Privacy by Design
Local-first where it matters. Collect less. Explain more. Protect data as if it were our own.
Independent Studio · Building What’s Next
Software with a bigger horizon — privacy, power, and possibility.
NovaSynth Labs builds ambitious tools for real people: local-first apps today, games and AI utilities tomorrow. Crafted with rigor. Shipped with integrity. Designed for long-term trust.
Currently shipping · HiveSec & FitnessCodex in alpha
About Us
About NovaSynth Labs
NovaSynth Labs is an independent software studio building useful, privacy-conscious products — from focused productivity and wellness apps to a longer roadmap of games and AI-powered utilities.
We believe great software should put people in control: clear design, local-first thinking where it matters, and no dark patterns. Small team, serious ambition — shipping work that earns trust over time.
Owned and operated by Michael Kowalewski in Ontario, Canada.
NovaSynth Labs
Tools · Games · AI Utilities
- Shipping real products today while building toward a broader platform of useful software.
- Privacy, security, and user sovereignty as non-negotiable foundations.
- Expanding into games and AI utilities — thoughtfully, not hype-first.
Our Ethos
Principles that scale with the vision
Ambition without integrity is noise. These four commitments shape every product we ship.
Security Without Compromise
Defenses designed in from day one — practical, modern, and never treated as optional polish.
User Sovereignty
Your data, your device, your rules. Tools that empower — never lock you in or sell you out.
Integrity & Transparency
Honest product language. Clear ownership. No dark patterns — trust over tactics, every time.
Our Apps
Our Apps
Focused products in active development. Local control, clear UX, and long-term reliability — including our first AI companion.
v1.0
Late Beta
HiveSec
A local-first password manager for desktop and Android. Vaults stay on your device. No cloud, no account, no recovery back door. Master password is the only key. Late beta.
- Desktop + Android
- Local-first, no cloud
- Your key. Nobody else’s
v1.0
Alpha
FitnessCodex
A local fitness and nutrition tracker for Android 15 and up. Workouts, recipes, and logs with charts you can actually read. Built to stay on the phone. iPhone later. Alpha.
AI
v0.9 Public Beta
Luna
A local-first AI companion that runs on your own machine using local models. Designed for privacy and everyday presence — not a cloud chatbot. Public beta is live and available on GitHub.
- Local models · on-device
- Privacy by design
- Windows · public beta live
Learn more
Product overview · public beta on GitHub
Game
In Development
Far Drift
A 2D 8-bit top-down space game. Pilot a single independent ship through more than 15,000 star systems in a galaxy that does not revolve around you. Empires war over contested worlds and mostly leave you alone unless you get involved. A demo will be available on Steam; a release date has not been announced.
- 2D 8-bit · top-down
- 15,000+ star systems
- Demo coming to Steam
Learn more
Game overview · opens in a new tab
HiveSec
App Previews
Desktop + Android · Local-first · Privacy-first
FitnessCodex
App Previews
Android 15+ · Local-first · AI-assisted tracking
Future Vision
Beyond the foundation
HiveSec, FitnessCodex, and Luna are the foundation — not the ceiling. NovaSynth Labs is building toward a broader portfolio of useful tools, immersive games, and thoughtfully designed AI utilities that amplify human capability without compromising privacy or control.
Useful Tools
Practical software that solves real problems — focused, reliable, and built to last.
Games
Interactive experiences on the roadmap — crafted with the same care as our productivity software.
AI Utilities
AI that assists without overreach — helpful, transparent, and aligned with user sovereignty.
Contact
Let’s build something lasting
For press, partnerships, alpha feedback, or general contact, email is the best way to reach NovaSynth Labs. Messages are read personally. Use GitHub for repository issues and project notes.
Based in Ontario, Canada
Primary contact
Press, partnerships, alpha feedback, and general contact.
novasynthlabs@outlook.com Email NovaSynth LabsGitHub
@novasynthlabs
Repository issues and project notes.
You’ll need a free GitHub account to post. Please keep messages professional and include enough context so I can respond helpfully.
Open GitHubIntegrity in Context
Transparency & Infrastructure
NovaSynth Labs believes in responsible, long-term thinking — including honest discussion about the real-world infrastructure that powers modern tools and AI systems. Progress depends not only on better software, but on clear understanding of the energy, cooling, and facilities that make digital systems possible.
The same founder maintains an independent transparency project focused on data center facts, efficiency improvements, cold-climate advantages, and emerging frontier approaches — so public conversation can stay grounded in evidence rather than fear.
- Data center facts
- Efficiency improvements
- Cold-climate advantages
- Emerging frontier approaches
Independent Project
Data Centers: Facts Over Fear
A companion site for transparent infrastructure discussion — separate from NovaSynth product work, aligned with the same values of integrity and long-term thinking.