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 Launcher

A home screen built around search

Launch

A free and open source Android launcher built entirely from scratch. Search apps, contacts, files, and the web from one place, with no ads, no tracking, and no telemetry.

Key Features

  • Search-first home screen for apps, contacts, files, and the web
  • Clipboard-aware suggestions and smart URL detection
  • Custom search prefixes, like w for Wikipedia
  • Custom gestures and actions
  • No ads, no tracking, no telemetry
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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.