Lumina: your second brain
How to Join Lumina: your second brain Beta on iOS
About Lumina: your second brain
Lumina – Your Ideas, Connected
Lumina is a private, local-first second brain that helps you capture your thoughts, connect ideas, and rediscover everything you’ve learned — instantly.
All processing happens on your device
Your data stays yours.
Think
Capture
Connect.
Write notes, record voice memos, scan text, or import information — Lumina automatically identifies names, concepts, and entities and links them together for you.
Built-in offline AI lets you search and understand your knowledge base with natural language, without sending anything to the cloud.
A Smarter Way to Remember
Entities & Connections – Lumina detects people, places, topics, and ideas across your notes and maps how they relate.
AI Search (Offline) – Ask questions in your own words and get accurate answers powered by a local LLM.
Voice & OCR Capture – Transcribe audio or extract text from images quickly and privately.
Knowledge Graph – Visualize how your notes and ideas connect
Explore your mind like a map.
Simple by Design – No folders, no friction
Just capture and let Lumina organize.
Private & Local – Notes, embeddings, AI models — everything stays securely on your device.
Optional iCloud Backup – Encrypted, effortless backups to restore your knowledge on a new device.
Export Anytime – Your data is yours
Export it in an open format whenever you want.
Built for People Who Think Better with Connections
Lumina is perfect for:
Students & lifelong learners
Writers, researchers, creators
Professionals with lots of ideas
Anyone who wants a simple, powerful second brain
People who value privacy above everything else
No subscriptions
No ads
No tracking.
Lumina is free to use
If you enjoy it, you can support development directly from the app.
