Lore is a lightweight "second brain" that lives in your system tray. Summon it with a keystroke to capture ideas, notes, or tasks instantly. Why Lore? 🛡️ 100% Private: Your data never leaves your machine. No API keys, no tracking. 🧠 Local AI: Powered by Ollama + LanceDB for secure, offline-first RAG. ⚡ Instant Recall: Ask questions in plain language and get answers from your own history. Own your memory. 100% local. Zero cloud.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Erez, the creator of Lore.
I built Lore because I was tired of the "Privacy Tax." In 2026, if you want an AI that actually understands your thoughts, you're usually forced to upload your entire life to a cloud provider. I didn't want my private ideas, snippets, and daily journals sitting on someone else's server.
I wanted a "Cursor for my memory":
⚡ Speed: Summon it with one keystroke (Cmd+Shift+Space).
🛡️ Privacy: 100% local. No API keys, no tracking, no cloud.
🧠 Intelligence: It uses Ollama and LanceDB to actually answer your questions using your own history.
Whether you're a researcher, a dev, or just someone who thinks a lot—Lore is designed to stay out of your way until you need to remember something perfectly.
Lore is 100% Free and Open Source. I believe the tools we use to think should be transparent and owned by the user.
I'd love your feedback on:
What "Source" should I support next? (Local Markdown? Browser history? WhatsApp?)
How does the "Local LLM" setup feel on your machine?
I’ll be here all day to answer questions! Let's take our memory back from the cloud. 🛡️
— Erez
This makes a lot of sense. Most of our computers already function as a personal knowledge base, even if it's completely disorganized. It will take some time for trust to warm up to tools like this, but they seem inevitable. Even if the AI runs locally, having a way to easily wipe the AI's memory (clear cache, like a web browser) should provide peace of mind.
Using Ollama LanceDB for offline RAG is a solid stack. Nice to see thoughtful architecture behind the scene.
Love the idea of a private, local “second brain” feels like the direction personal AI should be heading.
Simple, fast, and no tracking is a big win.
Curious, how does Lore handle context over time as data grows?
Great work 👏
Love seeing more open-source approaches to personal knowledge management! The privacy angle is huge right now, especially with AI reading our notes. How are you handling syncing across devices while keeping everything 100% private?
Hey Erez, that phrase Privacy Tax is a good way to put it. Was there a specific moment where you were about to save something personal to a cloud-based tool and just stopped?
ngl the "privacy tax" line hits. a lot of note and memory tools sound cool till you realize you’re basically handing over your whole brain to some cloud service. keeping it free, local and open-source makes this feel way more honest.
also curious, what made you choose the system tray quick capture style instead of going for a bigger full app first?
This is a thoughtful direction. The idea of having an AI that understands your own notes and history is powerful, but the privacy concern is exactly what stops a lot of people from fully trusting these tools. Keeping everything local makes the whole product feel much more convincing.
Curious, what kind of users are connecting with Lore the fastest so far, people using it for work knowledge or more personal thinking and journaling?
Erez Shahaf