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Khoj is an applied artificial intelligence company. We're a tiny team of hackers doing applied research and building safe, useful ai software for humans.
Khoj is an applied AI company that builds safe, useful AI software for humans. They focus on open research, transparent tooling, and desktop AI co-workers designed to adapt and grow with users.
Khoj offers desktop AI software including: Pipali Beta, an AI co-worker that can research, create, automate, assign tasks, track progress, and deliver polished outputs while running safely on the user's computer; Khoj app, described as a personal AI second brain for building agents, scheduling automations, and researching across documents and the web; Open Paper, a research workbench that lets users read, organize, and understand papers with verifiable citations. The products emphasize running locally on the userβs machine, turning any AI model into a personal assistant, and a focus on safety and transparency through open research and open tools.
Who itβs for: Individuals and teams seeking desktop AI assistants, researchers, and knowledge workers who want local, verifiable, and transparent AI tools to manage research, automate work, and organize information.
mentions of open research, GitHub presence, blog, and Beta product indicate early-stage with active development and community engagement
Previously worked on personal AIs at Cortana (aka Viva Insights) and scaled it from 0 to 20M daily active users at Microsoft. Building open-source tools & communities since a decade.
Get more done with your open-source, trustworthy personal AI
Khoj builds an open-source personal AI application that helps individuals search and chat with their notes and documents, including offline access and a WhatsApp interface. It aims to be a trustworthy, accessible personal intelligence companion for work and life, rolling out both a desktop app and WhatsApp access.
From the original launch (Aug 2023) β may be outdated.

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