01 / Your starting point
Two days. Twenty people.
Plan our team offsite. Leave time to get to know each other, review the quarter, and decide what comes next.
Keep the second morning free for the workshop.
An AI canvas for macOS
Turn scattered ideas
into a clear plan.
Put your notes and ideas on one canvas. Ask Kan to turn them into diagrams, tables, and timelines—then keep shaping the work, right where it is.
Apple Silicon · Alpha · Connect your own Devin or OpenAI Codex account
A brief becomes a working plan.
Illustrative example02 / Your request
“Turn this into a two-day schedule. Put the sessions in a table next to my brief.”
03 / A draft to work with
Offsite schedule| Time | Day one | Day two |
|---|---|---|
| AM | Welcome & team time | Workshop |
| Noon | Lunch together | Lunch together |
| PM | Quarter in review | Next steps & wrap-up |
The workshop stays in place. The rest is a starting point, not a final decision.
Keep shaping it.
“Make more room for team time. Move the review to day two.”
Your context, the AI’s draft, and your next revision. All on the same canvas.
More than a chat response
Make something you can
keep working on.
AI that works on the board—not just in chat. Keep the useful parts in front of you, ready to move, connect, and refine.
Find the next step.
Turn a rough brief into a timeline or a calendar. Keep the constraints beside the plan as it takes shape.
“Lay out the milestones between now and launch.”
See your options side by side.
Give your notes some structure. Ask for a comparison table so the trade-offs are easier to discuss.
“Compare these three options using the notes on my board.”
Make the connections visible.
Turn a process into a diagram. Rearrange the steps, edit the labels, and work through what’s missing.
“Draw this flow and show where the decision happens.”
When it’s time to think together
Meetings that leave
something behind.
Share a canvas, talk it through, and leave with a board you can keep working on—not just a call to remember.
What to know about roomsWork on the same board.
See each other’s changes and follow a teammate’s view as they walk you through an idea.
Keep the conversation beside the work.
Rooms support video and live transcription. Final transcripts stay in the room’s conversation, alongside the board.
A few practical details
Before you begin.
Solo canvases live on your Mac.
Your AI runs through your chosen provider.
Which AI accounts can I use?
Kan supports Devin and OpenAI Codex, one connected provider at a time. Sign in with a supported subscription or use an API key. Your provider’s plan, limits, and usage charges apply; API usage is billed separately from a ChatGPT subscription.
You’ll need the Devin CLI installed for Devin, or Node.js with npm/npx for the Codex adapter. An account alone isn’t enough to run the integration.
What works offline? What leaves my Mac?
Solo canvases are stored locally and remain available offline. AI features require internet access and send prompts and relevant canvas context to your chosen provider.
Shared rooms use a server. Video and transcription use Vonage. Network-backed content, such as map tiles and remote images, also needs a connection. Local storage does not mean that AI processing happens on your Mac.
How are my API keys handled?
If you connect with an API key, Kan saves it in macOS Keychain so it can reconnect. The Codex adapter also caches its authentication in its own configuration. Signing out removes Kan’s saved key and the adapter’s API-key cache.
Subscription sign-in uses the provider’s login flow. Signing out of Kan disconnects the agent; it does not sign you out of the provider in your terminal.
Do shared rooms work like solo canvases?
Rooms need an internet connection and a configured room server. Video and transcription also need the server’s Vonage integration. The richest AI canvas tools currently work on solo boards; not all rich content is supported in shared rooms yet.
Start with a solo canvas to explore the workflow shown above. Collaboration is an additional alpha feature, not a promise that every solo feature is available in rooms.
Can I use Kan on my device?
The current download is for Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later). There isn’t an Intel Mac, Windows, Linux, or mobile download here. If you’re reading on your phone, open this page on your Mac to install Kan.
What should I expect from the alpha?
An early version for exploring a different way to work with AI. Expect bugs and changes, and keep a separate copy of anything important. Check AI-generated content before relying on it.
Found a problem or have an idea? Share feedback on GitHub. Issues are public, so leave out private canvas content, credentials, and diagnostic reports containing personal information.
What’s under the hood?
Kan uses Tauri for the desktop app, tldraw for the canvas, and the Agent Client Protocol to connect to AI agents. Canvas changes go through a scoped set of tools rather than giving the agent control of your desktop.
Bring your next idea to Kan.
Start with a question, a rough brief, or a few notes. See what happens when the answer has room to take shape.
The alpha is not Apple-notarized. Read the installation steps before opening it.
Apple Silicon (M1 or later) · DMG · Alpha
Your first canvas, in three steps.
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Install Kan on your Mac.
Open the DMG and drag Kan Alpha into Applications.
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Review the macOS security prompt.
This alpha is not signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized. After trying to open it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security. Only if you trust this download, choose Open Anyway and confirm.
Read Apple’s guidance on opening downloaded apps -
Connect your AI and start a solo canvas.
Install the Devin CLI or Node.js with npm/npx for Codex, then sign in through Kan. Add your context and ask for a first draft.