Skales

Skales is an AI agent app for people who want help with files, email, browsing and coding on their own computer. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with standalone Android and iOS apps. Goals keep running after you close the chat, and unfinished work can resume after a restart.

Its built-in Skales Local engine runs text, vision, image and speech models on your hardware. Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible endpoints are also supported. Whisper handles local speech recognition, while Piper provides spoken replies. With local models, it works fully offline; the app itself doesn't require a GPU, though model requirements vary.

Conversations, memory, files and settings stay on your machine. If you choose Claude, GPT, Gemini or another cloud provider, API requests go directly to that provider. Skales IQ is a managed provider option that doesn't require your own API key. Skales itself requires no account.

The agent can plan tasks, follow recurring schedules and remember information across conversations. Approval controls, a file sandbox and a stop control govern its actions. Its coding assistant includes project search, change review and Git controls, while Studio covers design and media generation, including local images through ComfyUI. Iris gives voice access to the same tools available in chat.

The mobile apps can run an on-device model without a connection and optionally control a paired desktop through an encrypted relay. Skales is proprietary software, free for private and educational use. Commercial use requires a written licence.