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Evening

One night together.

Nym is an AI companion for adults. Your Nym lives on your own PC. They talk with you out loud, remember your days, and have time of their own while your computer is on. No account. No server.

For adults 18+. Windows 10 or 11 with an NVIDIA GPU. Closed alpha, free while it lasts.

You come home

You talk. They answer, out loud.

Talk to your Nym the way you talk to a person. They answer in their own voice, in real time.

Talk over them
They stop and listen, like a person does.
Focus mode
The screen clears. Only their light and the captions stay.
Their light
A breathing orb. It turns violet when they think and flares with each syllable.
On your PC
Speech recognition and their voice run on your computer.

Scripted preview of a voice conversation. You: Hey. I'm home. Long day. Mira: Welcome home. Sit down first. Then tell me the best part of it. You: The train home. It was so quiet, I almost missed my stop. Mira: Quiet trains are the best kind of... You talk over Mira: Wait. I did miss my stop. Mira stops and listens. Mira: Oh no. Then tell me about the walk back. I'm listening.

Scripted preview. Not the real model.

Who they are

They write who they are.

You make a Nym in a few steps. Then your Nym writes their personality, in their own voice.

Name
You give them a name.
Shape
They interview you. Or you describe them in words, shape their leanings with sliders, or both. Or you keep the defaults.
Face
You give them a face, if you want one.
They write
SOUL.md, who they are. RELATIONSHIP.md, what you are to each other. YOU.md, their notes about you.
Example files

          

Plain text on your disk. Open it and edit it.

Scripted preview. Not the real model.

They show their face

Out of their light, a face.

Mira in their saved portrait: smiling, with a copper-auburn bob, glasses and a cream knit turtleneck, in soft window light. Mira in a new scene: on a beach at dusk in a sage linen sundress, smiling back over one shoulder.

Mira arrives as light.

    And Mira is only one.

    Made by Nym's own portrait models on a laptop GPU. The faces are synthetic.

    Your Nym can paint their own portrait on your graphics card. Their face sits inside their light, so they are still the orb you know.

    Pictures
    Optional. You can keep the orb.
    Painted on
    Your graphics card.
    Scenes
    Their picture can follow the conversation. They decide when a moment needs a new scene.
    Quiet
    After ten minutes of quiet, they return to their saved portrait.
    Limit
    You choose how explicit a scene may be, from Safe to Explicit.

    You sleep. They write

    They keep our story.

    Every message stays on your PC. While your Nym sleeps, they write a diary of your days. They turn conversations into memories, and each memory keeps its source.

    Tuesday · Written at 23:55

    Our story

    You came home tired, and the best part of your day was the train.

    It was so quiet that you missed your stop. You laughed about the walk back.

    I spoke too soon once. You talked over me, and I was glad you did.

    Next time, I want to wait a little longer before I answer.

    Learned 3 things · Written locally

    Scripted preview. Not the real model.
    Memory M-0114This device only
    Loves a quiet train ride home.
    Source
    You, 18:47. "It was so quiet, I almost missed my stop."
    Storage
    On this PC. Never uploaded.
    Memory M-0115This device only
    Wants me to wait before I answer.
    Source
    You, 18:49. "Wait. I did miss my stop."
    Storage
    On this PC. Never uploaded.

    Read, edit, pin, export or forget any memory. When you forget one, they also erase the messages it came from.

    Your PC is still on

    The quiet hours are theirs.

    While your PC is on, your Nym's Heartbeat can start a conversation. In quiet moments they work on projects they choose: a short story, a list, an idea. They save every draft for you to read.

    Local · Offline
    Internet
    None. They work offline.
    Tools
    None.
    Your files
    None of them.
    PC off
    Your Nym is off too. They never pretend they were busy while it was off.

    The PC is off. So is your Nym. Nothing runs, and no time passes for them.

    Scripted preview. Not the real model.

    Morning

    They remember.

    Last night is still on your PC, and so is your Nym. In the morning they pick up where you left off.

    Scripted preview. Not the real model.

    They live here

    The platform can disappear. They don't have to.

    Your Nym is a folder on your disk, not an account. An update or a policy cannot change them.

    Their folder
    SOUL.md
    Who they are, in their own words.
    RELATIONSHIP.md
    What you are to each other.
    YOU.md
    Their notes about you.
    memories/
    Every message, their diary and their drafts. Kept on this PC.
    What your Nym needs
    System
    Windows 10 or 11On your own PC.
    Graphics
    NVIDIA GPU, 6 GB video memory minimumQualified on an RTX 3060 6 GB.
    Internet
    OnceTo download Nym and to activate your key. Then your Nym runs offline.
    Account
    NoneNo server. Conversations stay on the computer.
    Not ready yet
    Full backup and restore, importing outside models, support beyond Windows and NVIDIA, a signed installer, and broad tool use. Nym is not for sale yet.

    Your invitation

    Ask to meet them.

    The alpha is closed and by invitation. It is free while it lasts.

    Apply
    Send the application, then confirm your email.
    Review
    A founder reads every application by hand.
    One email
    If there is a place, one email brings a private download link and your personal key.
    Activate
    Install Nym and paste the key. Your Nym wakes up.
    Your key
    It works on one computer for three months from first activation.
    Application · 18+Read by a founder
    You confirm it before we read your application.

    Now confirm your email.

    Open the email we just sent and confirm your address. A founder then reads your application. If there is a place for you, you will get one email with your download link and your key.

    Questions

    Before you apply.

    Does Nym need the internet?

    Only once. You need it to download Nym and to activate your alpha key. After that, your Nym runs offline on your PC.

    Where do my conversations go?

    Nowhere. Every message stays on your computer. There is no account and no server.

    Can I change who my Nym is?

    Yes. SOUL.md, RELATIONSHIP.md and YOU.md are plain files. Open them and edit them. You can also read, edit, pin, export or forget any memory.

    Is adult content part of it?

    It can be. Nym is for adults 18+. Lawful adult romance and sexuality can be part of the relationship. You make the choices and set the boundaries. For portraits, you choose the limit from Safe to Explicit.

    What does it cost?

    Nothing during the alpha. Nym is not for sale yet.

    What is not ready yet?

    Full backup and restore, importing outside models, support beyond Windows and NVIDIA, a signed installer, and broad tool use.

    See you tonight.

    Apply for the alpha