PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF

Room to think.
Space to connect.

Talk something through, learn at your own pace, and keep the ideas, notes and plans you want to return to. PCS brings conversation and revisable continuity into a space you control.

Pre-release · Windows x64 · Free app; cloud charges may apply. Release details & update guidance

YOUR SPACE, ON YOUR PC WINDOWS / PCS 0.9.33
PCS 0.9.33 Conversation welcome screen in the default PCS theme, with fictional saved memories. Open image
Conversation workspace PCS 0.9.33 · Sample data

A companion for the things you want to think through.

Find your starting point

WHAT CARRIES FORWARD

More room for
the thread of an idea.

Some thoughts become questions. Some become notes, or a small plan for tomorrow. PCS gives them connected places to grow—and gives you a say in what stays.

01 Continuity Map & Library

Find the connections
worth following.

See recurring themes across your saved memories and notebooks. Follow a connection, inspect the records behind it, and pick up a thread you want to explore.

Browse locally, without an AI request. The map shows shared wording and records—not a psychological profile.

Explore the Map guide

30 themes · 104 connectionsInteractive sample · Invented data

Read the sample records

Numbers show supporting sample records. Lines join themes mentioned in the same records; their positions are only a layout.

Read the sample themes and records

This curated website example uses invented records. Four theme names and their examples have been made more familiar, and 16 weaker links are omitted for clarity. The app builds its map from your own saved records.

Borrowed light

12 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

The moon in the wash water

Light on the washing-up bowl looked like a crescent moon. I put a quick sketch beside the leftovers recipe: an ordinary chore can still leave something worth noticing.

What a repaired lamp reveals

Fixing the old lamp changed the light in the room. I tried a paper shade before making the real one, then kept the worn switch with the other small keepsakes.

Bread timing

16 supporting sample records · 9 visible connections

The shortest diplomatic incident

Sourdough diplomacy failed when the starter crossed the jar rim. Bread timing and clock drift belong in the kitchen notes; fermentation supplied the evidence.

The tide has no meeting agenda

Tide pools, moon phases and bread timing each follow a rhythm. Slow attention means noticing the differences instead of forcing them onto one schedule.

Clock drift

12 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

A rhythm with no repeat sign

Prime numbers and clock drift suggest a music practice experiment: repeat two patterns until they meet. Imperfect circles are a useful drawing of the attempt.

The shortest diplomatic incident

Sourdough diplomacy failed when the starter crossed the jar rim. Bread timing and clock drift belong in the kitchen notes; fermentation supplied the evidence.

Fermentation

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

The shortest diplomatic incident

Sourdough diplomacy failed when the starter crossed the jar rim. Bread timing and clock drift belong in the kitchen notes; fermentation supplied the evidence.

A library inside the loaf

Library margins hold a previous reader’s patience. Fermentation and bread timing ask for a similar return visit; slow attention can leave the question unfinished.

Found sounds

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

A transmitter made of cardboard

Late-night radio gave me an idea for a cardboard instrument. It cannot transmit anything, but the sketchbook now has a home for the hums, clicks and found sounds I keep collecting.

An unfinished route home

Urban maps can leave room for story seeds. Night walks collect found sounds without needing to turn every sound into a destination.

Fungal networks

16 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

Small worlds after dinner

A bowl of leftover soup looked surprisingly like a tide pool. I sketched the shapes, then added a note about the fungal networks in the garden. Three very different small worlds on one page.

A garden written in intervals

Fungal networks and prime numbers are different subjects with a shared place in the garden notebook. Weather diaries and tiny experiments keep the speculation checkable.

Imperfect circles

16 supporting sample records · 5 visible connections

A rhythm with no repeat sign

Prime numbers and clock drift suggest a music practice experiment: repeat two patterns until they meet. Imperfect circles are a useful drawing of the attempt.

One hinge at a time

A small repair starts with one hinge. A paper prototype helped me try the motion; imperfect circles and a few recorded clicks made a better guide than a perfect drawing.

Kitchen leftovers

16 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

Small worlds after dinner

A bowl of leftover soup looked surprisingly like a tide pool. I sketched the shapes, then added a note about the fungal networks in the garden. Three very different small worlds on one page.

The moon in the wash water

Light on the washing-up bowl looked like a crescent moon. I put a quick sketch beside the leftovers recipe: an ordinary chore can still leave something worth noticing.

Late-night radio

12 supporting sample records · 9 visible connections

A transmitter made of cardboard

Late-night radio gave me an idea for a cardboard instrument. It cannot transmit anything, but the sketchbook now has a home for the hums, clicks and found sounds I keep collecting.

