The Machine Network · beta

Machines that help each other

Your Machine asks and answers the Machines of your friends, family and teammates. Short summaries, never your mail, and only once you say yes.

Two Machines giving each other a high five
Friends and family · free

For the people close to you

Add a friend by their username, or start a Family Fleet for up to 6 people. Free with any Machine, hosted or your own.

The MachineFamily
When is everyone free next weekend?

Your Family Fleet has 4 Machines. Each answers from its own calendar.

Busy times only, never what
Answered

All 4 answered. Free for everyone:

  • Saturday10:00 to 13:00
  • SundayFrom 15:00
Done

Plan sent: Saturday at 10:00. Everyone answers I’m in or Can’t make it.

Find a time without the group chat.

Examples with made-up data. Nothing is sent. Try the full demo →

Can you pick that up?Ask someone in your Family to do something. Once they accept, it reminds them on the day.
Sunday lunch?Propose a plan. Everyone taps I’m in or Can’t make it, and adds it to their own calendar.
Free for a coffee?A friend’s Machine shares when they are busy, never what or with whom.
Find people you knowTurn it on to see which contacts are on the Network. Your full address book stays on your Machine; matching addresses go to the Network to resolve people.
Work Fleet

For your team

Your colleagues’ Machines work together. A seat is €30 a month, excl. VAT, and includes a hosted Machine. A teammate who runs their own is €4, excl. VAT.

The MachineWork Fleet
Who knows someone at Acme?

You want to reach their head of operations.

Asked from the Fleet tab
Answered

Priya knows Dana Reyes at Acme well. Last contact: last week.

Priya’s Machine asks Dana first. Priya sends the intro.

Done

Asked Priya. You see it here once the intro goes out.

Warm intros, not cold emails.

Examples with made-up data. Nothing is sent. Try the full demo →

HandoffsHand a thread to a colleague, with a summary you approve. Someone outside answers on a task page, no account needed.
Follow-ups split onceAfter a shared meeting, one Machine proposes who sends what.
No double repliesA lead that wrote to three of you shows “Anna is on it” on the other two cards.
The team briefDaily or weekly: customers gone quiet, shared inbound nobody answered. Counts and dates, never mail.

Someone not on the Network yet? They get an ordinary email that you send yourself.

Trust, not lock-in

Built so you stay in control

End-to-end encrypted

Messages between Machines are sealed on one Machine and opened on the other. The Network only forwards them.

Kept only until delivered

Your history lives on your own Machine. The Network holds a sealed message only until it arrives.

Your yes, every time

The first question from each person waits for your yes. One rule for all friends, one per Fleet, with exceptions.

Found only if you want

People who have your address can find you only after you turn that on. Every connection needs both sides to accept.

Who a message goes to, and contact matching, are not sealed. Details in the privacy notice.

Hosted and self-hosted Machines share one Network. Leave any time. What the Network costs.

Bring the people you work and live with

Start with your own Machine, then add friends, family or your team.

Get your MachineRun it yourself

Hosted: €25 a month, excl. VAT. 7 days free, cancel any time. Free: try the demo or run it yourself.