Not a chatbot with a history hat on
Chronicle is built around a single idea: that a good historian talks to you like an equal, anchors claims in specifics, and tells you when the evidence is thin.
What did an ordinary day cost in Roman Egypt?
Cheaper than you would guess, and better documented than almost anywhere
else in the ancient world — the dry sand of the Fayum preserved the
paperwork. In the second century AD an unskilled labourer in the Oxyrhynchus
papyri earned somewhere near four to six obols a day. A loaf of bread cost
one or two. Wine, the cheap sort, perhaps four obols a jug.
The caution worth holding onto: these are scattered records across three
centuries and a wide province, not a price index. We know what a handful of
people paid on particular days, and we are inferring the rest.
What you get
A voice worth listening to
Twenty-six natural voices across sixty languages. Pick one and Chronicle reads its answers aloud — or go hands-free and simply talk to it.
The Core
A lattice of 1,750 nodes that pulses on the actual waveform of the voice. Not a loading spinner pretending to listen.
Sixty languages
Choose your language and Chronicle both writes and speaks it — French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Icelandic, Arabic and more.
Yours, on your machine
Conversations are stored on your own machine. No account to make, no cloud history, nothing to cancel.
One purchase
No subscription, no usage meter to watch.
$20
one-time
- Chronicle for macOS, all features
- Use on up to 3 of your Macs
- All 26 voices, all 60 languages
- Free updates
- 14-day refund, no questions
$10
one-time
- Chronicle for Firefox, Chrome and Edge
- Use in up to 3 browsers
- All 26 voices, all 60 languages
- Free updates
- 14-day refund, no questions
The Mac app is finished, but macOS blocks apps that Apple has not signed, and that paperwork is still in progress. Rather than sell you something that throws a security warning on first launch, it stays off sale until it installs properly. Licences are separate in any case — a browser key will not unlock the Mac app.
Honest about what it is
Chronicle is powered by AI, and AI gets things wrong
Answers are generated by a language model, not written or checked by a person. They can contain wrong dates, invented details or confident statements that are simply false. Chronicle is a wonderful way to start an enquiry and a poor way to end one — verify anything you intend to rely on, cite or submit. We would rather tell you this here than have you discover it later.
Questions
When is the Mac app available?
The app itself is finished — it is waiting on Apple's notarization, which is a signing process every Mac app outside the App Store needs. Without it macOS shows a security warning and refuses the first launch, and that is not something worth charging for. Email spufarobud@gmail.com and I'll let you know when it's done.
What do I need to run it?
For the Mac app: a Mac running macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, Apple silicon or Intel, about 30MB of disk. For the browser version: Firefox, Chrome or Edge, on any operating system. Both need an internet connection, since answers are generated in the cloud.
What's the difference between the two?
The same historian, the same voices, the same Core. The Mac app is a native application with on-device dictation and Keychain storage. The browser version lives in your sidebar and can read the page you're looking at, so you can ask about an article without pasting it. Licences are separate.
How do I get it after paying?
Checkout takes you straight to a page showing your licence key. Download Chronicle, open Settings, paste the key, and you're running. The key works on up to three machines.
Is there a subscription?
No. One purchase, yours to keep. There's a generous monthly fair-use allowance on the AI service that ordinary use will never come close to.
Can I get a refund?
Yes — within 14 days, for any reason, no explanation needed. Email spufarobud@gmail.com.
What happens to what I type?
Your conversations are stored on your own machine. The text is sent to xAI to generate the reply and the speech — that's how it works. We don't store your conversations, sell data, or run ads. Full detail in the privacy policy.
Can I use my own API key instead?
Yes. There's an advanced setting where you can supply your own xAI key, in which case Chronicle talks to xAI directly and nothing passes through our servers at all.
Is it good for schoolwork?
As a way in, yes — for finding the shape of a topic and what to read next. Not as a source. Never cite it, and check anything you repeat against a real reference.