Private by default
Your files, messages, and AI work stay on your computer unless you choose otherwise. Easy to find, move, and back up.
Animated headline: starts as OS, then completes as Ollie System.
Thirteen apps, one desktop, local-first — your work stays on your device.
The whole surface
What makes it different
Built for everyday people, not cloud lock-in.
Ollie gives you a polished, simple desktop on hardware you already own. It stays private by default, gives you real control when you want it, and keeps Linux approachable.
AI that is not a black box
Run local models by default, or connect cloud providers with your own keys. Your setup, your choice.
One system, not app chaos
Thirteen Ollie apps are designed together, so they look consistent, feel simple, and work as one ecosystem.
Linux power, without Linux pain
Install the Linux apps you already know while keeping a clean, friendly desktop experience.
No subscriptions
Ollie System is a one-time purchase — no subscription. Standalone apps are the same idea, not monthly fees.
Licensed, not tracked
We verify your license, not your activity. Once activated, Ollie keeps working offline and we do not collect session telemetry.
The Ollie ecosystem
Thirteen apps. One promise.
Every app is local-first and stores its data under a predictable folder in your home directory. Move to another Ollie System machine by copying the relevant folders and files.
Suite
A creative workstation — code, rich text, 3D, video, image, PDF, and audio editors in one place. Sold standalone in editions from Write to Studio, with Studio as the full stack.
Intelligence
Local LLM runtime. Download GGUF models, run them on your CPU or GPU, chat with them offline.
IMAP/SMTP email with CalDAV calendar and contacts. Threads stay on your disk. Drafts you write at thirty thousand feet send the moment you land.
Browser
Surfing without the surveillance. Tabs, bookmarks, history — none of it leaves your machine.
Assistant
A chat assistant that orchestrates the other Ollie apps. Plug in the provider you trust — local Intelligence, Ollama, Anthropic, OpenAI, or Gemini — and also use Cartridges for deterministic workflows.
Hub
Ecosystem dashboard. See every app's status, version, and license at a glance.
Explorer
File manager with previews, fast search, and a clear mental model. No tags you didn't ask for.
Media
Music, video, photos — handles common formats. No accounts, no subscriptions.
Catalog
A curated software catalog over plain Debian/Ubuntu apt — install Chrome, Steam, GIMP, VLC, and more in one click. The system stays standard Linux underneath.
Notepad
Simple note-taking with auto-save. Files are real files — open them in vim if you want.
Camera
Webcam capture for photos and short clips. Saves directly to your home directory.
Settings
Appearance, sound, network, users, display, about. Direct, no nested submenus seven layers deep.
Desktop
The shell — dock, launchpad, system tray. The window chrome you see on every app comes from here.
Ollie Suite and Ollie Assistant are also sold separately for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Smaller apps may offer Linux downloads — same family of products, still private by default.
Sovereign storage
Your data, where you can find it.
Every Ollie app keeps its data in a named folder in your home directory—files and settings you can browse, copy, move, and back up like anything else on your computer.
- One clear folder per app, so you always know where to look.
- No locked-in cloud silo—your work stays on your machine unless you choose otherwise.
- Move the folder to another Ollie System machine to bring that app's local history with you.
- Delete the folder when you want an app to start fresh.
- Back up however you already back up your computer.
Where everything lives
One folder per app, in your home directory:
~/.ollie-{app}/state.json
Local AI
An AI assistant that doesn't phone home.
Ollie Intelligence runs GGUF language models on your hardware. The model is on disk, the conversation is on disk, and inference runs on your CPU or GPU. Cloud AI stays optional.
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Bring your own model
Bring models you already have, or download builds you trust from wherever you get software today. Standard GGUF files load in Ollie Intelligence so you can chat locally.
speed
Hardware acceleration
Acceleration depends on host platform and native module support. On Ollie System today, CPU works everywhere and GPU paths are being expanded as drivers and runtimes mature.
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Built for offline
Once the model is downloaded, you don't need the internet again. Use it on a plane. Use it in a forest. Use it on a bad hotel network.
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Available to every Ollie app
Suite, Assistant, and Mail all reach out to Intelligence over localhost. One model, every app — no separate inference for each.
For developers and creators
Ollie Suite is included.
Ollie Suite is the creative workstation inside Ollie System. The same app family is sold standalone in editions from Write up to Studio — Studio is the full stack — for macOS, Windows, and other Linux distros.
About Ollie SuiteGet started.
Download the ISO, write it to a USB drive, boot from it. Try it without installing. Install it when you're ready.
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