data policies then apply.
02How is this different from ChatGPT or Claude?+
Those are tools you talk to. Kompas is a place where your conversations, documents, and half-finished arguments live together — and surface themselves when today's thought brushes against something from last month.
03Which LLM does Kompas use?+
On Free (desktop): an OpenAI or Anthropic key powers AI features. OpenAI is required for realtime voice and transcription. You can also add Claude or Codex subscriptions, or run local models via Ollama, optionally. On Pro (cloud, coming soon): frontier AI is included — no personal key needed.
04Is the desktop app open source?+
Source release is planned under the MIT license once the public repo lands. Cloud-only code — billing, hosted models, and abuse detection — stays closed in a separate private repository. Watch for the GitHub launch announcement.
05What happens if I cancel Pro?+
Your desktop app keeps working on the Free tier with your own API keys. Cloud data — hosted graph, transcription archives — is exportable to Markdown and JSON before your billing period ends. Desktop data always stays local.
06Can I use Kompas in a browser?+
The desktop app is local-only today. Browser access is part of the Pro cloud tier, which is coming soon. The 7-day free trial will be available when the cloud launches.
07Windows and Linux?+
The app is built on Tauri, so Windows and Linux builds are on the roadmap. macOS Apple Silicon is available today. Platform pages will be updated when builds are ready.
08Do I need an internet connection?+
Browsing and editing local data works offline. Network is used only when you call an LLM or use voice transcription. With local models via Ollama, AI features can run offline too.
09What does "included AI usage" on Pro actually mean?+
Pro includes a monthly pool for long-context sessions, transcription, and knowledge extraction — covering typical use without separate API charges. If you approach the limit, Kompas shows usage clearly before any optional top-up. We do not silently charge you and we do not silently downgrade your model.
10Does Kompas Pro send my data to OpenAI or Anthropic?+
Yes. Pro routes AI requests through model providers, and your graph is stored in Kompas Cloud. Kompas does not train on your content. A detailed Pro-specific data-handling policy will be published before paid cloud checkout launches.
11Can I self-host the Kompas Pro cloud?+
No. The hosted Pro cloud service is operated by Kompas and is not available for self-hosting. The desktop build is the self-managed option — it includes the same retrieval, sessions, writer, and graph, running entirely on your machine.
Start the thought.
Keep it yours.
Free on desktop. Your graph stays yours.