15-second pieces
The recording is written to the device as it happens.
Backup and syncNow available
Your recording is backed up while you are still recording.
While you record in KolWrite, the recording is written to your device in 15-second pieces and the audio is backed up to your cloud storage as it goes. If a call comes in, the app closes or the battery dies, what you recorded up to that moment is recovered and appears the next time you open the app. The rest of your KolHive workspace works the same way: files, folders, installed apps and the data those apps keep sync to your other devices, and you decide what stays on one device only.
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Backed up live
Audio goes to your cloud storage while you record.
Recovered
After a crash, a call or a dead battery, what you recorded comes back.
Free to start
250 MB of cloud storage with the free account.
While you record
A two-hour interview should not depend on nobody calling the phone that records it.
On the device first
The recording is saved to the device in 15-second pieces, on every platform.
Backed up as you go
Audio pieces go to your cloud storage during the recording, over Wi-Fi or mobile data. Video and screen recordings wait for Wi-Fi.
Back the next time
If the app closes or the battery dies, the pieces recorded so far are recovered, and the recording appears the next time you open the app.
No signal, no problem
With no connection, or with cloud storage full, the recording keeps saving on the device and is backed up when it can be.
Files, apps and their data
Sync is what lets you start on one device and finish on another without emailing yourself a file.
The whole workspace
Files, folders, recordings, installed apps and the data those apps keep sync through your account.
Your choice, per item
Keep a file in the cloud, on this device only, or have it downloaded when you open it. You can stop syncing an item at any time.
See what takes space
Settings › Storage lists your cloud files largest first, what is uploading now and what is in the trash.
Told before it is full
You get a notice at 90% and at 100%. When storage is full, recordings stay on the device until there is room.
Chats are kept differently
KolChat messages are end-to-end encrypted, so they are not part of the workspace sync.
From your old device
Approve the new device from the old one, and your chat history moves across directly, encrypted.
Encrypted chat backups
Optional and off by default. Daily or weekly, sealed on your device with a password or a 64-digit key before it is stored.
What you can use today, and what is coming
Available now
- KolHive for macOS, Windows, and Linux, free, and in the browser at web.kolhive.com.
- Live backup and recovery of recordings in KolWrite, inside KolHive and in the KolWrite apps.
- Sync of files, folders, apps and app data between your devices.
Coming
- KolHive for iPhone and iPad: coming to the App Store.
- KolHive for Android: coming to Google Play.
Moving to a new phone or computer
Install or open the browser
Install KolHive, or open web.kolhive.com.
Sign in
Use the same KOL account.
Let it arrive
Synced files, recordings, apps and app data come back while the app is open and online.
Bring your chats
Approve the new device from the old one, or restore an encrypted chat backup.
Questions and answers
What happens if my battery dies in the middle of a recording?
What you recorded up to that moment is already on the device in 15-second pieces. It is recovered and appears the next time you open the app, and the pieces that were already backed up are in your account too.
Does the backup use mobile data?
For audio, yes, by default. Video and screen recordings wait for Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi only switch, Low Data Mode or Data Saver make audio wait for Wi-Fi too.
Does KolHive back up my whole computer?
No. It syncs what is in your KolHive workspace. Files elsewhere on the computer are not backed up unless you save or move them into the workspace.
What if my cloud storage is full?
New recordings keep saving on the device, a line under the recorder says the backup is waiting, and it carries on when there is room again.
Are my KolChat messages in this backup?
No. They are end-to-end encrypted and are not stored in your workspace. Move them from your old device, or turn on an encrypted chat backup.
How much cloud storage is free?
250 MB with the free account. More storage is paid and bought in the app; the Pricing page has the plans.
Keep exploring KolHive
- Every deviceThe same desktop, apps and files on computer, phone and browser.
- Continue on another deviceHop moves an open window, and Nearby sends a file, to another of your devices.
- Home computer filesOpen your computer's files from your phone.
- Encrypted chatKolChat: chats, calls and meetings encrypted end to end.
- SecurityWhere data lives, how it is encrypted and backed up.
Get KolHive.
Download it for your computer or open it in the browser. One free account for KolHive, KolChat and KolWrite.