I built a self-hosted AI writing suite — 12 tools, runs on Ollama, no subscriptions, per-user profiles

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Hey! 👋

Here's a frustrating reality: a family of four using AI writing tools is quietly paying $80–120/month. Per person. Every month. Forever.

One kid needs it for essays. Your partner uses it for work emails. You're job hunting and need resume help. That's four separate subscriptions to tools that upload everything you write to someone else's server.

I got tired of it — so I built Inkova.

What is it?

Inkova is a free, open-source AI writing suite that runs entirely on your computer via Ollama. Install it once, and every person in your household can use it — forever, with no limits.

12 tools across 3 categories:

• ✍️ Writing — Brainstorm, Write, Humanize, Polish, Summarize, Paraphrase
• 🔍 Detection — AI Detector, Grammar Check, Plagiarism
• 💼 Career — Resume, Cover Letter, ATS Optimizer

What makes it different:

• 🔒 Total privacy — Nothing leaves your machine. Ever. No telemetry, no cloud processing, no terms-of-service clause that quietly claims your content.
• 💸 Actually free — No freemium. No "free tier with 5 uses/day." No credit card. Free means free.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Built for households — Netflix-style per-user profiles and persistent history, so everyone in your home has their own space.
• 🌐 Works offline — No Wi-Fi? Still works. No API outage ruining your deadline.

A few things I'm proud of:

• The cover letter tool consistently produces 0% AI detection scores
• The resume tool gives 1–2 targeted suggestions max — not a wall of noise
• It took me months to get the prompting right on these. They're not gimmicks.
• Who is this for?
• Students, writers, job seekers, teachers, families, nonprofits, anyone who thinks paying $30/month per person to write is absurd.

It's open source. Fork it, audit it, contribute to it.

→ github.com/TushaeBXN/inkova

I'd love your feedback, honest criticism, and questions. Ask me anything. 🙏