Felt lighter after clearing the morning inbox. The product review was easier once the launch note had an owner, and I ended the day with a short walk instead of carrying the whole list into dinner.
A private sidekick for everything that matters
Patina gathers context from your everyday apps and surfaces what needs your attention
Leah
Charlie
Brian
Maya
Jeff
Maheen
Matthew
AlexTo Do
Journal
20 entries
May 2026
A quieter evening than expected. Cooked something simple, answered the thread I had been avoiding, and wrote down the few things I want to make easier tomorrow.
Quick note from a slow afternoon: the best part of the day was having nowhere urgent to be. I want more Saturdays with that kind of room around them.
Added a faster way to journal. It feels good to have a small place for the thought before it turns into another task.
April 2026
Paid quarterly estimated taxes and finally moved the receipt into the right folder. Small bit of order, disproportionate amount of relief.
Made real progress on the Mac app today. The shape of it is getting clearer: less of a dashboard, more of a place that quietly remembers what matters.
Long call with an old friend. We covered work, travel, and the strange way a few months can feel both packed and blurry until you say them out loud.
Demo day went better than I expected. The feedback was specific, kind, and useful, which is the rarest combination.
March 2026
Busy weekend, but the good kind. The house stayed a little messy and everyone seemed happier for it.
People
155 people
Files
32 folders, 509 files
It's hard to keep track of what's going on when your life is scattered across a dozen apps.
Patina securely syncs all your activity, summarizes what you need to know, and helps you stay two steps ahead.
Patina forms around your data and preferences
Customize what apps Patina has access to, how it shows up in your day, and how it feels.
Still good for dinner Thursday?
Yep — 7:30 at the usual spot.
Perfect, see you then.
Want me to book?
Please 🙏
On it 👍
You're the best
Syncs with iMessage
Privately bring in your personal context and stay in control of what the AI can see.
Connect your apps
Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, Figma, Health, WhatsApp, and 30+ more.
Widgets
Add, resize, and rearrange widgets to your home dashboard to see what matters to you.
Built-in themes
Customize the look and feel of Patina with different themes to match your style.
Patina is your personal workspace
Patina turns your personal and professional context into a living dashboard you can configure to your liking.
Start your day ahead
Start your day with the weather, notable meetings, and loose ends you should notice.
Automatically track to-dos
Patina creates action items from chats, meetings, notes, and mail and marks them done for you.
Keep up with your top 8
See the people who matter most to you and what needs a thoughtful follow-up.
Walk in ready
Every meeting surfaces the right notes, recent context, and open questions already compiled.
May 19
Quickly journal
Capture a thought before it disappears, then let Patina organize it into your plain-text journal.
Search anything
Find the note, thread, person, file, or memory without remembering where it lives.
Reflect on your day
Patina automatically creates a summary of what happened each day across all your connected apps.
Private by design
All your content lives as local files you control. Nothing is stored on our servers.
Patina sees the full picture of your life
Because Patina securely syncs your personal context locally to a folder on your Mac, it can answer questions that other tools can’t.
What am I avoiding replying to?
I found three threads that have waited more than two days.
Brief me for coffee with Alex.
You last talked about the studio move, his launch, and dinner plans.
What did I promise after yesterday's design review?
Two owner-tagged actions, one follow-up doc, and one calendar prep note.
What patterns should I notice from this week?
Deep work improved, late workouts hurt sleep, and family replies slipped.
Find the file Sarah mentioned and summarize the change.
Found the Q3 planning doc and pulled out the timeline edits.
What should I clear before I leave for the airport?
Two time-sensitive replies, one receipt, and your boarding pass.
Patina's plans are flexible and easy to try
Use our monthly subscription or bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI account for lifetime access.
Patina Basic
$30/month
The core Patina subscription for everyday briefings, dashboard checks, and lighter chat.
- 7-day free trial before billing starts
- Core widgets: Today, Weather, Calendar, To-dos, People, and Journal
- Morning briefing, end-of-day digest, meeting prep, and task capture
- Roughly 500 messages per month included
- Mac and iPhone access with 30+ app connections
- AI usage included under our fair-use policy
Patina Pro
$60/month
More included usage for heavier chat, richer context pulls, and more frequent automations.
