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System · Awake · nova.new

Your computer
finally understands.

Nova is the intelligence layer of your machine. It perceives your system, takes action, and learns over time. Not a chatbot. An operating intelligence.

Live · voice
audio stays on this page · nothing uploaded
desktop · preparing for 09:00
IDLE
Calendar
Today · Mon Jun 29
09:00Product review
11:301:1 with Jordan
14:00Design crit
Meeting brief
Q2 Roadmap review

· 3 decisions carried from last week

· Maya to present perception update

· Open ask · hiring · launch date

Q2 Roadmap.key
Keynote · 28 slides
Slack · 3 replies needed
#product · #design · @maya

Maya · "ready for tomorrow?"

Jordan · share the deck

Priya · timeline question

Tasks · today
4 due before 9:00
Review Maya's perception PR
Approve Q2 hiring plan
Send launch dates to legal
Confirm vendor renewal
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off
Notifications paused. Music lowered. Calendar held.
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01 · Position

Most AI lives in a browser tab.
Nova lives on your computer.

It sees your windows, your files, your work — and it acts. Quietly. Natively. On your machine.

02 · Perception

Nova starts
on the real machine.

This page is already reading its environment. So is Nova — only deeper, with permission, on your actual desktop. Read locally. Never sent.

read locally · never sent
env · live readoutconnected
    03 · What Nova understands

    Your entire digital life.
    Not just a chat box.

    Calendar, files, email, projects, conversations — Nova holds it all in one quiet, coherent model of your day. Hover any node to see how.
    CALENDARnext · 09:00 review
    EMAIL47 unread · 3 need reply
    MEETINGS3 today · 1 prepped
    PROJECTSRoadmap · Launch · Brand
    BROWSER TABSArc · 6 in 'Work'
    APPLICATIONS12 running · 4 focused
    NOTIFICATIONSheld · 6 batched
    MESSAGESSlack · iMessage · 5 new
    NOTESApple Notes · 2 today
    TASKS8 open · 4 due today
    FILES2.3M indexed · local
    PHOTOS12,420 · 3 albums
    DOWNLOADS8 today · review.pdf
    DEVICESMac · iPhone · AirPods
    CALENDAR
    auto
    Nova reads every meeting on your calendar and quietly prepares you for each one — attendees, prior context, open threads.
    next · 09:00 review
    perception layer · livenova · understanding

    One coherent model of your day. Yours alone.

    04 · Action

    Watch Nova work.

    Three scenes. No screenshots. Every pixel is Nova's design language — applied to the way you actually work.

    scene · 01

    Prepare for the 9 AM review.

    you"Nova, get me ready for my 9 AM review."
    listening
    nova · scene0%
    Q2 Roadmap.key
    28 slides · ready
    Participants
    4 invited
    MayaJordanPriyaYou
    Recent emails
    3 relevant
    Maya · Final thoughts before tomorrow
    Jordan · Pricing question for review
    Priya · Roadmap edits attached
    Agenda · drafted
    auto · editable
    01Recap · what shipped since last review
    02Q2 roadmap · scope + dates
    03Hiring plan · 3 open roles
    04Launch readiness · risks
    scene · 02

    Stop a threat before you notice it.

    you"Nova is always watching what enters your machine."
    new file arriving
    nova · scene0%
    Download · invoice_final.pdf.exe
    .exe
    2.4 MB · executable · unsigned
    received · not yet opened
    Nova · Iron Dome
    idle
    Watching quietly.
    behavior analysis0%
    writes to startup
    reads keychain
    contacts unknown host
    requests admin
    Reputation · cloud (Pro)
    local model · suspicious pattern
    cloud reputation · known dropper family
    verdict · malware · quarantine
    scene · 03

    Find a document from weeks ago.

    you"Find the proposal we worked on before vacation."
    parsing intent
    nova · scene0%
    query
    the proposal we worked on before vacation
    · documents · presentations · emails
    · edited by you · before Jun 14
    · shared with 1+ collaborator
    searched · 2.3M items · 142 ms
    result · Spring Proposal — Northwind.keyopened
    last edited
    Jun 13 · 4:42 pm
    collaborators
    You · Priya · Sam
    matched on
    title · contents · people

    Executive summary · A spring partnership with Northwind to launch three co-branded experiences across May and June.

    Proposed scope · a single landing experience, a 6-week paid pilot, and a co-authored case study at launch.

    Next step · Priya to confirm budget by Friday. Sam to draft brief.

    05 · How Nova thinks

    A living reasoning loop.
    Always turning.

