Licenses

Tiles is free to use without limits. Tiles Pro is the one optional license, and it funds independent development.

Overview

Free: limited private web searches, every client side feature that runs locally, and every collaboration feature, including shared chats on the web.
Tiles Pro: $10 USD per user, per month, covering the private services we host on your behalf.
Commercial use: covered by Tiles Pro. Tiles itself remains free to use without payment.

Tiles Pro

Payment

Price: $10 USD
Cadence: per user, per month
Checkout: Subscribe to Tiles Pro
Bulk purchases: [email protected]

What it includes

Unlimited private web searches
Access to private cloud models
Managed public relays
Data backup and key recovery

Your license key

Tiles Pro is delivered as a license key, issued automatically by Polar at checkout and revoked when a subscription ends. There is no account to create.

Find your key in the receipt email or the customer portal.
Each key activates on a limited number of devices, and you can deactivate a device to free up a slot.
Key activation inside Tiles ships with the 0.5.0 Private Beta.

Availability

Pricing and included services stay provisional until the 0.5.0 Private Beta, scheduled for the last week of Q3 2026. See Pricing for current plans.

Polar checkout details

Tiles purchases are processed through Polar, which acts as merchant of record on behalf of Tiles Privacy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Card details are handled by Polar and never reach us.

Customer portal

After checkout, you can manage your license key, subscription renewals, billing, and related purchase details in Polar’s customer portal. Sign in and self-serve updates there:

https://polar.sh/tilesprivacy/portal/

Notes

Tiles Pro can be cancelled at any time and runs to the end of the paid period.
Tiles remains free to use without payment.
License purchases support the long-term independence of Tiles.