- 7-day free trial before billing starts
- Everything in Basic, plus every new widget as it ships
- Roughly 2,000 messages per month included
- Higher-frequency automations for briefings, digests, follow-ups, and reviews
- Priority access to new skills, widgets, and integrations
- Best for daily work, family, school, and personal context in one place
Lifetime License
$99 one-time
Pay once for Patina and use your own Anthropic or OpenAI sign-in or API key.
- Pay once, get all future Patina updates
- All widgets and app connections unlocked
- Use your own Anthropic or OpenAI sign-in or API key
- No Patina message cap; usage is limited by your provider account
- Switch models anytime and keep direct control of AI billing
Subscription and lifetime spots open gradually. Message counts are rough included-use targets, not hard guarantees, and may adjust as model costs change.
Join the Patina waitlist
We are opening seats weekly.
Frequently asked questions
How does Patina stay up to date?
Patina lives on your Mac. When you ask a question, it pulls fresh context from your connected apps for that request. Your scheduled automations (like a morning briefing or evening digest) refresh things on their own cadence, even when the app isn't open, as long as the Mac is awake.
That's why Patina asks you to keep your Mac awake and plugged in. If it goes to sleep, scheduled runs pause until it wakes, and the iOS companion can't reach it. To prevent sleep, open System Settings, choose Battery, click the "Power Adapter" tab, and set "Turn display off after" to Never. Desktop Macs handle this automatically; on a laptop you'll want the lid open or an external display connected.
How does the iOS app work?
The iOS app is a companion to the Mac app. It gives you quick access to your Patina on the go, whether you're asking a question, logging a thought, or checking your morning briefing.
Your data and integrations live on your Mac. The iOS app reaches them through Tailscale, a zero-config private network that lets your devices talk directly to each other as if they were on the same Wi-Fi. Nothing you say to Patina is routed through our servers. Your phone talks to your Mac, full stop.
Setup takes about a minute: install Tailscale on both devices, sign in with the same account, and Patina finds your Mac automatically.
Is my data secure and private?
Your files, messages, and journal live on your own devices and sync through your private iCloud. Patina doesn't store any of it on our servers. When Patina needs to think, it sends only the context required for the task to your AI provider (Anthropic or OpenAI), which by default don't train on API inputs or outputs. Requests may be retained briefly by the provider for abuse monitoring.
What apps does Patina connect to?
Patina connects to the apps and services your life already runs through. New integrations ship every few weeks.
GmailGoogle CalendarGoogleiMessage
Beeper
WhatsAppSlack
SlackdoneNotionApple NotesGranolaContacts
Figma
Linear
GitHub
AmplitudeApple Health
Mercury
Copilot Money
X Posts
YouTube
Shiori
ProjectorWeather
RSS
Substack
Medium
Blogger
WordPress
Custom MCP serversWhich pricing plan should I pick?
Patina Basic ($30/month) includes the core widgets, automations, app connections, and roughly 500 messages per month. Best if you want Patina for daily briefings, dashboard checks, and lighter chat.
Patina Pro ($60/month) includes more AI usage, roughly 2,000 messages per month, plus priority access to new widgets, skills, and integrations. Best if you expect Patina to handle heavier daily work.
Lifetime License ($99 one-time) lets you use your own Anthropic or OpenAI sign-in or API key. Best if you want direct control over models, usage limits, and provider billing.
Do I need to bring my own API key?
Only if you go with the $99 Lifetime License. Patina Basic and Patina Pro handle AI billing for you, with included usage under the plan's fair-use limits.
Does Patina work offline?
Your journal, digests, goals, and people notes are always available offline. They're just Markdown files on your device. AI responses require a connection to your provider.
Can I export my data?
There's nothing to export. Everything Patina generates is stored as plain Markdown in your iCloud Drive. Open it in any editor, back it up like any other folder, take it with you whenever you want.
What happens if I stop using Patina?
Your files are always yours. They live as plain Markdown in your iCloud Drive, so you can open them in any editor, back them up, or take them with you.
On the $99 Lifetime License, nothing changes if you stop. The app keeps working with your own API key for as long as you want to run it. On Basic or Pro, canceling pauses app access, but the files and conversations Patina generated stay in your iCloud folder either way.
