Talky

Organize your knowledge effortlessly.

Talky summarizes your knowledge bases, personal notes, shower thoughts, and more. Fast native Mac app, local-first, and designed to keep your data private.

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Compatible with your favorite tools

Bring your knowledge from the tools you already use.

Obsidian

Craft

Confluence

Key features

Highlights pulled from the Talky site.

Fast in every way

Native Mac app optimized to process your information.

Smarter search

An AI that understands your vaults.

Seamless chat

Chat with a single vault or all your vaults; it’s instant.

Update instantly

Only new content is processed when your vaults change.

Remember this

Add tidbits anytime via a hotkey.

Privacy-focused

We do not store your data; vectors are all Talky needs.

Installation

From the Talky install guide.

System requirements
Mac with Intel or Apple Silicon
4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended)
500MB free disk space

Software
macOS 15 (Catalina) or later
Internet connection for retrieval

1) Download — Direct from GitHub releases

2) Open the installer — open Talky.dmg from Downloads.

3) Drag to Applications — drop the app into Applications.

4) Launch — first run may require right-click “Open”.

Security notice

Talky is containerized but not yet notarized. Authorize manually:

Finder method: Right-click the app → Open → confirm in dialog → System Settings → Privacy & Security → Allow Anyway.

Terminal method: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/talkytalky.app

FAQ

Is the app free? Free during beta; one-time payment planned at release with a discount for beta users.

Is my data stored in the cloud? By default all data stays local. Optional iCloud sync may come later; Talky does not access or analyze your content.

Can I import data? Supports Obsidian, Craft, and Confluence (with some limitations). Tidbits injection is in; documents are coming.

How do I get support? Ask questions in the GitHub discussions.

Do I need to recreate indexes? No. Click the update button; it processes only what’s new.

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