Personal space and small teams
An organization on a single computer, no server needed: notes, finance, health and other apps, with permissions for every member.
Public beta
Apps and data, in clear order
Init runs your organization's workspace on its own server or right on your computer. The administrator installs apps from a signed catalog and grants people permissions, while Desktop and phones converge on the organization's set of apps. Your data stays with you.
macOS · Windows · iOS · Android · Ubuntu
Who it is for
Organizations with their own server
An Ubuntu server with one command, in-place updates with checks and rollback, backups verified by a test restore.
App authors
An .initapp package, a manifest with explicit permissions, a WASM sandbox and catalog publishing with signatures and review.
Features
Your organization in minutes
An Ubuntu server with one command or a local virtual machine straight from Desktop.
Sandboxed apps
WASM components with a closed list of operations. Every permission goes through administrator consent.
Trusted catalog
Index and packages are signed with Ed25519, bytes are checked by SHA-256, compatibility is verified before install.
People, permissions, audit
Built-in sign-in and access control: roles, direct grants and a history of permission changes.
Backups you can trust
Streaming encryption. A backup counts as created only after a test restore.
Every device
Desktop for macOS and Windows, iOS and Android. A phone joins the organization with a QR code.
Monitoring
Server and app health, thresholds and clear problems with a fix action.
Search and calendar
Search across apps and a shared calendar of tasks, plans and events.
Command line
Everything the administrator does in Desktop is available from the terminal too.
Apps from the catalog
All appsPackages are signed by their publisher and reviewed before publishing. App permissions are visible before install.
- CalDAVCalDAV connector - iCloud, Nextcloud, Fastmail and self-hosted calendars in the shared Init calendar, synced both ways with sync tokens
- CardDAVCardDAV connector - iCloud, Nextcloud, Fastmail and self-hosted address books in shared Init contacts; read-only, synced with sync tokens
- Claude APIClaude API connector (Anthropic Messages) - chat and streamed answers with tools of Claude models for init.ai; the organization keeps the API key
- GmailGmail connector - search, read and send mail of a Google mailbox through init.mail/v1; mail is not copied into Init, a message is read on demand
- Google CalendarGoogle Calendar connector - calendars and events of a Google account in the shared Init calendar, written with Google etags and synced with sync tokens
- Google ContactsGoogle People connector - contacts of a Google account in Init people search; read-only, synced with Google sync tokens
How an app reaches you
Every version follows the same path - from the publisher's signature to the check on your device.
- The publisher signs the packageWith the key the catalog has bound to the verified publisher.
- The catalog reviews the versionComponents, build provenance, licenses and vulnerabilities; then human reviewers.
- You see permissions before installWhat the app will be able to do - in plain words, not technical keys.
- Desktop verifies signaturesA package with altered bytes or a foreign signature is not installed.
Init is in public beta
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