Your tools
should work for
you

Milki Labs builds open-source, local-first personal tools that respect user ownership and autonomy.

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Open Source

0

Cloud Required

Your Data Ownership

Our Projects

Tools that respect you

Each tool is designed to work independently, yet shares a common philosophy: local-first, user-owned, open.

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Milki Tasks

A place to do what matters

Launch

A task manager that puts you in control. Works completely offline, syncs on your terms, and keeps your tasks where they belong—with you.

Key Features

  • Works offline, always
  • User-controlled sync via RemoteStorage
  • No account required to use
  • Your data stays on your device
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Zikra

A place to remember what matters

Launch

A personal, local-first learning archive. Capture resources from YouTube, books, articles, papers, and more. Organize your knowledge and track your learning journey.

Key Features

  • Capture from YouTube, articles, books & papers
  • Organize with playlists and collections
  • Track your learning progress
  • Fully offline-capable
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More tools in development...
Our Principles

What we stand for

These aren't just guidelines—they're non-negotiable commitments that shape every decision we make.

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User Ownership Is Non-Negotiable

All data belongs to you. Choose where it's stored, export it anytime, no hidden servers or proprietary formats.

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Local-First by Default

Apps work offline first. Network is optional. Sync enhances but never controls your experience.

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Sync Without Surveillance

No centralized accounts, no mandatory cloud, no vendor-controlled backends. Devices cooperate without corporate mediation.

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Free as in Freedom

Transparent, auditable, and forkable by default. Open source is a commitment to user sovereignty.

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Simplicity Over Scale

Fewer features, thoughtfully designed. Calm interfaces that respect focus instead of fragmenting it.

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No Dark Patterns. Ever.

No engagement traps, artificial friction, or data-driven coercion. Trust is earned by restraint.

Your data is not a feature.
Your attention is not a metric.
Your life is not SaaS.

— The Milki Labs Manifesto

Why We Exist

Modern productivity software promised clarity, efficiency, and freedom. Instead, it delivered subscriptions, surveillance, lock-in, and dependency. We reject this model.

What We Refuse

  • Being an ad company
  • Becoming a data broker
  • Running a closed platform
  • Surveillance disguised as productivity

Our Measure of Success

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Users trust the tool without reading a privacy policy

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Data outlives devices and companies

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Software can be forked and survive without us

If you believe your tools should work for you, your data should stay yours, and your focus deserves respect—you are already part of this.