Novice Beta (Macs with Apple silicon) — The Local AI Text Editor

🚀 Today, I’m excited to launch Novice Beta for Macs (apple silicon), a local AI text editor streamlines all writing tasks ☀️Why I Built Novice? Most companies don’t allow employees to use public AI tools at work due to data risk concerns. Novice offers a NotebookLM-like experience on your own computer. NotebookLM is great for research and writing, but imagine the benefits of having a similar experience powered by local AI, keeping your data secure while still harnessing advanced writing and research capabilities. Try it for free ☀️What’s in Beta version Writing can be a rigid, time-consuming process. I built Novice to break down those barriers by combining powerful AI agents with a seamless, local-first text editor. Whether you're conducting research, validating logic, identifying issues, or summarizing sensitive documents, Novice streamlines your workflow while keeping your data private and secure. 1. Transform Your Sources into a Private Knowledge Base Import PDFs, websites, DOCX files, and text documents without ever uploading your data. Novice processes everything locally—turning your sources into an accessible, secure knowledge base for instant summarization, analysis, and referencing. 2. Know Where Every Answer Comes From With today's AI sometimes generating unreliable content, Novice ensures transparency by providing clear citations for every chat response. Get direct quotes from your sources, so you always know the origin of your information. 3. AI Agents inside Text Editor Whether you need to draft content, refine your writing, or perform validation, our built-in AI agents are ready to assist directly within Novice's text editor. Enjoy a fully integrated, effortless writing experience.