Independent software for everyday life

Your digital life,
flying free.

Six private, ad-free apps that replace the big-tech essentials: files, photos, docs, calendar, video and music. One account, no tracking, running on a cloud we own. Yours.

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Your apps

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Nest DriveFiles & photosOpen About Nest
QuillDocs, Sheets, SlidesOpen About Quill
Owl CalendarCalendarOpen About Owl
Heron VideoVideoOpen About Heron
Lyrebird MusicMusicOpen About Lyrebird
Magpie PhotosPhoto backupOpen About Magpie
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Ads or trackers

We make money by building things worth paying for, never by selling you.

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On-device first

Your memories, messages and files live with you. Cloud sync is opt-in and goes to a server you trust.

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Apps flying today

Magpie Photos, Nest Drive, Quill and Owl Calendar share one account, one design and one promise.

How your data travels

Straight home. No detours.

Every photo, file and document goes from your device to your own Nest over an encrypted connection. Trackers that try to tag along hit a wall.

Ad networks Encrypted Photos Docs Files Your Nest Kestrel Cloud or your own PC
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The flock

One app at a time, we're replacing the tools you rely on.

Every Kestrel product is named after a bird that's famously good at its job.

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Magpie Photos

Replaces Google Photos

Magpies collect shiny things, and Magpie collects your best moments. A fast, beautiful gallery for Android with albums, favorites, search, "On this day" memories, and automatic full-quality backup to Nest Drive.

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Nest Drive

Replaces Google Drive

Your private cloud drive. Sign in to free Kestrel Cloud, or host it on your own computer. Android app, web app, and the home for your Magpie backups.

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Owl Calendar

Replaces Google Calendar

Wise about your time. Month, week and day views, repeating events, reminders on your phone, and import from Google Calendar.

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Quill

Replaces Google Docs, Sheets & Slides

Three apps in one: Quill Docs, Quill Sheets and Quill Slides. Use them right here in your browser, no sign-up, or get the app to save to Nest Drive.

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Heron Video

Replaces YouTube

Herons are patient watchers. Share videos with the people on your Kestrel Cloud, without the ads, the tracking or the endless autoplay rabbit hole.

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Lyrebird Music

Replaces YouTube Music

The lyrebird is the world's most gifted singer. Your music library and playlists, ad-free, playing in the background, with no listening history sold to anyone.

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In the nest

Pigeon Mail

Replaces Gmail

Homing pigeons always find their way. End-to-end encrypted email with a calm, focused inbox.

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Kite Browser

Replaces Chrome

Kites ride the wind effortlessly. A light, private browser that blocks trackers by default.