Be.Ark is a local-first personal AI for creators. Your conversations, memory, and working files stay on your own machine, so you own your AI — not a cloud account renting your mind back to you.

Yes. Be.Ark is free to download for macOS and Windows, with no account required to get started.

Does Be.Ark work offline?

Yes. Be.Ark can run fully offline using local models (via Ollama), so your data never has to leave your device. You can also bring your own API key for cloud models if you prefer.

Is my data private with Be.Ark?

By design. Be.Ark is local-first: your chats, memory, and Living Files are stored on your own machine. With a local model, nothing is sent to any server.

What platforms does Be.Ark support?

Be.Ark is available for macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. The current beta is unsigned, so macOS users follow a quick one-line unlock step included in the download.

Local-first · Private by design

A personal Agent that's
truly your own.

Your conversations, your memory, your files
— all on your own machine.
Be.Ark is a thinking partner you actually own,
not another cloud account renting your mind back to you.

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Free · Runs offline with local models · Your data never leaves your device

Be.Ark

Pull up everything from the PAULUS pitch last month.

@Jaybabot

Found it in your Living Files. Here's the deck, the budget notes, and the two follow-ups you flagged — all from your local memory. Nothing left your machine.

Draft a recap in my voice.

@Jaybabot

Done. I matched your tone from past notes. Want me to save it to the project file?

Built different.

Not a chatbot. A companion that grows with your work.

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Memory that persists

Be.Ark remembers your projects, people, and decisions across sessions — a real long-term memory, not a fresh start every time.

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Local-first & private

Run powerful local models offline. Your conversations and files stay on your device. Bring your own API key only if you want to.

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Living Files

Your Agent edits real documents alongside you — notes, plans, drafts — so your work and your assistant share one source of truth.

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Made for creators

Import your existing chats, keep your tone, and work in your language. A thinking partner that understands creative work.

Up and running in minutes.

Three steps. No account required.

Install the app

Open the .dmg and drag Be.Ark into the Applications folder.

Open “READ ME FIRST”

Open “READ ME FIRST.txt” in the disk image and follow the one-line step it shows (a quick beta unlock — the final release won’t need it).

Launch Be.Ark

Pick a local model or bring your own key, and start talking.

Pick your plan

Local-first is always free. When you're ready to work as a team, scale up with Pro.

Free

$0 / forever

Everything local-first AI

1:1 agent — your personal AI partner
Powerful local models, offline
Persistent memory and Living Files
Docs & slides generated locally + PDF export
Google connect (read-only) · Scheduled automation

Start free

Your Agent. Your memory. Your machine.

Download Be.Ark and meet an assistant that's truly yours.

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Apple Silicon · Includes a “READ ME FIRST” guide · Join our Telegram community

Be.Ark desktop app — chat, agents, and Living Files

A personal Agent that'struly your own.