NDEVR OWL · Private cloud storage

Your files.
Your devices.
Your control.

A private home for family photos, everyday documents, and your most ambitious 3D projects. Keep your files close, share them on your terms, and work with the apps you love.

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Explore the demo with sample files. No account required.

  • Encrypted on your device
  • Desktop, phone & browser
  • Hosted or self-hosted

OWL Nest · Right where you work

OWL Drive mounted in the macOS Finder sidebar OWL mounted as drive O in Windows File Explorer
Your cloud files. A familiar place to find them.

Your cloud. At home on your device.

Mount it as a drive.
Make it part of your day.

Open, organize, and save files through the places you already know. OWL Nest brings your cloud storage into your computer’s file manager, with folder sync when you want local copies.

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  • A drive on your PC or MacFind OWL in File Explorer or Finder. Use compatible desktop apps to work with the files on your mounted drive.
  • Files within reach on your phoneBrowse, open, and share through OWL Nest on iOS and Android. On Android, OWL also appears in the system file picker, so compatible apps can open and save directly to it.
  • A browser whenever you need oneSign in to reach your drive, preview files, and share your work without installing a desktop client.
Open OWL Nest →

Privacy you can build on

Personal means personal.

Your photos, contracts, and ideas are encrypted before they leave your device. With keys kept on your authorized devices, your private content stays unreadable to us.

Private storage also encrypts filenames and folder structure. Protection reaches beyond what is inside a file to the way you organize it.

Our commitment is simple: we do not mine or sell your data. AI assistance is your choice, with an off switch you control.

Read the OWL Promise →

You decide who gets to open it.

01

Encrypt on your device.
Your private file is sealed before upload.

02

Store the encrypted copy.
The cloud keeps the file without a usable content key.

03

Open with permission.
Your device, or an authorized recipient’s device, unlocks it.

Understand the privacy boundary

This describes client-side decryption with client-held keys. User-held recovery preserves that protection. Account, billing, authorization, and network records are separate service data.

Public publishing, cloud AI, and external apps can read content you deliberately provide to them. See how encryption works.

Same network. Shorter trip.

Your laptopAlready has the file
Your desktopOpens its encrypted copy

Direct transfer over your local network. If a usable nearby copy is unavailable, OWL downloads from the cloud.

Nearby file sharing

Across the room?
Take the shorter route.

A big video or model does not need another trip across the internet when a copy is already nearby. Active devices signed into your OWL account can transfer encrypted files directly over the same local network.

Local caching makes repeat opens faster, too. Files stay encrypted during storage and transfer, and OWL checks them before use.

Nearby needs compatible, active devices on the same network and an available cached copy. OWL still checks access with the server.

Meet OWL Cache →

Built for another dimension

Give your 3D work
room to be explored.

From a first 3D print to detailed CAD assemblies and scanned spaces, OWL handles more than flat previews. Open models and point clouds, rotate, zoom, measure, and inspect them in the browser.

Share a model with someone who does not own your design software. They can explore it through an OWL link, with the viewing and download permissions you choose.

Detailed aircraft model in OWL 3D, with individual components visible in the model tree
A detailed aircraft model in OWL 3D for desktop. Browser viewing is available for supported models, CAD files, and point clouds.
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Open OWL 3DExplore the viewer

Third-party app integration

Your favorite tools.
Your OWL files.

Keep the apps that work for you. Choose Open with from a file’s preview to work with compatible files in a built-in editor, an external service, or an app on your device.

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  • Documents, spreadsheets, and slidesConnect Google or Microsoft to create a separate cloud copy. When you finish editing, choose Re-sync to OWL to bring your changes back.
  • Images and diagramsOpen compatible images in Photopea or draw.io diagrams in diagrams.net, and save your work as a new OWL version.
  • Apps on your own deviceUse your mounted drive on desktop, or the available device-app and Android file-picker options.

External apps receive the files you choose to open with them. Those copies are handled under that app’s privacy practices.

Open your files →
OWL Open with menu showing built-in encrypted editors, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and device apps
Choose the tool that fits the file.

Made for everyday sharing

Less back-and-forth.
More getting things done.

Send the family video, collect the project files, or return to an earlier draft. Keep the useful parts of cloud storage close at hand.

01 / SEND

Share on your terms.

Send a browser link without asking someone to install an app or create an account. Set permissions, add a password or expiry date, and stop future access when you are finished.

Revoking access stops future delivery. It cannot erase copies a recipient already saved.

02 / COLLECT

Let the files come to you.

Collect photos, paperwork, or deliverables through an encrypted file-request link. Senders need no account, and you can review what arrives before it enters your folders.

See file requests →
03 / KEEP

Keep a way back.

Retrieve retained versions when you need an earlier draft. Restore files from the Recycle Bin when a deletion was a mistake. Your work has a history you can return to.

More than a place to put things

Open it. Play it.
Make something with it.

Preview PDFs, stream your own music and videos, and work on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations from the same drive. Chat and planning tools keep the conversation close to the work.

Document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors are in beta.

See the included apps and sample files

One drive. More ways to use it.

Files, communication, editing, and planning use the same OWL account and drive.

Beta apps are usable and still developing. Preview means early access; Labs means experimental. Specialized tools serve a narrower audience.

Communicate

  • OWL ChatDirect and group messaging, plus voice and video calls.
  • OWL MailInternal mail with encrypted content and revocable access.
  • OWL CalendarShared calendars with recurring events, invites, and subscribed feeds.

Files & media

  • OWL NestYour encrypted drive — files, folders, versions, and sharing.
  • OWL MediaYour private media library — stream your movies and shows from your own drive.

Engineering

  • OWL-3DView CAD models and point clouds, including STEP, OBJ, glTF, LAS and E57.

Create

  • Documents BetaWrite with tracked changes and live co-editing, saved to your encrypted drive.
  • Tabulate BetaFormulas and live co-editing — opens and saves xlsx and csv without leaving OWL.
  • Slides BetaSlide decks with transitions and live co-editing.
  • Forms BetaFill structured fields in document templates and export completed forms.

Plan & automate

  • OWL KanbanBoards for tracking issues and tasks.
  • OWL Projects BetaGantt planning — outlines, dependencies, and the critical path.
  • OWL Workflows PreviewChain AI models, prompts, and your OWL data into automated pipelines.

Media tools

  • Image EditorCrop, rotate, and retouch images in the browser.
  • Video Studio BetaRecord camera or screen and edit multi-clip video on a timeline.

View & open

Developer tools

For recent additions and updates, see what’s new in OWL.

Take a look inside.

Upload a folder, open a file, and share a link. Keep versions and conversations alongside the work. The demo gives you a sample workspace to explore.

OWL Nest demo with Deliverables, Family and Site Scans folders, and a getting-started text file.
OWL Nest, with sample folders for deliverables, family files, and site scans.

Open OWL-3D to view your own models and scans.

Choose where OWL runs.

NDEVR hosting

Create an account and use OWL in your browser.

  • No server to install or maintain
  • Free and paid plans
  • Storage and transfer allowances listed with each plan
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Your own server

Run OWL on hardware you manage, for a team or a home setup.

  • Choose where your data is stored
  • Manage users and storage
  • Take responsibility for updates and backups
Explore self-hosting

Working with NDEVR desktop software? The OWL client prepares and shares 3D data from your existing projects. See the supported file formats.

Own. Work. Live.

Make room for
what matters to you.

Private files. Familiar apps. A cloud that fits the way you work and live.

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