Introduction

Zo is a new kind of computer. When you sign up for Zo, we create a brand new computer for you, in the cloud.

You access Zo in your browser (at your-handle.zo.computer), in our desktop app, or over email (at your-handle@zo.computer).

With Zo, we're redesigning the computer from the ground up, to be more:

1. Multiplayer. We envision a world where computing is deeply collaborative: with your AI, other humans, and their AIs.
2. Virtual. Your computer is not the hardware. Your computer is your files, your workspace, your digital home. You should be able to access your computer from anywhere, upgrade your hardware on-demand, and time travel to a past version of your computer at any time.
3. Creative. We believe everyone should collect, build, and share their own tools and content, hosted on their own personal computers in the cloud. Together, we can take back the internet from the platforms who control it today, and give it back to the people.

What is Zo?

• An AI assistant – similar to ChatGPT or Claude.
• A cloud drive – similar to Google Drive or Dropbox.
  • Unlike other AI assistants, Zo comes with file storage. You can upload any kind of file, and chat with Zo about it.
  • You can also ask Zo to create new files, or search and download files from the web.
• A notebook – similar to Notion or Obsidian.
  • Zo is a new kind of notebook, where you can work with all your files – not just notes.
  • You can also create apps inside your notebook. Imagine:
    • Creating your own interactive diagrams to accompany a topic you're studying.
    • Creating your own version of Partiful, where the responses are stored in a folder on your Zo.
    • Creating a storefront, where you sell access to files on your Zo.
    • Pretty much anything you can imagine is possible, because Zo is a computer.

Importantly, and unlike any individual centralized service (like ChatGPT, Google Drive, or Notion), Zo is your computer. Just like your laptop, your Zo grows and adapts to you over time, in a way that's transparent, and truly owned by you.

Getting started

• To get started with Zo, just chat. Try asking Zo to summarize a topic you've been discussing, and save it as a note. Try uploading files and ask Zo about them.
• You can save articles from the web (in the app, or by emailing Zo with a link) – just like Pocket, Readwise, or Instapaper.
• You can email Zo at your-handle@zo.computer to start a conversation. Emailing Zo with a link is an easy way to save an article to your Zo.
• You can schedule tasks for Zo, and Zo will email you with results.
• You can transcribe audio files (and then chat with Zo about the transcript).
• You can generate or edit images using Zo's built-in AI image models (FLUX.1 + GPT Image 1).
• Zo can download and run software to help you with any kind of file format. No more sketchy websites to process or convert files – just ask Zo.