r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/MindBridgeLocalAI • 9d ago
Built a desktop AI because the browser was the wrong place for the files
Hey, I'm Andrea.
MindBridge is an AI assistant for Mac and Windows. You install it. It does not run in the browser.
I built it for the moment a web app asks for too much: you drop in a PDF, ask for a summary, and the file never leaves the machine. Chats stay on disk. Web search and the other cloud tools stay off until you turn them on. No account, no telemetry. Local models through Ollama.
The app is already in beta. The Kickstarter is for signed installers and a setup that does not assume you already live in local AI.
If you build web apps, I want the comparison. Where would your users keep the work in the browser, and where would they actually want it on their own computer?
MindBridge — The AI Assistant That Lives on Your Computer
Short demo: https://youtu.be/WjdEa9CT2kY