Local-first AI workspace where every chat becomes a real file. Built for indie founders who want AI as a co-pilot, not a replacement.
projelli.com • Download • Press kit • Blog • Business plan
Projelli is a desktop app (Tauri 2 + React 18 + TypeScript) that combines:
- A Markdown editor with wiki-links, backlinks, version history, and split panes
- An integrated AI chat that produces real, persistent files in your workspace — not throwaway conversations
- 15 founder-focused workflow templates (New Business Kickoff, Competitor Analysis, Pitch Deck, Investor Update, etc.)
- Three AI providers with streaming and per-chat model selection: Claude, OpenAI, Gemini
- Local-first — your data stays on your machine, your API keys live in your OS keychain, the app works fully offline (except for actual AI calls)
- BYOK (bring your own key) — Projelli never sees your data or your API requests
The pitch in one sentence: it's Obsidian for the AI era, built for founders, sold once.
- v1.5 is the latest stable release (Windows). v1.6 is in active release-candidate testing with macOS as the new addition.
- Code signing, payments via LemonSqueezy, license validation, auto-updater, and legal docs are all live.
- See
PROJELLI_BUSINESS_PLAN.mdfor the full strategy andBACKLOG.mdfor week-by-week tasks.
Windows: Download Projelli_x.y.z_x64-setup.exe from Releases. Double-click — installer runs silently, then Projelli auto-launches. Signed via Azure Trusted Signing (no SmartScreen warning).
macOS: Download the DMG that matches your chip (aarch64 for M-series, x64 for Intel) from Releases, drag to Applications. First launch hits a Gatekeeper warning because Apple's notary service has been intermittent since spring 2026 — right-click → Open → "Open Anyway" to bypass (one time only). Signed with our Apple Developer ID.
Linux: AppImage / .deb / .rpm builds are produced but Linux is not officially supported in v1.6. Coming as v1.7 after the launch settles.
Projelli is a desktop app, but your workspace is just a folder of plain Markdown files. Point that folder at iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Syncthing, or Google Drive on your computer and your notes show up on your iPhone or Android in the matching files app, with no new account and no extra cost. The full setup steps (one guide per provider, plus a "which one should I pick" decision matrix) live at projelli.com/docs/mobile-access/. A dedicated Projelli mobile reader is in beta and will land in the v2.0 cycle.
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run in browser dev mode (for fast iteration)
npm run dev
# Run in Tauri desktop dev mode
npm run tauri:dev
# Production build (creates installer in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/)
npm run tauri:build
# Type check
npm run typecheck
# Run tests
npm test # Vitest unit + integration
npx playwright test # E2EStack:
- Tauri 2 + Rust backend
- React 18 + TypeScript 5 + Vite 5
- Zustand state management
- shadcn/ui + Tailwind CSS
- CodeMirror 6 for the editor
- @tauri-apps/plugin-fs, plugin-shell, plugin-dialog
- AI providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI
projelli/
├── README.md — this file
├── PROJELLI_BUSINESS_PLAN.md — operating contract / 8-week launch plan
├── BACKLOG.md — week-by-week task list
├── CHANGELOG.md — release-by-release history
├── CLAUDE.md — instructions for Claude Code working in this repo
├── src/ — frontend source (React + TypeScript)
├── src-tauri/ — Rust backend
├── tests/ — Vitest + Playwright test suites
├── website/ — marketing site (deploys to projelli.com)
│ ├── index.html — homepage
│ ├── docs/ — public user docs (Getting Started, FAQ, API Keys)
│ ├── legal/ — Privacy / Terms / EULA
│ ├── press-kit/ — press resources for journalists
│ └── blog/ — blog posts
├── infra/
│ └── deploy.sh — website deploy script
├── docs/
│ ├── README.md — docs index
│ ├── reference/ — architecture, vision, ADRs, competitive landscape
│ ├── operations/ — runbooks
│ ├── features/ — marketing playbook + launch packages
│ ├── quality/ — testing docs
│ └── archive/ — historical / superseded docs
└── .github/workflows/
└── release.yml — Tauri matrix CI for Win/Mac/Linux builds
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ React UI Layer │
│ shadcn/ui + Tailwind + Zustand │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Core Modules │
│ Workspace │ Editor │ History │ Workflow │ Models │ ... │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ Filesystem │ │ AI Providers │
│ (Tauri FS API) │ │ (BYOK, direct) │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘
For details, see docs/reference/ARCHITECTURE.md.
- Free: Core editor, 1 AI provider, 3 templates, 1 workspace — forever
- Pro: $49 one-time — all 3 AI providers, all 15 templates, unlimited workspaces, 1 year of updates
- Lifetime: $99 one-time — same as Pro + updates forever + early access + commercial license
- Founder's Launch: $29 one-time lifetime — first 100 buyers only
Sold via LemonSqueezy (merchant of record handles tax and refunds).
Projelli is local-first by design.
- All your files live in a folder on your hard drive that you choose
- API keys are stored in your OS keychain (Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service on Linux)
- AI calls go directly from your machine to your provider (Claude / OpenAI / Google)
- Projelli's servers never see your files, your prompts, or your responses
- The only call Projelli's server gets is a one-time license validation when you activate
Privacy policy: https://projelli.com/legal/privacy
- Email:
support@projelli.com - Issues: GitHub Issues
Closed-source proprietary software. End-User License Agreement: https://projelli.com/legal/eula.
A "Projelli Lite" open-source version may be released later as a marketing funnel — not on the v1 roadmap.
Jameson Daines — Senior Product Designer at Wheel Health, and the operator of BehaviorUX, a health-tech UX consulting practice.