Compelo

Document creation with a file format the operator cannot decrypt.

Compelo creates and edits .elo documents — the patent-pending portable encrypted document container. Each document signed, append-only, and unreadable by anyone outside your grant table. Multi-recipient grants with hybrid post-quantum signatures.

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What it does

Three things Compelo actually does.

Calm-direct features. No growth-hack copy. Each one ladders to a specific patent claim and a specific line of source code.

The .elo file format

Per-file HKDF keys + multi-recipient revocable grant table + hybrid PQ signatures + signed append-only extension.

Long-form document AI

Coach helps you draft, edit, and summarize. On-device. No third-party AI sees your draft.

Multi-recipient grants (revocable)

Share a doc with named recipients. Revoke individual grants. Re-key for new recipients without re-encrypting the whole file.

Pricing

Free, Plus, or Pro. Best-Deal Floor.

Free

$0

The substrate. Local-only data, full encryption boundary, basic kit features. No ads, ever.

Plus

$4.99 / mo

Coach AI on this kit. Cross-device sync via operator-blind P2P. Per-kit advanced features.

Pro

$8.99 / mo

Everything in Plus + heavier Coach quotas, deeper drill-downs, cross-kit insight contributions.

Best-Deal Floor: pick 4+ kits Plus → automatic Plus Everything $14.99/mo. Pick 4+ kits Pro → automatic Pro Everything $29.99/mo covering all 20. Cryptelo always free. Family Pro $59.99. Founders Lifetime $599.99 once.

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What it replaces

Compose + .elo documents.

Word and Google Docs sync your draft to a corporate cloud. Compelo keeps it on your phone.

Microsoft Word (365)
Cloud-sync office suite. $7–$10/mo personal.
→ Compelo's .elo format is a self-contained encrypted document. No OneDrive.
Google Docs / Workspace
Cloud-first office.
→ Same — .elo doesn't depend on Google Drive.
Apple Pages
First-party word processor.
→ Compelo reads Pages exports; the difference is the encrypted-by-default container format.
Notion
Wiki + docs platform.
→ Compelo isn't a wiki; it's the document container. Notion's pages can export to .elo.
Bear / Ulysses / iA Writer
Premium markdown writers.
→ Compelo's compose surface is markdown-native + adds the encrypted container.
Obsidian
Personal knowledge base.
→ Compelo's documents live in your Cognielo substrate; Obsidian's vault model is similar but local-only with no cross-kit hooks.
Scrivener
Long-form writing.
→ Compelo handles drafts; Scrivener's outliner stays for novelists.
Dropbox Paper / Quip
Collaborative docs.
→ Compelo collaborates via operator-blind WebRTC. No vendor server.

Comprehensive list — if a tool you use isn't here and you'd be open to switching, tell us: press.html.

Patent posture

Maps to: Claim 1 (substrate-locality covenant) + Claim 1.15 (.elo archive container)

Compelo is covered by U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 64/041,821 and the May/June 2026 follow-on cluster. The substrate-locality covenant is a cryptographic property of the file format, not a marketing posture.

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