Conversations that feel current
Private chats, groups, channels, broadcast lists, starred messages and stories live in one design system instead of a cohesive product system.
Private communication product
Hermes keeps messaging private, modern and refined.
Hermes brings together private chats, groups, channels, stories, linked devices, voice and video calls, protected media, clear settings, offline Sense tools and account routes inside one coherent product. Hermes is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, with Hermes Web extending approved linked sessions.
Linked devices
Hermes Web and trusted sessions stay tied to device-level control, QR linking and instant revoke.
Ghost Mode
An optional conversation layer reduces sensitive message views, batches visible signals and can prefer nearby delivery when both sides are available.
offline Sense tools
Local-first intelligence for writing, reading, summaries, voice and analysis inside a focused private messaging product.
Linked-device control
Linked devices, account changes and sensitive actions require clear manual confirmation.
Built around the real conversation, not around feature theatre.
Hermes focuses on the parts people actually touch every day: readable chat, fast switching, trustworthy settings, secure device management and a clear interface that stays coherent from onboarding to support.
Settings that do real work
Storage, notifications, themes, power saver, privacy, language, calls and linked devices are all first-class surfaces, not hidden debug leftovers.
Security tied to devices
Hermes keeps account, session, push, verification and linked-device behavior aligned so trust is operational, not just marketing copy.
Manual mainnet value
Sensitive account and device changes use confirmation screens; automated tests never perform user actions.
Ghost Mode adds precise privacy controls per conversation.
Ghost Mode is optional. It extends Hermes' normal protection with conversation controls: protected message views, clearer read signals, stricter ephemeral behavior and nearby-first transport hints when that path is realistically available.
Protected message views
When Ghost Mode is active, Hermes can reduce what appears in chat lists, local banners and app switcher snapshots.
Protected delivery controls
Read-state behavior can become clearer and more batched without changing how normal chats work.
Honest nearby assist
Hermes can prefer nearby foreground transport when compatible devices are present, with clean fallback to the normal server path when they are not.
offline Sense tools is local-first assistance inside Hermes.
offline Sense tools helps with writing, summaries, reading, explanation, translation, tone guidance and file analysis. It stays product-bound and explicit about context, memory and connected assistanceance.
Local-first by design
- Local model and local memory stay the default path.
- Imported context remains separate from the rest of your chats unless you bring it in.
- Feedback, memory and preferences shape the assistant without pretending to “train” a model in secret.
Connected when you allow it
- offline Sense tools can widen to connected assistanceance for broader reasoning or fresher answers when you enable that route.
- Runtime choices are explicit instead of hidden behind exaggerated claims.
- Voice, file reading and analysis remain part of one focused chat experience, not a detached assistant product.
Trust comes from bounded systems and honest language.
Hermes keeps calls, devices, media, notifications, Ghost Mode and offline Sense tools in clearly separated lanes. That makes the product easier to reason about and easier to improve without collateral damage.
What Hermes does not claim
- It does not claim impossible anonymity or “untraceable” magic.
- It does not market nearby transport as a permanent background mesh.
- It does not present offline Sense tools as an omniscient system with invisible access to everything.
Where to go deeper
Hermes Private Messenger is available on the App Store.
Official release video, current product icon and App Store access are connected on this public page.