macOS
macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Installer available on request. Submit the form below and we'll send you the download link as soon as we've set up your trial.
Request accessCAO Studio · Local-Client deployment
Organisation design that runs on your machine.
Your client data, workshop notes, and design history live on your installation. AI requests transit our EU-hosted CAO Server transiently — no client content is persisted there.
Your machine
Frontend · Backend · Database · Client engagements · Workshop history · Uploaded documents
You are the data controller.
AI request — transient
CAO Server (EU-hosted)
Processes AI requests, returns the response, retains nothing.
No client content stored.
Where data lives
Your machine vs. the CAO Server
Two boxes, one direction. Client content stays put; only the AI request and its answer cross the wire.
| What | Your machine | CAO Server |
|---|---|---|
| Client engagements + workshop content | Stored on your installation | Never stored |
| Uploaded documents | Stored on your installation | Never stored |
| User accounts + licensing | Local credentials | License validation only |
| AI processing (LLM + RAG) | Forwards requests | Transient — answers and forgets |
| Application data (history, design choices) | Stored on your installation | Never stored |
Data & privacy
You are the data controller.
CAO Studio's Local-Client deployment runs entirely on your machine. The frontend, backend, and database are installed locally; your client engagements, workshop notes, uploaded documents, and design history never leave your installation.
AI-supported analysis (CAO Brain) routes through our EU-hosted CAO Server. The CAO Server processes each request, returns the response, and retains nothing — no client content, no workshop data, no logs of the prompt body.
What we never see: uploaded documents, saved engagements, workshop content, design history.
What flows through the CAO Server: the prompt body for one AI call + its response. Held in memory long enough to answer; not persisted.
For the full data-processing detail and the list of subprocessors, read the privacy notice and the subprocessors page. A DPA is available on request.
Download
Download & install CAO Studio
Pick your platform below. After install, paste your license key on the first-run screen, and you're ready to work. Today, updates are released manually — re-download from this page when we notify you of a new version.
Windows
Windows (x86_64)
Installer available on request. Submit the form below and we'll send you the download link as soon as we've set up your trial.
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Linux (x86_64)
Installer available on request. Submit the form below and we'll send you the download link as soon as we've set up your trial.
Request accessSigned customer releases are gated on Apple Developer ID + Windows Authenticode credentials. While we're finalising those, every platform card above links to the license-request form — we'll send you the installer once your trial is approved.
Pricing
Three tiers
Pricing is indicative. Contact us via the form below to confirm scope and the right tier for your team.
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