# 👋 Who develops OpenMates? Hello! Marco here (aka glowingkitty). Designer, software architect, maker. And the creator of OpenMates. We all have our share of frustrations with technology — apps that disrespect your privacy, subscriptions that nickel-and-dime you, AI tools locked behind walled gardens. OpenMates is my answer to that. ## The philosophy OpenMates is built on a simple belief: powerful AI tools should be accessible to everyone, privacy-respecting by design, and open to the community. No dark patterns, no data harvesting, no lock-in. ## Open source OpenMates is fully open source. The code is on GitHub — you can read it, contribute to it, or run your own instance. Transparency is not optional. ## Built with love Every feature in OpenMates is designed with care. If something bothers you, there's a good chance it bothers me too — and I'm working on fixing it.