Not a chatbot wrapper — Anshin is a full self-reflection environment that runs entirely on your Mac. Guided Talk, Write, Plan and Breathe modes, plus structured tools: Thought Records, Mood Tracking, a Values Compass, a Worry Jar, a Grounding Toolkit and Unsent Letters. It learns your patterns across sessions and surfaces what you'd miss on your own — all stored encrypted on your device. No account, no cloud, no subscription. $39 once.
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Hi Product Hunt 👋 I'm Shikhar, the solo founder of Anshin.
I built it for myself first. I wanted a space to actually think through what was going on in my head — but every option meant handing the most private thing I have, my own reflections, to someone else's cloud, behind a monthly subscription, often with an account and an email I didn't want to give.
So Anshin runs entirely on your Mac. The AI is a local model. During a session, nothing you write leaves your device — zero outbound traffic. There's no account, no login, no server to breach. The only network calls Anshin makes at all are a one-time model download on first launch — and the app shows you exactly where your data lives on disk.
The part I'm most proud of is the depth. This isn't a ChatGPT wrapper with a calming wallpaper. There are real, structured tools built in — Thought Records, Mood Tracking, a Values Compass, a Worry Jar, a Grounding Toolkit, Unsent Letters — and it quietly surfaces your patterns across sessions instead of forgetting you every time.
It's $39 once. No subscription, ever — in a category where most apps charge $20–260 a month.
I'm a bootstrapped solo dev, so this launch means a lot. I'll be here all day answering anything — about the local-model setup, the privacy architecture, the design choices, the tradeoffs I got wrong. Ask me anything.
(One honest note: Anshin is a wellness and self-reflection tool, not a replacement for professional care. If you're in crisis, please reach out to a real person — in the US, 988.)
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Runs locally and the Thought Records actually help me notice patterns I would have brushed past. Quietly surprised how much I used the Worry Jar.
Spent a few minutes with the Grounding Toolkit and Worry Jar — honestly the breathing module caught me off guard, kind of pulled me out of a funk faster than I expected. Love that everything just lives on my laptop, feels like the kind of app I'll actually keep open.
The Grounding Toolkit genuinely surprised me with how calming the breathing exercises felt, and I appreciate that everything stays encrypted on my Mac without needing an account.
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@fikretaholegd6 Thanks a lot for trying it out!! every part was carefully curated
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This is exactly the kind of offline-first privacy stance I want for something personal. The Worry Jar and Thought Records combo is clever. One thing that would make me more likely to keep coming back: a gentle weekly summary view that surfaces the patterns you mentioned noticing, maybe as a short letter back to me in plain language. Would help me actually sit with the trends instead of just collecting entries.
Love that it's local-first and actually a structured tool, not another chat wrapper. One thing that would make it stick for me: a gentle weekly summary that pulls together mood trends, recurring thought record themes, and values drift, so I can see the bigger picture without having to dig through everything myself.
Runs locally and the Thought Records actually help me notice patterns I would have brushed past. Quietly surprised how much I used the Worry Jar.
@sleyman585188 Thanks a lot for trying it out!!
Spent a few minutes with the Grounding Toolkit and Worry Jar — honestly the breathing module caught me off guard, kind of pulled me out of a funk faster than I expected. Love that everything just lives on my laptop, feels like the kind of app I'll actually keep open.
@sefapw9i Thanks a lot for trying it out!! Glad you liked it. Ping me at shikhar@anshinwellness.pro for a promo code for your friend
The Grounding Toolkit genuinely surprised me with how calming the breathing exercises felt, and I appreciate that everything stays encrypted on my Mac without needing an account.
@fikretaholegd6 Thanks a lot for trying it out!!
every part was carefully curated
This is exactly the kind of offline-first privacy stance I want for something personal. The Worry Jar and Thought Records combo is clever. One thing that would make me more likely to keep coming back: a gentle weekly summary view that surfaces the patterns you mentioned noticing, maybe as a short letter back to me in plain language. Would help me actually sit with the trends instead of just collecting entries.
@elmas5mz3 Thanks a lot for trying it out!! Glad you liked it. Ping me at shikhar@anshinwellness.pro for a promo code for your friend
Love that it's local-first and actually a structured tool, not another chat wrapper. One thing that would make it stick for me: a gentle weekly summary that pulls together mood trends, recurring thought record themes, and values drift, so I can see the bigger picture without having to dig through everything myself.
@serapokmk Thanks a lot for trying it out!! Glad you liked it. Ping me at shikhar@anshinwellness.pro for a promo code for your friend