Underdog

What is Underdog

Underdog is a private personal AI assistant that runs locally on your computer. It helps with email, calendar, meeting notes, dictation, and errands. The AI is designed to be loyal to you, not advertisers or an AI lab, and ensures that your data never leaves your device.

How to use Underdog

1. Adopt Underdog: Download the app for Apple devices (Mac) or Windows. Linux and Android are coming soon.
2. Set up your accounts: Connect your email and calendar accounts. Underdog syncs directly with your providers.
3. Interact via chat: Use the chat interface to ask Underdog to perform tasks like scheduling appointments, managing email, or taking notes.
4. Review and approve: Underdog prepares actions for your approval, such as drafting emails or scheduling events.
5. Use voice dictation: Speak to Underdog for dictation and voice commands.
6. Customize models: Choose from different models (Poodle 4B, Saluki 27B, Chihuahua 2B) based on your device and needs.
7. Enable Naval mode: For maximum privacy, switch on Naval mode to prevent any data from leaving your device.

Features of Underdog

• Local intelligence: All AI processing happens on your computer, ensuring privacy.
• Email management: Syncs directly with your email provider, helps with drafting, summarizing, and unsubscribing from newsletters.
• Calendar integration: Manages your schedule, helps schedule appointments, and coordinates with email.
• Meeting notes: Takes notes during meetings and organizes them.
• Dictation: Advanced speech recognition with the Underdog Bark 3.0 model, which is small (163 MB) but highly accurate.
• Errands assistance: Helps with tasks like doctor visits, prescription refills, and tax paperwork.
• Memory inspection: Saved memories are stored locally and can be viewed, edited, or deleted.
• Security: Guards against remote images, scripts, and tracking pixels; each account has its own vault with keys stored locally.
• Multiple models: Poodle 4B (fast, 115 tokens/sec), Saluki 27B (smart, 33.7 vs 31.9 for Claude Opus 4.6 Max), Chihuahua 2B (light, fast on phone).
• Naval mode: One switch to ensure Underdog never calls home.

Use Cases of Underdog

• Sensitive tasks: Scheduling doctor's appointments, prescription refills, and tax paperwork with privacy.
• Email management: Unsubscribing from newsletters, drafting replies, and organizing inbox.
• Calendar coordination: Scheduling meetings and managing your calendar.
• Meeting notes: Automatically capturing and organizing meeting notes.
• Dictation: Transcribing voice memos and commands accurately.
• Errands: Assisting with everyday tasks like finding information and preparing next steps.