What stays on your computer
Everything you ask the local AI, and its answers. Your tasks, notes, habits, reminders and day history. The AI model itself runs there too.
Nothing you write is used to train AI models.
Private AI
A private AI assistant that stays on your computer
Taby is a free AI assistant for Mac and Windows. Its AI runs on your own computer, so your tasks, notes and chats stay with you. It works without internet and needs no account.
The short answer
Most AI assistants send what you write to their servers. Taby’s local AI doesn’t: it answers on your computer, keeps your things there, and still works with the Wi-Fi off. Free, no account, on Mac and Windows.
What leaves it, and when
Content-free usage stats, like which features get used and whether the app crashed, so it can get better. You can turn them off in Settings.
If you choose Taby Cloud, only what a request needs is sent, under Zero Data Retention: the AI providers keep nothing afterwards.
Works with the Wi-Fi off
On a plane or on bad café Wi-Fi, Taby still answers, plans your day and reminds you. Only Cloud extras like web search need the internet.
No account, no subscription
Download it, open it, ask. The desktop app and the local AI are free. Taby Cloud is there if you ever want a bigger brain, never required.
Side by side
Online AI chatbots and Taby’s local AI
| Online AI chatbots | Taby’s local AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the AI runs | On the company’s servers | On your computer |
| Your chats and notes | Sent to the company to be answered | Stay on your computer |
| Works without internet | No | Yes |
| Account needed | Usually | No |
| Used to train AI models | Depends on the service and your settings | Never |
| Price | Free tier, then a monthly plan | Free |
| Knows today’s news, searches the web | Yes | With Taby Cloud (optional) |
| Tasks, reminders, notes, habits, your calendar | Some, through add-ons | Yes |
In general terms, October 2026. Each online service has its own settings and plans.
Quick answers
Private AI questions
Is Taby really private?
Taby’s local AI runs on your own computer, so what you write to it doesn’t go to any server. Your tasks, notes, habits and day history are stored on your computer too. The app sends content-free usage stats, like which features get used and whether it crashed, and you can turn that off in Settings.
Does Taby train AI models on my data?
No. Nothing you write is used to train models, by Taby or anyone else.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The local AI answers, plans and reminds with the Wi-Fi off. Only Cloud extras, like web search, need the internet.
Do I need an account?
No. Download Taby, open it, and start. The desktop app and the local AI are free, with no account needed.
What about Taby Cloud?
Taby Cloud is an optional €8.99 a month upgrade with a bigger brain, web search and voice in 100+ languages. When you use it, only what that request needs is sent, under Zero Data Retention: the AI providers keep nothing afterwards. You don’t need it to use Taby.
Is it on Windows too?
Yes. Taby runs on Mac and Windows, and Linux is coming. On a Mac it lives in the notch at the top of the screen; on Windows, a thin bar at the top opens into Taby.
What does my computer need?
For the local AI: 8 GB of memory or more (a graphics card on Windows). If your computer can’t run it, Taby Cloud can do the AI part instead. You can check your computer in 20 seconds with the free checker.
Is Taby a ChatGPT alternative?
For everyday help, yes: ask questions, plan your day, keep tasks and notes, set reminders, talk to it. It does that on your own computer, offline and for free. For the latest news or web search, ChatGPT or Taby Cloud know more, because they’re online.
Private AI, ready to go
Download Taby for Mac or Windows, open it, and ask. The AI comes with it and stays on your computer. No account.