Your machine. Your studio.
Own everything.
Skia is a native macOS app. No cloud dependency, no telemetry, no account required. Your data, your workflow, your hardware.
Ownership
Your studio. No strings attached.
Skia is a one-time purchase that runs on your Mac. No subscription, no cloud dependency, no account required. All project files stay on your local filesystem. Credentials are encrypted locally and never sent to Lodestone Digital.
Most of the app works without internet — screenplay editing, storyboarding, timeline editing, local generation, and export all run offline. Cloud API calls are the only feature that requires connectivity.
Cloud AI Tools vs Skia
| Feature | Cloud AI Tools | Skia |
|---|---|---|
| Where data lives | Provider’s cloud servers | Your Mac’s filesystem |
| Subscription | Monthly fee + credits | One-time purchase |
| Telemetry | Typically yes | None |
| Offline editing | No | Yes |
| ML inference | Cloud-only | On-device (Metal/MPS) |
| Account required | Yes | No |
Architecture
Built for your hardware.
Skia is a native macOS binary built with Tauri 2.x — not Electron, not a web app. Timeline editing, playback, and export run at native speed with Metal GPU acceleration via wgpu.
On-device ML inference uses PyTorch MPS (Metal Performance Shaders), so the consistency engine and local model generation run on your GPU without leaving your machine.
Tauri 2.x
Native macOS binary — not Electron, not a web wrapper
Metal / wgpu
GPU-accelerated rendering, playback, and export
PyTorch MPS
On-device ML inference via Metal Performance Shaders
Background processing
Generation tasks never block the editing UI
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