A smarter way to run your life
Patina is your thinking partner for staying organized, focused, and two steps ahead
Includes a 7-day free trial.
It's hard to keep track of what's going on when your life is scattered across a dozen apps.
Patina securely syncs all your activity and summarizes what's you need to know.
Don't miss a thing
Patina monitors all your apps and surfaces what you need to know in briefings, digests, and an activity feed.
- Leah sent the hotel info
- Mercury sent your receipt
- Ava asked for your feedback
- Pricing call notes are ready
- Launch plan changed in Notion
Stay on top of your to-dos
Patina finds your action items and automatically checks them off as you finish them.
- Send Marcus the timeline
- Reply to Rosa
- Sign the Schwab form
- RSVP to Sarah's birthday
- Confirm Friday's flight
- Book dinner with Leah
Keep up with your people
Patina tracks unanswered replies and neglected threads, and surfaces what needs your attention.
Connect your apps
Patina works with the apps you already use, lives on your devices, and feels like yours.
Syncs with iMessage
Patina syncs privately with your iMessage folder on your Mac.
New integrations ship every few weeks
Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, Figma, Health, WhatsApp, and 30+ more.
Private by design
All your data lives as plain text files in your iCloud Drive.
Built-in themes
Six distinct looks to make Patina feel like your own.
A day with Patina
Patina works alongside you, pulling fresh context so you walk into every moment prepared.
A day with Patina
Patina works alongside you, pulling fresh context from your apps so you walk into every moment prepared.
Why Patina feels different
Patina keeps your context organized, readable, and ready before you ask.
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Includes a 7-day free trial.
Frequently asked questions
How does Patina stay up to date?
Patina lives on your Mac. When you ask a question, it pulls fresh context from your connected apps for that request. Your scheduled automations (like a morning briefing or evening digest) refresh things on their own cadence, even when the app isn't open, as long as the Mac is awake.
That's why Patina asks you to keep your Mac awake and plugged in. If it goes to sleep, scheduled runs pause until it wakes, and the iOS companion can't reach it. To prevent sleep, open System Settings, choose Battery, click the "Power Adapter" tab, and set "Turn display off after" to Never. Desktop Macs handle this automatically; on a laptop you'll want the lid open or an external display connected.
How does the iOS app work?
The iOS app is a companion to the Mac app. It gives you quick access to your Patina on the go, whether you're asking a question, logging a thought, or checking your morning briefing.
Your data and integrations live on your Mac. The iOS app reaches them through Tailscale, a zero-config private network that lets your devices talk directly to each other as if they were on the same Wi-Fi. Nothing you say to Patina is routed through our servers. Your phone talks to your Mac, full stop.
Setup takes about a minute: install Tailscale on both devices, sign in with the same account, and Patina finds your Mac automatically.
Is my data secure and private?
Your files, messages, and journal live on your own devices and sync through your private iCloud. Patina doesn't store any of it on our servers. When Patina needs to think, it sends only the context required for the task to your AI provider (Anthropic or OpenAI), which by default don't train on API inputs or outputs. Requests may be retained briefly by the provider for abuse monitoring.
What apps does Patina connect to?
Patina connects to the apps and services your life already runs through. New integrations ship every few weeks.
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google
iMessage
Beeper
WhatsApp
Slack
Slackdone
Notion
Apple Notes
Granola
Contacts
Figma
Linear
GitHub
Amplitude
Apple Health
Mercury
Copilot Money
X Posts
YouTube
Shiori
Projector
Weather
RSS
Substack
Medium
Blogger
WordPress
Custom MCP serversWhich pricing plan should I pick?
Patina Subscription ($30/month) bundles the app plus Claude usage into one flat bill, governed by a generous fair-use policy. Nothing to configure, nothing to monitor. Best if you'd rather not think about API keys or provider usage.
Lifetime License ($99 one-time) lets you plug in your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key and pay your provider directly for AI usage. Best if you want full control over which models you use, or if you already have API credits.
Do I need to bring my own API key?
Only if you go with the $99 Lifetime License. Patina Subscription ($30/month) handles all AI billing for you — no API key required.
Does Patina work offline?
Your journal, digests, goals, and people notes are always available offline. They're just Markdown files on your device. AI responses require a connection to your provider.
Can I export my data?
There's nothing to export. Everything Patina generates is stored as plain Markdown in your iCloud Drive. Open it in any editor, back it up like any other folder, take it with you whenever you want.
What happens if I stop using Patina?
Your files are always yours. They live as plain Markdown in your iCloud Drive, so you can open them in any editor, back them up, or take them with you.
On the $99 Lifetime License, nothing changes if you stop. The app keeps working with your own API key for as long as you want to run it. On the $30/month plan, canceling pauses app access, but the files and conversations Patina generated stay in your iCloud folder either way.
