We are lonely. Stressed. Tired. Misunderstood.

Remote work ushered in a new way to contribute from the comfort of our homes, but we traded genuine connection and ad-hoc banter for text messaging and emojis. 👎

We no longer actually talk to one another. And it shows.

Over 50% of workers in the U.S. say they are lonely [1] and 53% struggle to connect with each other [2]. This social disconnect is worse than smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day [3].

Businesses are losing upwards of $154,000,000,000 per year from employee absenteeism attributed to loneliness [3], while 36% of lonely workers say they're likely to search for a new position (up from 20%) [1].

It’s time for something new.

So I built Nörth, a simple desktop app for hümane collaboration.

A place where we can talk like humans again, leaving the text behind — not our teammates.

A harbinger of new ideas without the pressure of being "always online".

A tool built around people and connections, not chatbots.

This one is for you — enjoy.

Virtual rooms

Collaborate & chit-chat within drop in/out rooms.

Spatial audio

Hear your teammates in 3D space to feel more connected.

Messaging

Direct messaging without the text, encouraging real conversation through voice and video.

Nörth messages window

Direct calls

1:1 and group voice calls, just as you'd expect.

Incoming call notification

Manual availability

You choose when you’re available and when you’re not — no activity-based status.

P2P & E2EE

Peer-to-peer-first and end-to-end encrypted.

Native macOS app

Bizarrely fast, beautifully crafted. You deserve better.

Virtual rooms

Collaborate & chit-chat within drop in/out rooms.

Manual availability

You choose when you’re available and when you’re not — no activity-based status.

Direct calls

1:1 and group voice calls, just as you'd expect.

Incoming call notification

Spatial audio

Hear your teammates in 3D space to feel more connected.

Messaging

Direct messaging without the text, encouraging real conversation through voice and video.

Nörth messages window

P2P & E2EE

Peer-to-peer-first and end-to-end encrypted.

Native macOS app

Bizarrely fast, beautifully crafted. You deserve better.

$29 / seat (once)

  • No Subscription

    Lifetime ownership via license key.

  • No Limits

    Enjoy unlimited usage and message history.

  • Includes All 1.x Updates

    Major releases expected once per year.

Curious? Schedule a 1:1 call to see if Nörth could be a good fit for your team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Textual communication often results in decreased empathy and costly misunderstandings. By eliminating the source of the problem, Nörth encourages you and your team to talk like humans again, bringing connection back to the remote workplace — a critical component of any business that's been lost in our culture's myopic pursuit of productivity.
Nörth is peer-to-peer-first (read more below) and highly efficient, allowing us to offer a capable solution for remote work at a fixed price.
All communication is facilitated directly between you and your teammates — no data is ever stored, anywhere, with one caveat: sending direct messages to an offline teammate results in your message being temporarily stored in highly-secure cloud storage until received by the intended recipients.
All communication is encrypted on your device before being sent and only readable by the intended recipients. Nörth harnesses AES-256-GCM, a state-of-the-art symmetric encryption algorithm employed for high-security scenarios, including within the United States government.
Windows & Linux versions are coming soon! Follow Josh on X for frequent updates.
Nothing. You can keep using Nörth the way you always have with zero interruption. Upgrade at any time.
  1. Brown, J. (2025, May 19). The hidden costs of loneliness at work. The Cigna Group.
  2. Parker, K. (2023, March 30). About a third of U.S. workers who can work from home now do so all the time. Pew Research Center.
  3. Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on the healing effects of social connection and community. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.