folk

What is folk

Folk is a personal AI assistant that lives within messaging apps like iMessage and Telegram. It acts as a life manager, handling tasks, scheduling, and remembering information to streamline your daily activities.

How to use folk

1. Get started: Sign up for a free trial.
2. Interact via text: Folk operates directly within your iMessage and Telegram conversations.
3. Give commands: Ask Folk to perform tasks such as booking tables, tracking flights, drafting texts, or researching information.
4. Connect with friends: Add friends who also use Folk, allowing your AIs to collaborate on tasks with mutual approval.

Features of folk

• AI-powered task management: Handles a wide range of tasks from booking reservations to managing schedules.
• Messaging app integration: Operates within iMessage and Telegram.
• Persistent memory: Remembers preferences, past interactions, and information indefinitely.
• Multiplayer capabilities (Crew): Allows your Folk AI to interact with friends' Folk AIs for collaborative tasks.
• Web browsing and research: Can access and process information from the internet.
• Code execution: Capable of running code.
• Image generation: Can create images.
• Automation: Can set up automated tasks that run in the background.
• Privacy and Security: Data is private, encrypted at rest, and end-to-end encrypted. Users have control to browse, edit, and delete their data.
• Tool integration: Connects with various tools like GitHub, Calendar, Notion, and more.

Use Cases of folk

• Planning events: Organizing date nights, including restaurant bookings and scheduling.
• Apartment hunting: Setting up alerts for new listings across multiple platforms.
• Personal concierge: Handling reservations, flight tracking, and drafting communications.
• Information management: Remembering user preferences and past interactions for personalized assistance.
• Collaborative tasks: Enabling friends' AIs to work together on shared goals.

Pricing

• Pro Plan: $20/month (with a 3-day free trial). This plan includes all features, messages across iMessage and Telegram, persistent memory, web browsing, code execution, and connections to various tools. It offers a 50% discount compared to the original price.
• Max Plan: $100/month. Includes all Pro features plus access to the best AI models, priority support, and early access to new features. It also offers 2x message capacity and a yearly subscription option that saves 20%.
• Discounted Plans: Available for students and users outside the US, starting at $5/month.

FAQ

• What can Folk do? Folk can perform a wide range of tasks including booking restaurant tables, tracking flights, managing calendars, sending messages, browsing the web, running code, generating images, managing social media, and setting up background automations. It continuously gains new capabilities.
• What is Folk Crew? Crew allows your Folk AI to interact with your friends' Folk AIs for collaborative tasks, requiring mutual approval for actions.
• Is my data shared with my crew? Your data remains private and is only shared one-way with your friends' Folk AIs with your explicit approval. Requests are approved by you, and only the success or failure of a task is communicated, not the underlying data.