For designers and people running more than one business
A Mac in the cloud that works for you
Otherdesk is your own always-on Mac, run by AI. It uses your creative apps, keeps every business logged in separately, and lets you watch or take over any time.
Render bot · working
- ✓Opened spring-launch.aep in After Effects
- ✓Duplicated the comp at 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9
- Rendering 2 of 3 with aerender
- Upload to Drive › Clients › Lumen
Approve upload?
3 files → Google Drive › Clients › Lumen
What you get
Everything a desk needs, minus you
01
Your own Mac, always on
A dedicated Mac mini in the cloud, just for you. Your apps, fonts and plugins stay installed, and it keeps working while your laptop is closed.
02
Runs your creative apps
After Effects, Photoshop and the rest of your Mac toolkit. The AI drives them through their scripting APIs, so renders and exports are fast and reliable.
03
A desk per business
Separate workspaces with their own browser logins, files, memory and bots. Stay signed into every store and inbox at once.
04
Watch and take over
See the Mac’s screen live from your browser. Jump in for a login or a quick fix, and the bot waits until you hand it back.
05
Approvals and undo
Anything risky waits for your OK. Every run starts from a snapshot, so you can roll back what the bot did.
06
Routines
Save a task once and run it on a schedule. Monday reports, nightly exports, weekly product updates.
07
See every step
Each run has a timeline with screenshots, so you always know what happened and why.
08
From any browser
Chat with your bots, watch the screen and approve work from anywhere. Nothing to install.
Run more than one business?
One login. A desk for each.
Each desk has its own browser profile, files, memory and bots, so two Shopify stores can stay signed in side by side. No logging out, no juggling accounts, no second subscription.
How it works
Set up once. Delegate forever.
1
Get your Mac
We set up a dedicated Mac for you in our data center. It’s yours alone and stays on.
2
Make it yours
Open the live screen, install your apps and sign into your accounts once. It all stays put.
3
Hand off the work
Ask in chat or set up routines. Approve what matters, undo what you don’t like.
Things to hand off
What would you ask your desk?
“Render 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 versions of this comp and send them to the client folder.”
“Resize these 40 product shots for web, add the watermark and export WebP and JPG.”
“Update the summer collection prices in both of my Shopify stores and send me a summary.”
“Every Monday, collect new references for the Lumen moodboard and organize them by theme.”
“Download this month’s invoices from every dashboard and file them by business.”
“Swap the copy in these 12 social templates with the new campaign lines and export PNGs.”
Coming next
Where Otherdesk is going
TeamsSoon
Invite your partner or crew. Everyone sees the same chats and the same screen, live.
More machinesSoon
A separate Mac for each business, or extra Macs to clear the queue faster.
iPhone appSoon
Approvals, renders and the live screen in your pocket.
Bring your own modelSoon
Plug in your own AI provider key and pick the model that runs your desk.
Questions
Good to know
Is it a real Mac?+
Yes. Each desk is a dedicated Apple silicon Mac mini, not a shared virtual machine. Nobody else uses it.
Can I install my own apps?+
Yes. Install anything you’d install on your own Mac. For paid apps like Adobe Creative Cloud, you sign in with your own license.
Why not just use my own Mac?+
Because your Mac sleeps, travels and is busy while you work. Your desk stays on, works overnight and never takes over your own screen.
Is my data safe?+
Your desk is a physically separate machine. Risky actions need your approval, every run can be undone, and the Mac is fully erased if you leave.
How much will it cost?+
We’ll announce pricing before launch. People on the waitlist get first access and founding-member pricing.
Get your other desk
We’re opening desks in small batches. Join the waitlist to get one first.