Studio Diary
Technology and software
Aevornix
Aevornix is the Oxford Private Studios software platform: local-first desktop applications for business, creative and personal work that run on the user's own computer.
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The problem
Most business software depends on a permanent cloud connection and keeps customer data on someone else's servers, which fails in intermittent internet environments and weakens data ownership.
Who it is for
- Small and medium businesses, including African SMEs
- Organisations that need software to keep working offline
- Creators and producers who want desktop tools without subscriptions
Product philosophy
Software should run on the customer's own machine, keep the customer's data there, and work without a permanent cloud dependency.
Status
Available now
- Aevornix Mail, a desktop mail client for any IMAP and SMTP mailbox, with credentials encrypted on the device (early access)
- Aevornix AudioDJ, a desktop audio studio with no account and no subscription, supporting CLAP, VST3 and LV2 plugins (early access)
- Aevornix Payroll, payroll on the user's own computer with statutory rules for the UK, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria (early access, on the Microsoft Store)
- Further early access applications including Workspace, Browser, POS, Ledger, Convert, Automate, Forms, Guard, Orchestra and Sticky
- Licences sold through the Aevornix Software Store at aevornix.online
In development
- Aevornix Runtime, Launcher, Mobile and Edge
- AI Runtime and Developer Cloud
- Aevornix Meet, in alpha testing
Roadmap
- Developer Preview releases of Engine, Control, Core, AevCode and AI Agents, with applications open to participants
Vision
- A larger connected computing environment, with research under way into an operating system, embedded systems and multimodal AI
Questions
- What does local-first mean for Aevornix?
- Aevornix applications run on the user's own computer and keep the user's data there. They do not depend on a permanent cloud connection to work.
- Can I buy Aevornix software today?
- Yes. Several applications are in early access, with licences sold through the Aevornix Software Store at aevornix.online. Aevornix Payroll is also on the Microsoft Store.
- Which countries does Aevornix Payroll support?
- Aevornix Payroll includes statutory rules for the UK, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria. Returns are not submitted to HMRC from the app.