KEEPMINE AI

Before you install

What to expect, and how to stop or remove it

Keepmine AI runs its AI on your own computer instead of on a company's servers. That keeps your documents with you, and it means your computer does the work. Please read this before you install.

What it needs

  • Mac: an Apple chip (M1 or newer) and macOS 13 or newer. Older Macs with an Intel chip are not supported.
  • Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. On a computer without a separate graphics card, the first start can take 10 to 15 minutes and answers are slower.
  • Memory: 16 GB or more runs everything. With 8 GB it uses a smaller AI model and does not make pictures.
  • Space: about 15 GB free. The first start downloads up to about 11 GB of AI models, once.

What to expect while it works

  • Hard work, in bursts. While it answers, reads a long document or makes a picture, it uses the processor, memory and graphics hard. Between tasks it is quiet.
  • Fans and warmth. The fans may get loud and the computer warm, as they do with a video game or when exporting a video. That is normal.
  • Computers protect themselves. When they get hot they slow down, and if they must, they switch off before any harm is done. Laptops without a fan, such as a MacBook Air, slow down a little sooner, so answers take a little longer.
  • Memory. While it works it uses much of the computer's memory, so other apps can feel slower. On a computer with 8 GB, close other big apps first.
  • Battery. Pictures and long jobs use a laptop's battery quickly. Plug it in.
  • The first start. It downloads its AI models once, up to about 11 GB, and keeps the computer awake until the download finishes. Leave a laptop plugged in.

Look after your computer while it works

  • Use it on a desk or another hard, flat surface. A bed, a cushion or your lap blocks the air the computer needs.
  • Keep the air vents clear, and keep the computer out of direct sun.
  • You do not need extra fans. A laptop stand or cooling pad is optional; it can help during long picture-making.
  • If the computer feels too hot to touch comfortably, stop Keepmine AI (below) and let it cool. If a computer often overheats with any heavy app, have it checked: its fans or vents may need cleaning.

Stop it at once

Mac

  1. Close the Keepmine AI window, or press Cmd Q. It stops completely.
  2. Not responding? Press Option Cmd Esc, choose Keepmine AI, then Force Quit.

Windows

  1. Close the Keepmine AI window. It stops completely.
  2. Not responding? Press Ctrl Shift Esc to open Task Manager, choose Keepmine AI, then End task.

When Keepmine AI stops, its AI engines stop too, even after a force quit: a small watchdog closes them within seconds, so nothing keeps working in the background. Stopping in the middle of a task is safe for your documents; a file or picture it was making at that moment may be left unfinished.

Remove it completely

First, keep what you want. Everything Keepmine AI keeps is in its own folder, called Keepmine AI, in your home folder (or the folder you chose when you set it up). Copy what you want to keep: Outputs and Pictures (the files it made), Knowledge (documents you added), Policies (your rules) and Chats.

Windows

  1. Close Keepmine AI.
  2. Open Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps (on Windows 10: Apps and features).
  3. Find Keepmine AI and choose Uninstall.
  4. It asks whether to remove its own folder too, with the AI models, chats and rules. Choose Yes to remove everything, or No to keep them for a later install.

Mac

  1. Quit Keepmine AI.
  2. In Finder, open Applications and drag Keepmine AI to the Bin.
  3. Drag its Keepmine AI folder (in your home folder, or the one you chose) to the Bin. It holds the AI models, about 11 GB, and your chats and rules.
  4. For its small settings folder too: in Finder choose Go, then Go to Folder, type ~/Library/Application Support, and drag the Keepmine AI folder there to the Bin.
  5. Empty the Bin to free the space.

Removing Keepmine AI never touches files outside its own folder, such as the folders you let it use. If you gave it permissions on a Mac (System Settings, Privacy and Security), you can switch those off there too.

If something goes wrong

Email hello@tblsoftwares.com with what happened and your computer's make and model, and we will help. Your rights under UK consumer law are not affected.

Moving to a new computer? See Moving Keepmine AI to another computer.