Private Writing Partner
Draft and revise without a cloud model.
BeginnerFree
Run AI on Your Own Computer
Use an AI model without sending your conversations to the cloud.
Download an open model, run it locally, talk to it, and experiment with model choices and settings while learning what stays on your machine.
No coding required for the guided setup.
What you’ll build
A working local AI workspace where prompts and model responses can remain on your own computer.
A working example
See the workflow before you build it.
Try: “Summarize these meeting notes and turn the decisions into a checklist.”
A locally running model processes the prompt on your machine, letting you explore private-by-design workflows and practical hardware limits.
Private Document Helper
Project previewSummarize these meeting notes and turn the decisions into a checklist.
Working through the project
Local model
Running on your computer
Private session
No cloud model connection
What you can make
Start from the same foundation. Make it yours.
Use the project for your community, organization, business, research, or idea.
Offline Study Helper
Ask questions when an internet connection is unavailable.
Model Comparison Lab
Compare model size, speed, and response quality.
Local Document Helper
Experiment with files that should remain on-device.
What you’ll learn
Understand what is happening underneath.
Finish with a working project and a practical understanding of the choices behind it.
01
Understand the difference between local and cloud AI
02
Choose a model that fits your computer
03
Download and run an open model
04
Change temperature, context, and other settings
05
Compare speed and output across models
06
Understand what data stays local
07
Recognize hardware, licensing, and security limitations
What we’ll use
Open tools, explained as you go.
You do not need to know these tools beforehand. The guide introduces each one when you encounter it.
Local model runner
Download and manage compatible models
Open model
Generate responses directly on your machine
System monitor
Observe memory and processor usage
Your computer
Keep the complete experiment under your control
How the guide works
Learn by doing the real workflow.
Install
Set up a local model runner for your system.
Run
Download a model and start a private conversation.
Experiment
Compare models and settings against the same tasks.
Ready to build?
Bring an AI model onto your machine.
30 minutes Beginner Practical project
Part of the AFAI AI Toolkit · Practical, open resources for everyone