    Nova doesn't answer and stop. It perceives, understands, plans, acts, learns, and remembers — continuously — so each turn of the loop makes the next one sharper.

    PERCEPTION
    sees your world
    Nova watches your screen, files, apps, and calendar — quietly, on-device — so it always knows what's happening.
    perception → understanding → planning → action → learning → memory → perception
    06 · Memory

    The longer you use Nova,
    the more it knows.

    Local-first memory. You own the index. Forget on command. Nova compounds — quietly — into something only you have.

    usefulness · over time+ memory
    day 1week 1month 1month 6
    local-firstyou own the indexforget on command
    07 · Doctrine

    Private by default.
    Your computer stays yours.

    Nova reads your screen on the machine that's rendering it. Nothing leaves your device unless a task explicitly requires it — and unless you say yes.

    Free is fully local. Your model, your files, your context — no network round-trips required.

    Pro is local-first with intelligent cloud reasoning for larger problems. Every cloud call is named, encrypted, and never retained.

    on-device · encrypted · yours to wipe
    data · residency
    10 surfaces · audited
    Screen processing
    Understood on your device, frame by frame.
    localnever stored
    Voice
    Heard on-device. Discarded the moment it's understood.
    localephemeral
    Files
    Indexed locally. Never uploaded to Nova.
    localencrypted
    Browser
    Tabs and pages read on-device for context only.
    localnever stored
    Projects
    Kept in your local memory graph.
    localencrypted
    Documents
    Content stays on your machine. Nova reasons over it in place.
    localencrypted
    Memory
    Preferences and patterns stored on-device, wipeable in one tap.
    localencrypted
    Router
    Chooses local vs cloud per task — and asks first if it matters.
    local
    Network
    No background phone-home. Requests are named and visible.
    encrypted
    Cloud processing
    Pro only. Opt-in per task. End-to-end encrypted in transit.
    optional cloudencryptednever stored
    wipe Nova's memory with a single command · anytime
    08 · Architecture

    Six layers.
    One coherent system.

    Explore Nova from the outside in. Every layer is engineered to disappear so the one above it can feel effortless.

    Every layer under this one exists for one reason: to give you back time, attention, and calm.

    signal · flow
    YOU
    MEMORY
    ACTION
    REASONING
    PERCEPTION
    HARDWARE
    built natively per platform · Windows first · macOS next · Linux openly
    09 · Vision

    Nova follows you
    everywhere you go.

    It starts on your desktop. It doesn't stop there. One intelligence — across every device you trust, keeping the same context, the same memory, the same you.

    DESKTOP

    The first place Nova lives. Your files, your apps, your day — understood in one coherent view.

    One intelligence. Every surface.
    Always the same you.

    10 · Roadmap

    The path from a companion
    to an operating system.

    Nova evolves in deliberate steps. Each phase compounds on the last, quietly moving from your desktop to your entire digital life.

    11 · Plainly

    Questions
    you'll ask.

    Is Nova a chatbot?
    No. Nova is an intelligent desktop companion that understands your computer and helps you get work done. Conversation is only one of the ways you interact with it.
    Does Nova work offline?
    Yes. The Free plan runs completely locally on your machine — your model, your files, no network required. Pro adds optional cloud reasoning for larger problems, but Nova stays local-first.
    What happens to my data?
    Your data stays yours. Nova reads your screen, files, and memory on-device. Cloud features are opt-in, end-to-end encrypted, and never retained on our side.
    What does Nova actually do?
    Nova perceives your workspace — calendar, files, apps, projects — takes action on your behalf, and remembers what matters. It prepares your meetings, drafts your replies, finds your work, and quietly automates the small things.
    How is Nova different from ChatGPT or Copilot?
    Those tools live inside a window. Nova lives inside your computer. It has context about your whole day, not just the message you just typed.
    What are the plans?
    Three: Free — fully local, offline capable, ideal for privacy. Pro — adds cloud reasoning, cross-device memory, larger models, and advanced automations. Enterprise — team deployment, administration, and advanced security for organizations. Pricing will be shared closer to launch.
    What platforms will Nova support?
    Windows first. macOS and Linux follow. We're building it native on each so it feels like part of the operating system, not a browser tab pretending to be one.
    Who is building Nova?
    A small team of engineers and designers who have shipped operating systems, AI models, and consumer products at Apple, OpenAI, and Anthropic. We build what we want to use ourselves.
    12 · Invitation

    Nova is in
    private preview.

    A small number of people are shaping Nova with us. Request access, and we will write when it is time.

    Request access
    invitation only · no waitlist theatre · a real reply from a real person