Privacy
The strongest privacy policy is not needing one
Cloud editors promise to encrypt your documents on their servers and to comply with deletion requests. Oleafly makes a simpler promise: your documents are never required to reach a server. They live on your disk, and the network is used only for actions you explicitly take, like hosted AI, GitHub sync, or a package download.
Your files stay on your disk
Projects live in a plain folder on your machine, versioned with real Git. Open it in Finder or Explorer any time. Sync it, back it up, or move it; it is yours.
No account, no telemetry
There is nothing to sign up for and the app never phones home. No analytics in the editor, no usage tracking, no crash reports unless you choose to share one.
AI only on your terms
AI features are off until you add your own key. Text goes directly from your machine to the provider you chose, under their terms, never through our servers. Local models via Ollama keep even that on your machine.
Nothing to delete
Deletion requests, retention windows, and grace periods exist because a company holds your data. We never had it, so there is nothing to request back.
Open source, auditable
The entire app is AGPL-3.0 open source. Do not take our word for any of this; read the code or build it yourself.
Works offline
Write, compile with cached packages, preview, and version with the network cable unplugged. First-use downloads and optional network features are clearly separated, and a strict Offline mode keeps the compiler off the network entirely.
Compared
Local-first vs cloud editors
| Question | Typical cloud editor | Oleafly |
|---|---|---|
| Where do documents live? | Their servers, encrypted | Your disk, in plain files |
| Is an account required? | Yes | No |
| Who can read your drafts? | Whoever the policy allows | You |
| What happens if the service shuts down? | Export before the deadline | Nothing; the app keeps working |
| How does deletion work? | Request, grace period, finalization | Press delete |
| Does AI see your text? | Via their pipeline | Only with your key, to your chosen provider |
This page describes the desktop app. The free tools on this website also run entirely in your browser: nothing you type into them is uploaded.
What this website measures
The app has no telemetry. This marketing site is a separate thing, and it does use product analytics (PostHog), because we need to know whether people can find the download and the docs. It records page views, clicks on links and buttons, and anonymous session replays of how the pages are used.
It does not ask for your name or email, it never sees your documents, and text you type into the free tools is masked out of replays. Send aDo Not Track header and the site records nothing at all.