The clock that refuses to agree

The kitchen clock slowly drifts away from the radio time signal. Comparing their rhythms turned into a music practice idea: count patterns of three and five and listen for where they meet.

Library margins

16 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

The odd shelf at the edge of town

A wrong turn led to a quiet second-hand bookshop. Inside an old book, a receipt was still serving as a bookmark. I kept a note about that small keepsake and the words in the margins.

The recipe card worth keeping

The stained recipe card tells me more than the perfect food photograph. A pencilled correction in the margin saves the soup, and the handwriting brings back the person who taught me to make it.

Moon phases

12 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

The moon in the wash water

Light on the washing-up bowl looked like a crescent moon. I put a quick sketch beside the leftovers recipe: an ordinary chore can still leave something worth noticing.

The tide has no meeting agenda

Tide pools, moon phases and bread timing each follow a rhythm. Slow attention means noticing the differences instead of forcing them onto one schedule.

Music practice

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

A rhythm with no repeat sign

Prime numbers and clock drift suggest a music practice experiment: repeat two patterns until they meet. Imperfect circles are a useful drawing of the attempt.

The clock that refuses to agree

The kitchen clock slowly drifts away from the radio time signal. Comparing their rhythms turned into a music practice idea: count patterns of three and five and listen for where they meet.

Night walks

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

An unfinished route home

Urban maps can leave room for story seeds. Night walks collect found sounds without needing to turn every sound into a destination.

Mushrooms after the last bus

Night walks after rain reveal fungal networks at the edge of a wall. Weather diaries give useful detours a reason to return to that corner.

Old keepsakes

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

The odd shelf at the edge of town

A wrong turn led to a quiet second-hand bookshop. Inside an old book, a receipt was still serving as a bookmark. I kept a note about that small keepsake and the words in the margins.

The recipe card worth keeping

The stained recipe card tells me more than the perfect food photograph. A pencilled correction in the margin saves the soup, and the handwriting brings back the person who taught me to make it.

Paper prototypes

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

A transmitter made of cardboard

Late-night radio gave me an idea for a cardboard instrument. It cannot transmit anything, but the sketchbook now has a home for the hums, clicks and found sounds I keep collecting.

Primes on the garden path

A repair sketch turned into a paper bird with one moving joint. Spacing the folds with prime numbers produced an awkward little hop: a useful detour from the original plan.

Prime numbers

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

A rhythm with no repeat sign

Prime numbers and clock drift suggest a music practice experiment: repeat two patterns until they meet. Imperfect circles are a useful drawing of the attempt.

A garden written in intervals

Fungal networks and prime numbers are different subjects with a shared place in the garden notebook. Weather diaries and tiny experiments keep the speculation checkable.

Quiet places

16 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

The odd shelf at the edge of town

A wrong turn led to a quiet second-hand bookshop. Inside an old book, a receipt was still serving as a bookmark. I kept a note about that small keepsake and the words in the margins.

Listen to the space around a call

Birdsong is easier to hear in quiet places. Tide pools and slow attention are other invitations to notice the gaps as well as the events.

Repair rituals

16 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

Patience with a hinge

The squeaky hinge needed a small repair and a little patience. I listened after each adjustment: first a click, then a whisper, then something like a very small complaint.

What a repaired lamp reveals

Fixing the old lamp changed the light in the room. I tried a paper shade before making the real one, then kept the worn switch with the other small keepsakes.

Sketchbook

20 supporting sample records · 5 visible connections

A transmitter made of cardboard

Late-night radio gave me an idea for a cardboard instrument. It cannot transmit anything, but the sketchbook now has a home for the hums, clicks and found sounds I keep collecting.

The moon in the wash water

Light on the washing-up bowl looked like a crescent moon. I put a quick sketch beside the leftovers recipe: an ordinary chore can still leave something worth noticing.

Slow attention

20 supporting sample records · 5 visible connections

Listen to the space around a call

Birdsong is easier to hear in quiet places. Tide pools and slow attention are other invitations to notice the gaps as well as the events.

Patience with a hinge

The squeaky hinge needed a small repair and a little patience. I listened after each adjustment: first a click, then a whisper, then something like a very small complaint.

Small repairs

12 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

Patience with a hinge

The squeaky hinge needed a small repair and a little patience. I listened after each adjustment: first a click, then a whisper, then something like a very small complaint.

Primes on the garden path

A repair sketch turned into a paper bird with one moving joint. Spacing the folds with prime numbers produced an awkward little hop: a useful detour from the original plan.

