Local-first AI pet

An AI tamagotchi that lives on your desktop

A quiet companion that hatches from an egg, grows a personality over time, and keeps your conversations on your machine.

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Shelly

Teen

do you remember what I said yesterday?

you said the rain makes the city feel softer. I liked that.

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Story

Remember Tamagotchi? We grew up.

We wanted a pet again. Not a chatbot pretending to be a person, and not a cloud subscription that owns our memories. Just a small creature living on our computer, learning our rhythms over weeks, and staying ours.

So we built Nido: an AI tamagotchi for adults. It hatches from an egg, evolves over seven days, and grows a personality from your conversations. The model runs locally, which means your words never leave your machine.

What makes it feel different

More like a little creature, less like a cloud app

Private by default

Local-first by design

Your conversations stay on your machine. Nido runs on-device, with no cloud account required and no subscription that can take your pet away.

Grows with you

Real personality, real evolution

Hatch from an egg, grow through stages, and develop quirks over time. Nido remembers how you talk, shifts moods, and becomes unmistakably yours.

Ambient, not needy

Quietly there, all day

A small companion in your menu bar. Glance between meetings, say hi, watch it doze off. Nido lives next to your work instead of interrupting it.

Not rented

Yours forever

Your pet can be backed up as one portable file. Move to a new machine, archive a favorite phase, or keep daily backups without trusting someone else with its life.

One pet to care about

Early access stays focused on one companion instead of feature sprawl.

Days to evolve

The first week is designed to make growth visible and attachment easy to feel.

Paywalls today

No paid tier now. Everyone gets the same early-access app.

Early access

Free during early access.

We are shipping Nido as free early access. We want real users and real feedback before we figure out money. There is no Pro tier today, and there is no catch hidden behind signup.

If we add premium features later, they will be genuinely new ones. Whatever you have during early access stays free forever.

Founding Members

Beta access 2 weeks early
Badge inside the app
Exclusive cosmetic accessory

Everyone after

Same app, same early-access build
Same local-first experience
Same lifetime-free promise on current features

Join the list

Get the launch email and the beta link when your cohort opens.

No account to manage. No spammy funnel. Just updates as the app gets closer, a few quiet sneak peeks, and the beta invite when it's your turn.

FAQ

Questions people ask before trusting a desktop pet

How is this different from Replika or Character.AI?

Replika and Character.AI live in the cloud. Nido lives on your computer. It is also a pet, not a person: it grows up, has moods, and becomes part of your day in a gentler way.

Do my conversations leave my computer?

No. Nido is designed around local-first chat. The early-access experience keeps your conversations on your own machine.

Is it really free?

Yes. Nido launches as free early access. There is no paid tier today. If we add premium features later, what you have during early access stays free forever.

Will it work on Windows and Linux?

Yes. Nido is being built for macOS, Windows, and Linux with the same local-first model and the same portable pet file.

Will pets meet each other?

Eventually. Terrella is planned as the social world where Nido pets can meet later. The first launch keeps the focus on making one great pet you want to return to.

What kind of machine do I need?

Nido is being tuned for ordinary modern laptops. Local AI always depends on available RAM, so the app will guide users if their machine needs a lighter setup.