# Elba

> Elba is a one-file program that seals a folder on your own computer with AES-256-GCM. No account, no server, no cloud. One HTML file. Buy once. Open source on 1 January 2030.

Elba runs locally in a Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave). It never phones home. The key is derived from a password you set and is never stored. Elba is made by Meanwhile, a small studio. The price falls each year (€49 in 2026, €39 in 2027, €29 in 2028, €19 in 2029) and Elba becomes free and open source under MIT on 1 January 2030.

## Pages

- [Home](/): What Elba is, and the manifesto behind it.
- [Buy Elba](/buy): One-time purchase, €49 in 2026, price falls each year.
- [Manual](/manual): How to use Elba. Also downloadable in print, screen, and Markdown formats.
- [Changelog](/changelog): What changed, and when.
- [Manifesto](/manifesto): Why Elba exists and what it refuses to do.
- [License](/license): The commercial license today, MIT from 2030.
- [Verify](/verify): How to check the file you downloaded is the file we shipped.
- [The Journal](/journal): Late-night letters on privacy and small software.
- [Guides](/guides): 100+ answer pages on private file storage, local encryption, and related topics.
- [Contact](/contact): How to reach Meanwhile.

## Legal

- [Terms](/terms): Terms of sale and use.
- [Privacy](/privacy): What we do and don't collect. (Spoiler: almost nothing.)
- [Refunds](/refunds): Refund policy.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Full list of indexable URLs.