What is Zo Computer?
Zo Computer is an AI workspace that gives you a personal cloud computer you control entirely. It runs always-on in the cloud and lets you chat with leading AI models, manage files, build websites, write and run code, and set up automated tasks. The AI workspace sits on your own private server, so your files and data stay yours. You can reach it from a browser, desktop app, or by texting Zo directly. It also accepts input via email and Telegram.
Features & Benefits
- Multi-model AI chat: Access a wide selection of leading language models and switch between them. Bring your own API key to use models directly from external providers.
- Image generation: Generate original images from text prompts using built-in AI image models. Edit and remix existing images using the same pipeline.
- Video generation: Generate short videos from an input image using a built-in AI video model.
- Audio and video transcription: Transcribe spoken content from audio and video files and save the output alongside the original.
- File management: Read, create, edit, and search files across formats including notes, spreadsheets, code, word documents, PDFs, images, audio, video, and ebooks.
- Code execution: Write and run shell commands directly on your cloud computer. Run commands in parallel or in sequence.
- Website and app building: Create, publish, and manage full sites and web apps hosted on your personal server with a dedicated public URL and custom domain support.
- Automations: Schedule AI tasks to run on a recurring basis. Edit, pause, or delete automations at any time.
- Web browsing and research: Browse the web, interact with live pages, save articles, search images, and conduct in-depth research.
- Diagram generation: Generate block diagrams from natural language descriptions.
- Personas and rules: Create custom AI personas with specific behaviors, tool permissions, and active channels. Set rules that shape how Zo responds across every interaction.
- Cloud storage: Store files on your personal server. Sync with external cloud storage services.
- Snapshot and restore: Roll back your entire cloud computer to any previous point in time.
- Commerce tools: Create products, set prices, generate payment links, and manage orders through a connected Stripe account.
- Messaging channels: Reach your AI workspace via SMS, email, Telegram, Discord, or Slack.
- Integrations: Connect third-party services to extend what the AI workspace can do across your existing tools.
- MCP server: Use the Zo MCP Server to power any MCP-compatible AI with Zo’s tools and context.
- SSH access: Connect directly to your server via SSH for advanced control.
- Hardware configuration: Change CPU, GPU, and RAM on your cloud computer as needed.
Real-World Applications
Writers and content creators may find the AI workspace useful for drafting, organizing, and storing long-form work. Zo can save web research directly to your file system, transcribe recorded interviews, and generate images to accompany written pieces. Automations can handle recurring tasks like summarizing feeds or sending scheduled drafts.
Freelancers and consultants running client projects can use the AI workspace to build simple websites, manage deliverables through organized file folders, and set up payment links without needing a separate platform. The always-on cloud means work continues in the background while you focus elsewhere.
Small business owners might use the AI workspace to automate routine workflows, such as pulling data from connected services, sending scheduled reports via email or SMS, or maintaining a simple web presence. The built-in commerce tools let you create and manage products and track orders without additional software.
Developers and technically inclined users can run shell commands, install software, connect to their server via SSH, and build custom apps that interact with their AI workspace through an internal API. The AI workspace supports self-hosting open-source software directly on your personal server.
