Owlbert 
An AI workspace that just works with your own stuff
Owlbert is for people who want help from AI without juggling browser tabs and API keys. Keep PDFs and notes in one library, start new documents in a built-in writer, and chat with assistants that can read what you saved—so answers stay grounded in your materials, not generic web noise. Use it in your browser or on the desktop after you create an account and verify your email. Want to plug in your own AI accounts, add plugins, or split big projects into their own spaces? That's what Owlbert on the desktop is for—the download with all the knobs.
One window for files you care about, writing you're doing today, and conversations that remember your context—without turning you into a prompt engineer first.
Drop in PDFs and notes, browse your library, and search across what you've added. When you ask a question, assistants can pull from those files so replies refer to the actual pages you stored—not a guess from the open internet.
Draft memos, chapters, study guides, and outlines in a built-in writer that lives next to your library. Move between reading, editing, and asking for help without exporting to another tool every time.
Spin up different assistants for different jobs—research versus tone edits versus brainstorming—and attach context from your library when you want the thread to stay on topic. Each chat keeps its own history so you can pick up where you left off.
Owlbert on the web is the easy path: sign in and start chatting—we pick sensible models so you aren't buried in setup. On the desktop you can still keep it simple, or layer in your own AI accounts when you're ready.
Students, knowledge workers, and anyone who wants one calm place to read PDFs, take notes, draft a document, and ask questions that respect the files they already have.
If you later want your own AI accounts, offline models, plugins, separate workspaces for each big project, or richer data you can point assistants at, Owlbert on the desktop is where those goodies live.
Yes. Owlbert on the web and the downloads on this site both use a free Owlbert account. In the browser, signing in turns on the AI models we host for you. On the desktop you can stick with that—or plug in your own AI accounts and ignore ours if you prefer.
Assistants are saved setups: instructions, default model, and optional tools. You can make several for different jobs—one for summarizing readings, another for editing tone—so each conversation stays focused.
Owlbert on the web is Owlbert in your browser—library, writer, chat, and assistants—with the AI models we run for you so you don't have to paste keys from other vendors. Owlbert on the desktop is the app you install when you want everything: your own AI accounts, plugins, extra workspaces, tidy catalogs, friendly local helpers like Ollama, and the option to still use Owlbert's hosted AI when you want a hand from the cloud.
Owlbert on the web keeps one workspace for now—everything lives together. Owlbert on the desktop lets you spin up extra workspaces so work, school, and side projects each have their own files, assistants, and toggles without stepping on each other. The catalog is a neat way to list characters, accounts, or anything else you want assistants to remember on purpose.
On your computer: Your files and Owlbert's local notes stay with you unless you drop them into a chat that uses a cloud model or turn on sync. When Owlbert's hosted AI helps: only the pieces needed for that answer travel to the service, as spelled out in the terms. Keys you add yourself on the desktop never leave your machine unless you say otherwise.
On the desktop, pairing Owlbert with a local helper like Ollama can keep you working offline for stretches. Owlbert on the web—and any chat that leans on hosted models—needs internet the same way any online assistant does.
macOS, Windows, and Linux.
This is a desktop-only feature. In Owlbert on the desktop, open Settings, go to the model section, add your provider, enter the details it asks for, and use the connection test. You can also choose "use your own providers" during first-time setup. Owlbert on the web uses the models we run for you—no provider setup needed.
Create a free account, confirm your email, then hop into Owlbert on the web or grab Owlbert on the desktop. Curious what the desktop app adds? This page lays it out.