01June 2025Studio launch
Founded in June 2025
MintFlow took shape as a studio focused on calm interfaces, local ownership, and concierge-style support.
Story timeline
From launch to today.
Each milestone carries the same playbook: privacy-led defaults, calm polish, and purposeful motion that stays out of the way.
Desktop + WebPrivacy-led
- 02September 2025Cloud drive debut
First release: MintDrive
MintDrive opened the doors with zero-knowledge sync, guided migrations, and the frosted glass layout that set the tone for every app after.
- 03October 2025Notes, web
MintNote released
We shipped MintNote as a focused, encrypted notebook with markdown, offline drafts, and the first iteration of our shine-on-hover calls to action.
- 04Early November 2025Agent, desktop
Started Project Astronox
Began work on Astronox, an interconnection system that linked devices, services, and routines with security-led automation and optimized execution.
- 05Mid November 2025Desktop milestone
MMO released: our first desktop app
MintMonitor Ollama (MMO) became our first desktop build, monitoring local models, VRAM, and install health from a tray-first experience.
- 06Mid November 2025Writing on desktop
MintJournal released
MintJournal arrived as a local-first journaling companion with on-device storage, reframers, and a low-anxiety history view.
- 07Late November 2025Diff, web
MintDiff launched
MintDiff arrived as an in-browser, privacy-friendly diff that inspects metadata, hashes, and line-level changes without leaving the session.
- 08Early December 2025Snapshot, local
MintSnapshot released
One of our most elaborate apps yet: a very performant and secure local-first snapshot utility.
- 09Mid December 2025Finance, desktop
MintBalance released
A privacy-first finance manager that keeps all data local with bank-grade encryption, automatic categorization, and insightful reports.
- 10Late December 2025MF-II
MintFlow Infrastructure Intelligence (MF-II) founded
A new division focused on privacy-first infrastructure and internal tools that empower the brand to manage and monitor its digital environments securely, followed by the announcement of MF-II Operation Whitebox.
- 11September 2026New focus
BluePhoenix and Damian V2 begin
Work started on BluePhoenix, a local-first command center for projects, and Damian V2, a desktop AI companion with local and cloud models.
- 12October 2026Flagship
Peppermint becomes our flagship
Peppermint, our fresher Firefox-based browser, takes the flagship spot. Earlier apps are now discontinued, so the focus moves to three products.
- 13October 2026Beta
Fresh News enters beta
Fresh News, a calm daily briefing built from open feeds and explained with cited, checked sources, ships its first beta for macOS, iOS, Windows and Linux.
- 14PresentWhat's next
Fewer products, finished better
We are refining Peppermint and the Fresh News beta, preparing Damian V2, Damian V2 Lite, BluePhoenix and Notercrux for release, and keeping the same privacy defaults across all of it.