Pryven
Pryven is the productivity suite I am building because I wanted software that worked more like my software and less like a service I was renting.
It is currently still developed under the name Kinetic internally. I am keeping that name in the development side for now instead of doing a giant rename in the middle of active work.
When I am ready to move toward public beta, the plan is to launch it as Pryven.
The basic idea
Pryven is being built around a few things I care about a lot:
- privacy by default;
- offline-first design;
- accessibility built into the product;
- native desktop apps instead of a giant browser wrapper;
- useful free versions;
- one-time Pro upgrades where ongoing server costs are not involved;
- cloud features only when the cloud actually adds something useful.
I do not want "privacy-friendly" to mean "we technically have a privacy policy."
I want the software itself to be designed so it does not need most of your data in the first place.
Pryven Quill
Quill started as a notes and writing app and has grown into something much bigger.
It is designed for normal notes, but also has dedicated writing tools for things like:
- stories and novels;
- blogs and articles;
- scenes, chapters, plotlines, timelines, and story references;
- research;
- long-form writing projects;
- distraction-reduced writing;
- importing and capturing information from other places.
The goal is not to replace every writing app ever made.
The goal is to make one that feels flexible without becoming a giant pile of menus.
Pryven Keys
Keys is focused on the stuff you type over and over again.
Reusable snippets, clipboard history, text shortcuts, form-fill style workflows, and other tools that save time without needing to send your typing to a remote server.
I especially want it to be useful for people who have repetitive work, accessibility needs, or just really hate typing the same paragraph fifteen times.
Pryven Capture
Capture is planned as the "get this into Pryven" side of the suite.
That includes things like browser capture, quick notes, links, selected text, research, and other ways to move useful information into Quill without turning your browser history into a data collection project.
Pricing philosophy
The core software should be useful for free.
For advanced local features, I prefer a one-time purchase over a subscription.
If something has a real recurring cost — for example, hosted cloud sync — then a subscription makes sense there.
I am not interested in inventing a monthly fee for features that run entirely on your own computer.
Still in development
Pryven is not publicly released yet.
I would rather take the extra time to get the foundations right than throw a half-finished productivity suite onto the internet and spend the next year apologizing for it.
There will be more here as the beta gets closer.