The AI workspace for work that can't leave your machine.
Keepance runs locally on your Mac, Windows, or Linux machine. Your documents, case files, and client records never touch a server. Your API key talks directly to the model you choose. For attorneys, tax preparers, and consultants where confidentiality isn't optional.
No download required to try. keepance.com/try loads a sample workspace with a working chat.
Charter pricing — first 100 buyers per practice pack get Professional at $89 instead of $129.
Open ~/Documents/Keepance/ in Finder. There they are.
Every conversation saves as a plain Markdown file in a folder you choose. Case notes. Research memos. Client intake summaries. Edit them in any text editor, back them up however you want, open them five years from now. They're yours.
- Files live on your machine in any folder you pick
- Your API key goes directly to Claude, GPT, or Gemini — not through us
- Works fully offline except for the AI calls themselves
- No account, no sign-up, no telemetry by default
Drop in a PDF and ask it questions. Every answer cites the source.
Keepance indexes the PDFs in your workspace using embeddings that run locally on your machine. Ask it to find contradictions, summarize a 200-page discovery file, or pull relevant precedent from a folder of case law. Every answer cites the document and page it came from.
- PDF indexing runs locally — no data leaves
- Every AI answer cites the exact document and section
- Ask across multiple files in the same conversation
- Results save back to Markdown automatically
$129 once. Not $129 a month.
Most AI tools charge monthly and hold your data as leverage. Keepance is a one-time purchase. The license is perpetual. Your files stay on your machine. If you stop using it tomorrow, every document is still exactly where you left it, in plain text, readable forever.
- Perpetual license — one payment, owned forever
- No per-query or per-token fees from Keepance
- Free updates included; plain Markdown files readable without the app
- No one can raise your rate or turn off your access
Built for professionals who take confidentiality seriously.
Keepance isn't a general productivity tool. It's built for work that can't leave the room.
Solo & small-firm attorneys
Case files, deposition notes, discovery documents, privilege logs, client intake summaries — all on your machine. Keepance finds contradictions across depositions, drafts privilege log entries, and builds case timelines without touching a cloud server.
Tax preparers & CPAs
Your clients' SSNs, returns, and financial statements never leave your machine. Keepance handles engagement letter drafting, return pre-review, research memos, and audit defense prep — all offline, all yours.
Independent consultants & agencies
Your NDAs say client data stays confidential. Your workflow depends on AI. Keepance is where those two facts coexist — synthesize client discovery, draft confidential memos, and prepare presentations without uploading a single line to someone else's server.
One price. Yours to keep.
No subscription. No monthly seat fee. No access cut off when you cancel. You buy it, you own it.
- All core features
- Local-first AI workspace
- PDF chat & document indexing
- Wiki-links, backlinks, full-text search
- Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama (local models)
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Everything in Personal
- One profession practice pack
- Legal Practice pack — 7 templates
- Tax Practice pack — 6 templates
- Consulting Practice pack — 5 templates
- Charter price: $89 for first 100 per pack
- Everything in Professional
- Up to 5 seats
- All three practice packs
- White-label template customization
- Email support
- Priority access to new packs
All plans include a 30-day free trial. No credit card required to download.
Practice packs are in development — charter buyers get them the day they ship.
A note on compliance claims
The ABA and IRC §7216 references on this page are informational, not legal advice. Keepance's local-first architecture is designed to reduce your compliance surface — but it doesn't eliminate your professional obligations. Verify how Keepance fits your specific practice with your bar counsel or tax advisor.
What "local-first" actually means
When you use Keepance, your documents and API key stay on your machine. Your prompts go directly to Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google — Keepance never sees them. If that's also a concern, Keepance supports local models via Ollama, which is fully offline.