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Obvious Chat

Closed 25-seat host-node social loop

A Smartware Product by BellCorporateLabs™. Friends-only kids safety social on a local Host Node — buy once, own the node, optional Ollama for Scribe.

Lifetime license
$49 USD, one-time

No subscription. Buy on Gumroad, then paste the license key from your receipt in the app.

Buy Obvious Chat — $49 Open live preview

What’s included

Host license · 25 seats

One owner runs the node. Invite with the loop code. Closed loop — not a public feed.

Local-first notes

Notes stay on the device until peers sync. No phone-home metering.

Scribe on your machine

Draft with local Ollama or bring your own key. The assistant cannot publish without you.

SoftwareForge + Gumroad

Checkout on Gumroad. Activate the license key in Settings. Host Node kit zip from the GitHub release.

How checkout works

  1. 1

    Pay once on Gumroad

    You’ll get a license key on your receipt.

  2. 2

    Open the app

    Use it in your browser. Demo mode works without a key.

  3. 3

    Activate in Settings

    Paste the key. Unlimited use, no watermark.

Requirements

  • Node.js 22+ for the Host Node kit (or use the live preview to try the UI)
  • Modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari)
  • Optional: Ollama on 127.0.0.1:11434 for local Scribe
  • Internet for checkout and one-time license activation