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TypingMind.com is free to use with some basic features. You will need to have a working OpenAI API Key in order to use the app. When you use the OpenAI API Key, you pay directly to OpenAI for the amount of credits/tokens you use. TypingMind.com has premium features that can be unlocked with a one-time purchase.

Yes, license key is one-time purchase and valid forever. It is not a subscription and you don't need to renew it. You will also be provided with an offline static web app (self-host) after you purchase so you can self-host and use the app anytime anywhere you want. Enjoy!

You can signup directly with OpenAI at https://platform.openai.com/signup

No! A ChatGPT Plus subscription is not needed. You just need to have an OpenAI's API Key. You can see more info on how to get one here: https://openai.com/blog/openai-api

Yes. You need to have an OpenAI account and a valid API key to use ChatGPT. We don't sell API keys.

This is a static web app, it doesn't have any backend server. When you enter your API key, it will be stored locally and securely on your browser. All API requests are sent directly from your browser to OpenAI server to interact with ChatGPT. Think of this as a HTTP client for your ChatGPT API with a lot of convenience features.

Your API is safe and stored locally on your device. This is a static app, which means that it doesn't have a backend. All the data is stored in your browser's local storage. Requests to Open AI's API is sent directly from your current browser (check the Network tab in your console if you want to see it).

Yes. TypingMind only stores your API Key locally and never sends your API Key anywhere. OpenAI allows use cases where the API key is stored locally in the user's device. You can see this official response from OpenAI's staff here: https://community.openai.com/t/openais-bring-your-own-key-policy/14538/4

TypingMind offers additional encryption for your API Key. You can enable encryption with a password by clicking the "OpenAI API Key" button in the sidebar and selecting "Encrypt API key...". Your API Key will be encrypted using the AES algorithm provided by the open-source CryptoJS library (https://github.com/brix/crypto-js). TypingMind only provides an encryption feature for your API key. Chat messages, prompts, AI agents, and other elements are stored using the standard local storage of your browser, which may or may not include encryption, depending on your browser. The encryption process are done entirely locally on your device, there is no backend server. If you use TypingMind on multiple devices, you will need to encrypt your API key on all of them, you can also set different passwords on different devices.

Under the hood, ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT API offer the same model and the same quality. You can view this on their official announcement here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/chat. The initial system instruction can be a little bit different, which can be configured to make the AI output different messages from time to time.

The ChatGPT API costs soooooo little you won't even notice it. Typical chat conversation is about 1000 characters, which costs ~$0.001. That's less than a cent. You can have thousands of chats and it will only costs you like $1. See official pricing here: https://openai.com/pricing#language-models

You can have as many chats as you want as long as your device still has available disk space. All of your data is stored locally on your device by default. Typically, you can save thousands of chat conversations without problems, but that's not guaranteed. When the device storage runs out, you will need to delete old chats to save the new ones.

You can export the chats and import it on another device. You can also enable TypingMind Cloud for seamless syncing across devices. You can enable it by clicking the cloud icon at the bottom of the sidebar.

No. TypingMind Cloud account is a separate, opt-in only cloud storage service provided by TypingMind, it comes with some free storage limit and options to pay for upgrades. TypingMind Cloud is not required to use the app, and buying a license does not give you a TypingMind Cloud account for free.

TypingMind uses the same underlying model as OpenAI's default chat app. For the same prompt, it can produce different responses each time. The default chat app by OpenAI may also have some initial prompt settings that are different from TypingMind. If you don't get the response you expects, try "Re-generate Response" or tweaking the prompt.

Yes. After you make a purchase, go to https://www.typingmind.com/self-host-guide to download the static web app and the instruction how to deploy it on your own server. Note that you will only receive the compiled code of the app, the full source code is not available because the app is not open-source. You can deploy the app anywhere without having to update any code or settings.

No. The license key only grants you the permission to use and deploy the app on your own server. You do not have permissions to modify or redistribute the code. The full source code is not available for sale as the app is not open-source. You will only receive the compiled code of the app, you can deploy the app anywhere without having to update any code or settings.

The static self-host version does not offer any customizations. Check out https://custom.typingmind.com for a custom version of TypingMind that will allow you to customize almost everything.

TypingMind is a PWA compatible web app, so you can install it to your device and it will work like a native app. Click the menu of your browser → Install on Home screen.

No, but you can add typingmind.com to your home screen. It works exaclty like an app!

License Key is used to activate the premium features of TypingMind.com. API Key refers to OpenAI ChatGPT API Key, and is used to connect to OpenAI's API to interact with ChatGPT. You need an API Key to use the app. The License Key is only needed if you want to use the premium features.

The premium features include: Chat Search History, Access Prompt Library, Integrations, etc. Check the pricing page for the latest details of all the premium features.

The license key is valid forever.

Depends on the license key you buy. The Premium License Key is valid forever and includes all updates forever.

In the free plan, chat history will not be saved. You will be present with a popup every few minutes. Some other features may also be limited.

Each license key can be used on 5 devices which is typically enough for 1 user. If you need to use it on for more devices, you can buy a new license keys or add more devices to your existing license key. "Device" is counted based on the number of places where the license key is entered and the chat history is saved for continuous use. For example, if you use the app on Chrome browser on your laptop and also on your phone, that will be 2 devices. Note that the license key and chat history is saved locally per browser, so if you use the app on Chrome and also on Firefox, you will need to enter the license key 2 times, have 2 separate chat histories, and that counts as 2 devices. If you need to use the license key on a new device but have reached the device limit, you can unlink the previous devices first using the License Manager (this is done online, access to the previous devices not needed). This device limit is put in place to avoid license key abuse and pirate.

At the moment, inactive devices will be revoked automatically after a short time, you don't need anything. In the future versions, you can access the License Manager from the app and manage your devices there.

You can go to https://www.typingmind.com/license to access your license key.

The Bulk License gives you a License Key that can be shared and used among your team members. Simply share your license key with your team members and they can use it on their devices.

There is no need to manage your devices manually. Our license system works automatically. Inactive devices will be revoked automatically after a short time. We detect unauthorized uses and ask to verify with your purchase email when necessary.

Yes. We offer a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied, let us know within 14 days and we'll give you a full refund. Request a refund at www.typingmind.com/refund

We have a subscription pricing plan for the Team version (at https://custom.typingmind.com), which brings us recurring revenue to support the business. We have been on the market for more than 2 years and we are here for the long run. We have pushed out more than 100 new updates over the past 12 months and will continue to improve the product and provide support indefinitely.