v6.0.0 - The Living Agent - March 2026

Local AI that installs like a normal app.

Skales is a desktop AI agent for Windows and macOS. It handles your emails, manages your calendar, browses the web, writes code, and remembers what matters to you. Click the 🦎, describe your task, approve the action. Everything runs on your machine. No Docker. No terminal. No cloud account.

Free for personal use. Windows and macOS. ~300MB.

"60+ year olds get it running in 5 minutes"

User feedback

"My 6 year old built a Snake game with it"

Lio AI demo

"Strongest engagement from privacy-conscious communities"

Analytics insight

The usual AI agent setup
  • -$ git clone some-agent-repo
  • -$ docker pull massive-image:latest
  • -$ cp .env.example .env # good luck
  • -$ docker-compose up -d # fingers crossed
  • -# 2GB+ RAM just sitting there
  • -# Weekend gone. Still not working.
The Skales setup
1

Download

Click the installer. It just works.

2

Double-click

Setup wizard - 30 seconds, choose language, add API key.

3

Chat

~300MB RAM. No Docker. No terminal. No weekend lost.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

A complete local AI agent without the infrastructure headache.

Local and Private

All data stays at ~/.skales-data. With Ollama, zero data leaves your machine.

13+ AI Providers

OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Ollama, or your own local endpoint.

Memory That Learns

Bi-temporal memory auto-extracts facts from conversations. Skales remembers what you told it.

Voice In, Voice Out

Speak to Skales and hear replies. Whisper transcription, ElevenLabs or browser TTS.

Agent Tools

Browser automation, Gmail, Calendar, Telegram, WhatsApp, file management, web search.

Desktop Buddy

An animated gecko lives on your screen. Click it, describe your task, approve the action. No main window needed.

Built for real people in real situations.

Not just developers. Not just tech enthusiasts.

ADHD & Focus

Break tasks into steps, set reminders, and have an AI that gently keeps you on track.

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Privacy & DSGVO

Run your AI completely offline. No GDPR concerns, no data leaving your machine.

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Kids & Coding

A safe, supervised environment where kids can learn to build things with AI.

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Small Business

Automate emails, manage calendars, draft documents - without paying per message.

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Up and running in under 2 minutes.

1

Download

Grab the installer for Windows or macOS from skales.app. No account, no email required.

2

Add Your API Key

Paste an OpenRouter, OpenAI, or any provider key. Or connect Ollama for fully offline use.

3

Start Doing Things

Chat, automate emails, browse the web, build code, manage your calendar. Skales handles it.

Bring your own AI. Or run one locally.

You choose your AI provider. You pay them directly. Skales never sees your API key on any server.

OpenRouterOpenAIAnthropicGoogleGroqMistralOllamaCustom Endpoint
New in v6.0.0

Skales speaks your language. And acts on it.

V6 brings a multilingual UI (English, Deutsch, Espanol, Francais), Replicate integration with 50+ image and video models, custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints for any local or private model, and smarter Desktop Buddy tool execution. The gecko is more capable than ever - and it still fits in ~300MB.

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Ready to try a different kind of AI?

No sign-up. No subscription. No data collection. Just download and go.

Free for personal use. Windows and macOS. ~300MB.