YOUR FIELD GUIDE TO LOCAL AI
AI, a little
closer to home.
Discover useful apps, understand the models, and make more of the computer you already own.
For the curious. Built around your device.
LESS CLOUD. MORE YOU. / AN EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION
✳ Plain-English guides
↗ Sources you can follow
◉ Local, cloud & hybrid clearly labelled
⌁ Independent editorial
A SMALL MAP OF A BIG WORLD
Your next good discovery.
01 / EXPLORE
Find your app
Chat, write and explore. Meet the apps that put local models within reach.
02 / EXPLORE
Meet the models
What fits your computer? Start with the task, then choose the model.
03 / EXPLORE
Make it useful
From your first prompt to documents, voice and agents. One step at a time.
A BETTER FIRST QUESTION
What would you like
AI to help with?
Skip the model-name rabbit hole. Start with a real task: rewrite a draft, work through a document, or turn a voice note into something useful.
FROM THE FIELD JOURNAL
Start small. Learn something useful.
Choose your first local AI task
Four small local AI projects you can evaluate yourself, plus a repeatable way to compare results.
Before you give an AI app a document
A practical checklist for testing document chat, checking references and understanding where files are processed.
What is an AI harness? The model’s working environment
A plain-English explanation of AI harnesses, agents, tools and the permissions around a local model.
Our starting guides explain the tools using their published documentation. Hands-on reviews will identify the device, versions, tests and limitations. Read our editorial policy ↗