Sounds

22 supporting sample records · 6 visible connections

A transmitter made of cardboard

Late-night radio gave me an idea for a cardboard instrument. It cannot transmit anything, but the sketchbook now has a home for the hums, clicks and found sounds I keep collecting.

An unfinished route home

Urban maps can leave room for story seeds. Night walks collect found sounds without needing to turn every sound into a destination.

Soup geometry

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

Small worlds after dinner

A bowl of leftover soup looked surprisingly like a tide pool. I sketched the shapes, then added a note about the fungal networks in the garden. Three very different small worlds on one page.

The recipe card worth keeping

The stained recipe card tells me more than the perfect food photograph. A pencilled correction in the margin saves the soup, and the handwriting brings back the person who taught me to make it.

Sourdough diplomacy

12 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

The shortest diplomatic incident

Sourdough diplomacy failed when the starter crossed the jar rim. Bread timing and clock drift belong in the kitchen notes; fermentation supplied the evidence.

A soup with a foreign policy

Sourdough diplomacy pairs well with soup geometry at a shared table. Story seeds begin when the starter is promoted to chair of tiny experiments.

Story seeds

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

An unfinished route home

Urban maps can leave room for story seeds. Night walks collect found sounds without needing to turn every sound into a destination.

The recipe card worth keeping

The stained recipe card tells me more than the perfect food photograph. A pencilled correction in the margin saves the soup, and the handwriting brings back the person who taught me to make it.

Tide pools

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

Small worlds after dinner

A bowl of leftover soup looked surprisingly like a tide pool. I sketched the shapes, then added a note about the fungal networks in the garden. Three very different small worlds on one page.

Listen to the space around a call

Birdsong is easier to hear in quiet places. Tide pools and slow attention are other invitations to notice the gaps as well as the events.

Tiny experiments

20 supporting sample records · 4 visible connections

A garden written in intervals

Fungal networks and prime numbers are different subjects with a shared place in the garden notebook. Weather diaries and tiny experiments keep the speculation checkable.

A soup with a foreign policy

Sourdough diplomacy pairs well with soup geometry at a shared table. Story seeds begin when the starter is promoted to chair of tiny experiments.

Urban maps

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

An unfinished route home

Urban maps can leave room for story seeds. Night walks collect found sounds without needing to turn every sound into a destination.

The useful wrong turning

Useful detours lead to quiet places that urban maps barely describe. Slow attention gives one small street enough room to become interesting.

Useful detours

16 supporting sample records · 7 visible connections

The odd shelf at the edge of town

A wrong turn led to a quiet second-hand bookshop. Inside an old book, a receipt was still serving as a bookmark. I kept a note about that small keepsake and the words in the margins.

Primes on the garden path

A repair sketch turned into a paper bird with one moving joint. Spacing the folds with prime numbers produced an awkward little hop: a useful detour from the original plan.

Weather diaries

16 supporting sample records · 8 visible connections

A garden written in intervals

Fungal networks and prime numbers are different subjects with a shared place in the garden notebook. Weather diaries and tiny experiments keep the speculation checkable.

Mushrooms after the last bus

Night walks after rain reveal fungal networks at the edge of a wall. Weather diaries give useful detours a reason to return to that corner.

Interactive website sample · Invented dataView sample image ↗

02 Conversation

Start wherever your mind is.

Talk an idea through, ask another question, or take your time finding the words. Typed and spoken conversations have explicit session and sharing controls.

Choose Google, OpenAI or a supported Local model. With Local, Stop thinking cancels an unfinished reply and Skip speech stops current, queued or preparing speech while keeping the conversation open. Optional Kokoro voices offer another way to listen.

Actual PCS interface
PCS 0.9.33 in the default PCS theme: an authored Local conversation with the Skip speech control visible.Explore full image ↗
Local conversation, with Skip speechPCS 0.9.33 · Sample data

The interface opens locally in your browser. Start a session to type or speak, with the Memory stream nearby.

03 Revisable memory

Keep context. Keep your say.

Inspect what was carried forward and where it came from. Correct a memory when it misses the point. Revisit it when your thinking changes.

Correct saved interpretations, compare revisions and inspect the recorded writer. Browse the Library, then use Continue this thought to bring a saved thread into a conversation.

PCS website Map sample showing a selected theme, connected everyday topics and invented notebook excerpts.Explore full image ↗
Follow a theme back to sample notesWebsite sample · Invented data

04 Materials and notebooks

Give your curiosity a home.

