No. Loretopia is built specifically for non-developers. You describe what you want in plain language, and the AI generates complete web pages. You never see code unless you choose to. The entire workflow — creating, editing, publishing — happens through natural conversation and visual interfaces.

CreatorOS supports Claude (Anthropic), GPT-4o (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Mistral, and local models via Ollama. The free tier lets you connect your own AI account (takes about 2 minutes to set up). Creator+ includes built-in AI access with no setup — just start chatting.

An API key is like a password that connects CreatorOS to an AI service (like Claude or GPT-4o). You create a free account on the AI provider’s website, copy a key, and paste it into CreatorOS settings — it takes about 2 minutes. CreatorOS walks you through the process. Or skip it entirely with Creator+, which includes built-in AI with no setup.

Yes. CreatorOS is local-first — your Topias, notes, images, and pages are stored on your own computer, not on our servers. When you use AI chat, your messages go directly to the AI provider you choose (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) and are subject to their privacy policies. Nothing passes through Loretopia’s servers unless you choose to publish to loretopia.ai. API keys are stored encrypted on your machine.

Your creative work lives on your machine in CreatorOS — always. If you cancel Creator+, your published pages on loretopia.ai will go offline, but you keep every single note, sheet, story, image, and generated page locally. You can re-publish anytime by re-subscribing. Nothing is ever deleted or held hostage.

Those tools are great at quick code generation, but they work in isolated sessions with no project memory. Loretopia is a persistent creative workspace — the AI knows your entire project (characters, lore, assets, existing pages) and builds within that context. Plus, Loretopia handles publishing, portfolios, version history, and targeted editing. They’re code generators. Loretopia is a creative platform.

CreatorOS is currently available for macOS with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4). It’s built with Tauri for a fast, lightweight native experience. Windows and Linux support are in active development.

Yes. Drag and drop images, icons, and files into your Topia. The AI automatically sees your entire asset library and uses them directly in generated pages. When you publish, CreatorOS optimizes and uploads everything automatically. No manual uploading, no broken links.