One sentence in plain English gets you forms, views, and workflows. A spreadsheet gets you formulas to babysit, columns that drift, and a file called final_v7. The trade-off that justified spreadsheets is gone.
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The only reason spreadsheets ever won was that making real software was expensive. That reason is gone — so the honest question flips: why would you make a spreadsheet?
The desktop app is local-first: the network is a convenience, not a requirement, and nothing breaks when you lose signal. The browser version needs a connection — desktop is macOS and Linux today.
Local databases are encrypted at rest, devices must be approved, and access follows stable identities. FOSS encryption — no black boxes.
A professional app shell — navigation, search, detail views, actions — so you describe behavior, not layout coordinates.
No database to run, no schema to design, no sync protocol to learn. Open the app and work.
You describe behavior. The runtime handles the database, sync, and security.
Say what you want in a sentence and the assistant builds the forms, views, workflow, and access rules. Or paste a Google Sheet link: columns become typed fields, rows become records, and you review every choice before it's built.
Every authorized person gets a full local copy. It works on a plane, a job site, a basement — no connection required, ever.
Back online, changes sync quietly in the background. Conflicts get a clear merge screen — not a lost-work surprise.
Open any collection to the outside world. Entries arrive as ordinary records with full history, marked as coming from the public form.
Every public form gets its own link. The page is plain HTML that works on any phone with no JavaScript — it survives an old browser, or a QR code taped to a wall. Close it on a date or after a set number of entries.
Anonymous mode records no name, no email, and no network address — the page says so, and the server keeps that promise. Built for the questions people only answer when nobody's watching.
One script line puts the form on any website: sitting in the page, behind a popup button, or on a side tab. Submissions land in your app either way, behind the same bot trap and rate limits.
Free for one person on your own machine — your data stays local and encrypted. Sign in once to set up, then it works offline. Same account works across desktop and mobile.
macOS is ready now — open the download and drag Bionic Forms into Applications; it updates itself automatically. Linux is ready too: the .deb installs system-wide and updates through apt, while the AppImage and tar.gz run from your home directory and update themselves. Windows is ready too — unzip it anywhere you like and run BionicForms.exe. iOS & Android: leave your email and we'll tell you the moment it's ready. You can also use Bionic Forms right in your browser on any of them — open the web app.
Windows will warn you the first time, and here is why. The download is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen shows a blue “Windows protected your PC” box. Click More info, then Run anyway. Some antivirus flags it for the same reason. Nothing is wrong with the file — a code-signing certificate is bought, not written, and we would rather ship the app and tell you this plainly than keep you waiting on a purchase. If your IT policy blocks unsigned software, the web app works on Windows with nothing to install.
Unlimited users and free guest access on every plan — you're priced by what you build (apps, storage, AI, email), never by the seat. Free forever for one person.
Start in your browser in seconds, or install the desktop app — same account, either way.
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