Keep original documents, topic notebooks and saved reference notes in one place. Save supported public web sources for a quiz, study session or walkthrough, then return to the captured text in later conversations.

Keep TXT, Markdown, unprotected EPUB and text-based PDF documents beside notebooks and saved web sources. Paste permitted page text when a website cannot be captured. Original text, prepared notes and your annotations remain distinct, with draft and save-recovery controls for unfinished work.

PCS 0.9.33 Materials in the default PCS theme, with five fictional documents and Riverside field notes selected.Explore full image ↗
Original documents, ready to revisitPCS 0.9.33 · Sample data
PCS 0.9.33 topic notebook in the default PCS theme, with an invented creative goal, personal notes and linked sources.Explore full image ↗
A notebook for a season of noticingPCS 0.9.33 · Sample data

05 Calendar and plans

Make a little room for doing.

Keep local tasks, goals and events alongside your ideas. Move through Month and Agenda views, select a date, and inspect its plans.

Choose whether PCS may assist with Calendar, then ask directly to create or edit a plan and inspect the result. Browse Month or Agenda views and keep time zones with events. Calendar remains local, with no account sync, invitations or reminders.

PCS 0.9.33 Calendar with fictional tasks, goals and events spread across September.Explore full image ↗
Make room for a small next stepPCS 0.9.33 · Sample data

HOW IT WORKS

Begin a conversation.
Shape what comes next.

You bring the curiosity.
You decide what to carry forward.

  1. 01

    Choose your route

    Connect your Google or OpenAI configuration, or use the supported Local route on compatible hardware.

    Compare the routes
  2. 02

    Talk, type, explore

    Start with a question, an idea, or something you are reading. Choose what you share during the session.

  3. 03

    Review what stays

    Inspect saved memories, notes and plans. Correct what needs changing and keep useful context close.

The provider can change.
Your PCS vault stays with you.

YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICES

Personal context.
Personal control.

Your continuity belongs in a place you can inspect, revise and back up. PCS keeps its vault on your PC.

A local, encrypted vault

Saved continuity, retained notes and saved web snapshots stay in your PCS vault. Keep your passphrase safe: forgotten passphrases cannot be recovered.

Sharing you can choose

Cloud conversation and enabled sharing send selected content to configured providers. Local storage does not make cloud processing offline or end-to-end private. Requested web capture also contacts the source website.

Ways to take it with you

Create encrypted backups or readable exports. Saved web snapshots and bookmarks are included in vault backups. Original local document files need a separate copy; those files and readable exports are outside vault encryption.

Choose how you connect.

The same PCS vault, different conversation routes.
Route Conversation runs What you bring Vision
Google With your cloud provider Your API configuration; internet access On supported routes, when enabled
OpenAI With your cloud provider Your API configuration; internet access On supported routes, when enabled
Local On your Windows PC Compatible hardware; separate model and runtime Optional OBS frame sharing

Cloud providers have their own charges and data-handling terms. Local conversation and memory use your selected local model, with no cloud fallback. Optional Brave search and page retrieval send requests online; separately approved preparation can use its displayed provider.

WINDOWS SETUP

Your space,
on your PC.

PCS 0.9.33 Windows

PCS is a portable desktop application with an interface that opens locally in your browser.

Download PCS 0.9.33

Pre-release · PCS 0.9.33 · Windows x64

PCS is free, with no PCS subscription or locked features. Cloud provider charges may apply; Local needs separate supported model and runtime downloads.

Now in PCS 0.9.33

More resilient notebook and bookmark drafts, clearer save recovery, smoother Local cancellation and voice handling, and faster everyday work across Materials, Calendar and continuity. Optional NVIDIA listening and supported custom model choices give Local users more flexibility.

Before upgrading, keep a backup and read the update guidance. Some saved features require newer PCS readers even after they are cleared. Native Save As, automatic backup and restore support vaults up to 2 GiB; the compatibility browser download retains a 256 MiB limit.

  1. 01

    Extract the portable ZIP

    Use a fresh, writable folder. Python and the application dependencies are included in the Windows package. Keep all files together.

  2. 02

    Run Start PCS.exe

    Let first-run setup prepare the bundled environment, then use the local browser interface. Create a vault or restore an existing backup and keep its passphrase safe.

  3. 03

    Configure your conversation route

    Use your own API configuration for cloud routes. For Local, download the supported model and runtime separately. Review sharing choices and begin with a short typed conversation.

