FAQ
Plain answers to the questions people actually ask.
- Do I have to type commands?
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No. Everything is buttons and clicks: pick an app, follow the prompts, paste your API key when asked. You never open a terminal.
- Is it safe? Will it steal my API key?
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Your key is written straight into the app’s own config file on your own computer. It never passes through us — we do not even run a server that could see it. The installer is open source, so anyone can check.
- Does it need administrator rights?
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No. AiBOX is portable: no installer, no registry changes, no admin prompts. It only writes to its own data folder and to the apps it sets up.
- How do I uninstall it?
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Delete the AiBOX file — that is the whole uninstall. It keeps its notes in a small data folder you can delete too. Uninstalling the apps you installed is done inside each app.
- Where is my API key stored?
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In the target app’s config file, in your own user folder. You can open it, edit it or delete it whenever you like. AiBOX never uploads it anywhere.
- The download is slow, or installation stops on network errors
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Usually a network reachability problem. There is a short self-check you can follow — it takes two minutes and fixes most cases.
- Windows warns me with “unknown publisher” — is that bad?
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That is SmartScreen doing its job for unsigned apps: Windows has simply not seen this file before. Four clicks get you past it, and the checksum above proves the file is ours.
- Does it work on macOS?
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Not yet. Windows works today; the macOS build is next. The download page will show it the moment it lands.
- How much does it cost?
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Nothing. AiBOX is free and open source. You only pay the AI provider whose API key you already have.
- Something went wrong — what now?
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Export the diagnostics from AiBOX (they are scrubbed of secrets) and open an issue, or just email us. A human reads these.