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Run in your browser

Skip the app and use Tovu in your web browser.

What is Tovu?

A site you own, kept in one folder on your computer.

Why local-first

Why your site lives on your computer, and what that costs.

FAQ

Short answers to common questions.

Pages

Build fixed pages like About, Contact, and your home page.

Posts

Write articles and updates. New ones list themselves.

Media

Upload images and videos once, use them anywhere.

Menus

Edit the links in your header, footer, and sidebars.

Forms

Collect questions and signups from visitors. No code.

Collections

Keep lists of similar items, like a spreadsheet on your site.

Embeds

Put live content in a page: images, menus, latest posts.

The assistant

What the AI assistant can change, and how it asks before deleting.

Connect the assistant

Use your Claude or ChatGPT plan, or paste an API key.

All features

Everything else: members, newsletter, SEO, and more.

How themes work

Switch your site's look. Your content stays the same.

Create a theme

Copy a theme, rename it, and restyle it.

Theme markers

Place your header, menus, and latest posts in a theme.

How plugins work

What plugins add, and how to install one safely.

Agent plugins

Give the assistant new skills, like making images.

Plugin API

For developers: how to build a plugin.

Self-hosting

Run Tovu on your own server with Docker.

How Tovu works

How your site is stored and turned into web pages.