Marais Software Independent Studio · South Africa
Independent Software from South Africa

Software built for the way you work.

Marais Software builds practical software products designed to solve real problems, from local AI to useful everyday tools.

Windows Native
100% Private & Local
No Subscription Lock-In
Portfolio

Our Products

Focused applications built with precision. Loco is currently our flagship software product.

Local AI Flagship Product
Windows 10 / 11

Loco

v1.x

Loco makes local AI practical. Discover, download and run compatible AI models directly on your own Windows computer, without requiring a hosted AI account.

Local AI inference

Run LLMs directly on your own GPU/CPU with fast native performance.

Windows application

Engineered specifically for the modern Windows desktop ecosystem.

Model discovery & management

Easily browse, download, configure, and switch between weights.

Private by design

Your prompts and documents never leave your local machine.

Ready to download for Windows. No cloud account required.
Explore Loco
In Development

More products coming soon.

We're building more practical software. New products will appear here as they launch.

Independent roadmaps in progress
Web Utilities Collection

Free Tools

Useful web tools for documents, images, security, business and everyday tasks.

Free, browser-based utilities built separately from our standalone software products.

Independent, by design

Built independently.
Designed around real work.

Marais Software builds practical, accessible technology for people and teams who want software to solve a problem clearly and reliably.

✓Straightforward discovery and scope before build work begins.
✓Purpose-built software that fits your team’s process.
✓A privacy-conscious, engineering-led approach.
South AfricaEngineering-ledCustomer focused
Custom software

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