Ember

A private AI notebook for your Mac

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A private AI notebook for your Mac

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Ember is a notebook for your Mac with AI built in. Everything you tell it becomes a plain file on your own Mac. Teach it a skill once and it remembers. Point it at any AI you want, from Claude to a local model that runs offline. Not one company's AI, locked in their cloud. I am one person building this, and I would love to know any bugs or thoughts.

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Launch tags:Productivity•Notes•Artificial Intelligence

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Hi, I'm Nabeel. I created Ember because I was frustrated with chatbots that forget our conversations. Each lengthy chat consumed my daily limit, and every new session started from scratch. So, I turned to the terminal and had the AI save everything in plain files on my Mac. The folder grew until one day, a new AI read those files and understood my entire story. I found myself asking it, "How did you know that?" That moment inspired the product. I packaged it for those who will never use a terminal. The concept behind Ember is straightforward. The memory isn't in the AI; it's in the folder. The AI is a guest, and the house belongs to you. You can bring in Claude, ChatGPT, or Google, or run a local model that works offline. You can change the guest at any time. Your files remain in plain Markdown, accessible in any app, forever. I followed two rules while building Ember. Nothing leaves your Mac unless you invite an AI in. There are no API keys or complicated setups. I struggled with key setups myself, so Ember simplifies all of that. I'm a college student developing this on my own, and it's currently available only for Apple Silicon Macs. Please let me know what breaks and where I might be wrong.

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2mo ago

Files stay local and you can swap models whenever, that part is genuinely useful for anyone paranoid about lock-in. Feels snappy on my Macbook too.

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1mo ago

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@halitesenler Thank you Halit. That lock-in part is the whole reason I built it. The notes are just plain files on my Mac, so I can switch AI whenever I want and nothing breaks. Glad it feels snappy on your Mac too. If you hit anything weird bugs or missing. I would love to hear it.

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1mo ago

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2mo ago

Ember launches Tuesday. What would it take for you to trust an AI notebook?

Hi, I'm Nabeel, the creator of Ember, a private AI notebook for Mac. Your notes are stored as plain files on your Mac, and you can use AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Google, or a local model that operates fully offline. Teach it a skill once, and it will remember.

The launch is scheduled for this Tuesday. Before we go live, I would love to hear two things from anyone passing by: What would you like an AI notebook to do for you, and what would it take for you to trust one with your notes? Nothing leaves your Mac in Ember, and I want to know if that is sufficient.

Website and demo: https://embernotebook.github.io/...

I will answer all questions.

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