Local AI and speech assets are optional downloads. The Windows ZIP includes ordinary Python and application dependencies for offline first-run setup; it does not bundle the conversation model, runtime, Whisper, Kokoro or OBS.

Recommended for Local AI: an NVIDIA GPU with at least 16 GB of VRAM. This is our recommendation for a smooth experience; needs vary with the model, context length, vision and GPU voice features. Google and OpenAI cloud routes do not require a 16 GB GPU.

Local hardware & voice details

Local conversation requires compatible Windows/NVIDIA hardware plus the selected model and matching runtime. Use Settings and Help for downloads and compatibility checks. Experimental Custom GGUF supports 8K, 16K or 32K context choices; compatibility is model- and hardware-dependent.

Use an installed Windows voice or an optional Kokoro CPU/NVIDIA voice pack. English microphone recognition uses a separate optional Whisper pack, with CPU listening by default and an optional NVIDIA route. Listening pauses while PCS processes and speaks; Skip speech cancels current, queued and preparing Local speech without muting later replies.

A Local recording ends at 30 seconds and processes the captured speech once. A warning appears around 22 seconds. A forced cutoff is partial speech, not confirmation of a complete instruction.

Read the setup guide before starting. A successful file check is not a guarantee that every hardware or background workload will fit.

PCS remains a pre-release. Offline automated checks are not a guarantee of live voice timing, successful capture from every website, or compatibility with every Windows device. Test with non-sensitive example information and keep backups.

A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS

A little clarity
before you begin.

What does a line in the Map mean?

Both labels appear in the same supporting saved records. Select a connection to inspect those records and source excerpts. Paths follow displayed links; dates describe current records’ last saves or edits. The Map can prompt reflection, but does not establish causation or discover hidden beliefs. Read the Map guide.

Can PCS run offline?

The Library and Map work locally without a model. Local conversation and memory can run offline after the required model/runtime downloads on compatible NVIDIA hardware. Optional Local web lookup contacts Brave and requested websites; separately approved preparation may use its displayed cloud provider. Google and OpenAI conversations need internet access.

Where is my memory stored—and can I change it?

Saved continuity lives in your encrypted PCS vault. Inspect linked sources, correct a memory and compare revisions. Cloud conversations and enabled sharing still send selected content to providers. Original local Materials files and readable exports are outside vault encryption. See memory controls.

What is new for Local conversation?

Stop thinking cancels an unfinished reply while keeping the session and your draft. Skip speech cancels current, queued or preparing speech; later replies can still speak. Local also offers optional NVIDIA listening, OBS vision, Brave lookup, Kokoro voices and experimental Custom GGUF profiles. See setup requirements.

Can I save reading material for later?

Yes. Materials brings together original documents, notebooks, prepared notes and saved public web sources. Capture one accessible HTTPS HTML, TXT or Markdown page, or paste text you are allowed to use without PCS contacting that website. Reading saved text is local; cloud discussion still follows sharing controls. A linked document does not mean PCS has read it all.

Does Calendar connect to my other accounts?

Calendar keeps local tasks, goals and events with Month and Agenda views. Enable assistance separately, then inspect the result of any request. It does not sync Google or Outlook calendars, send invitations, book appointments or deliver reminders.

What does “Don’t save this conversation” do?

It pauses new PCS saving for that conversation. Earlier records and settings remain. It does not stop a selected cloud provider receiving permitted conversation content or undo prior sharing. Review the data boundaries.

What should I know before updating?

Quit PCS and keep the earlier installation and a backup before extracting the new version into a fresh folder. Restore into an empty installation, with original Materials copied separately, or copy the entire fully stopped data folder. Never merge vaults or run two installations against one data folder. Native backup and restore support up to 2 GiB. Follow the update guide.

Is PCS free? Do I need a ChatGPT or Google AI subscription?

PCS is free and open source under GPL-3.0-only, with no PCS subscription or locked features. A ChatGPT or Google AI (Gemini) subscription is not required. For cloud use, connect your own OpenAI or Gemini API configuration; the provider’s API access, limits and charges apply. Eligible Google plans may include developer credits under their current terms. Local AI needs no cloud AI key. Supporting PCS is optional.

Where can I find help?

Start with START_HERE.md beside Start PCS.exe, or open docs/HELP.html offline. In-app Help includes searchable answers and Research and Practice guides. Join the PCS Discord community for questions and discussion, or report a bug on GitHub. Review exported reports before sharing; nothing is uploaded automatically.

PERSONAL CONTINUITY SYSTEM

A little more context.
A little more possibility.

Optional, one-time support. No PCS subscription. No features locked behind payment.