Your Personal AI.
Research, Writing, Planning, Privacy.
A local AI assistant for everyday life. Research, write, plan, and think through decisions with a private AI that runs on your computer - free for personal use, no account required.
The reality
Most AI assistants are designed for businesses. The pricing reflects it, the data handling reflects it, and the account requirements reflect it. Personal users are expected to either pay subscription fees designed for teams, or accept that their personal conversations are being processed by cloud services with opaque data retention policies.
What Skales does for personal use
Research, writing, planning, and a gecko companion - for everyday life.
Research and learning
Ask Skales to explain complex topics, summarise articles, compare options, or help you understand something new. Medical terms, legal concepts, financial decisions, historical context - a knowledgeable conversational companion available any time.
Writing and communication
Draft personal emails, letters, cover letters, complaints, and personal statements. Whether you need to write something difficult, something formal, or something that needs to be exactly right - describe what you want and Skales drafts it.
Planning and organisation
Plan a trip, organise a project, structure a decision, or think through a problem. Skales helps break down complex personal tasks into manageable steps - moving house, planning a wedding, making a career change, managing a renovation.
Private conversations
Personal topics deserve privacy. Discuss health concerns, financial worries, relationship questions, and personal decisions without those conversations being stored on someone else\
The Desktop Buddy gecko
Enable the Desktop Buddy and a small gecko lives on your screen. A quiet, non-intrusive presence for those who live alone or work in isolation. Ask it a question any time without breaking your flow. It is always there, never interrupting unless you initiate.
Completely free for personal use
Skales is free for personal, non-commercial use. Bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google at direct provider cost - typically a few cents per conversation. Or run Ollama for zero ongoing cost. No subscription, no account, no credit card.
“It helped me write the letter that got my deposit back. Worth every penny - which it cost me nothing.”