Academy Library · Book 01
Build a Local Creator Studio for $0
Local Creator Studio
Coming soon · Dec 2026
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Learn it. Build it. Keep it.
A free learning program. Open-source tools you run yourself. No sign-up.
Your path
It starts on a machine you own.
Your idea.
A thought, a sentence, a clip you want to make. The Academy is a path anyone can walk: watch a video, try the same free tools, and finish something real.
The pieces start to turn.
Each lesson is a gear in a studio you build yourself. Scroll, and they mesh.
Your board assembles.
Open-source tools land one chip at a time. When the last part seats, the board powers on.
The world turns into something you can make.
Pictures, voice, and motion become files on your own disk — then they gather into a clip.
Your first finished video
A clip you made offline.
Script, voice, picture, captions — on hardware you already have.
The Library
Academy books
Book 1 is coming soon, around December 2026. Later titles are marked work in progress. Nothing here is listed or for sale yet.
A rotating shelf of Academy Library covers. Book 1 is coming soon. Later books are marked work in progress. No titles are for sale yet.
Academy Library · Book 02
Build Phone Apps for $0 on Ubuntu
Fitness / wellness tech
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 03
Make Music with Local AI
Music / audio
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 04
Local AI Cinematography on an 8 GB GPU
Video / animation
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 05
InvoiceForge: Run a One-Person Business on Free Tools
Small business
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 06
Make Your First Game with Godot
Games
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 07
Home Automation Without the Cloud
Home automation
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 08
PocketLedger: Local Money Tools
Finance
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 09
OverlayDeck: Stream and Podcast with Open Source
Entertainment
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 10
HomeShield: Defend Your Own Network
Cybersecurity
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 11
Self-Host Your Own Cloud
Privacy / self-hosting
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 12
StudyDeck: Make Lessons and Quizzes Offline
Education
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 13
CSV Lens: Data Science on Your Laptop
Data science
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 14
AltText Buddy: Accessible Content with Local AI
Accessibility
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 15
Open Health Tech with Synthetic Data
Healthcare
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 16
Season 4 book (theme TBD)
Season 4
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 17
Linux + Local LLMs: Own Your Computer
Technology
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 18
Write and Publish a Book with Open Source
Writing / publishing
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 19
Robotics and IoT on a Budget
Robotics / IoT
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 20
Open Science on Your Laptop
Science / research
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 21
Grow It Local: Farm and Garden Tech
Agriculture / sustainability
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 22
Architect: Lead an Open-Source Project
Cross-track capstone
Work in progress
Book 1 of 22 · Coming soon
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ProgressLevels
Recruit to Architect, earned by the work.
RecordCertificate
A Certificate of Completion — not a degree.
LibraryBook 1
Build a Local Creator Studio for $0.
StudioTracks & tools
Twenty tracks. Open-source tools only.
ContrastThe opposition
A cartoon roster of generic syndicates.
AboutHow it works
The path, and a word from your instructor.
HelpFAQ
Common questions, and a way to reach us.