Be the friend, partner, and family member you always meant to be.
Alden quietly learns your relationships from your emails and texts, then each day surfaces who needs your attention, what's happening in their lives, and the best way to reach out.
The science is clear. Relationships are everything.
Dr. Robert Waldinger's 85-year Harvard Study on Adult Development, the longest study of human happiness ever conducted, found that warm, close relationships are the single greatest predictor of lifelong health and happiness. Not wealth. Not fame. Not career success. Relationships.
Author Jessie Itzler has long practiced sending personal notes for four occasions: thank you, congratulations, condolences, and compliments. Small gestures, delivered at the right moment, compound into deep and lasting bonds.
Relationships don't fade because we stop caring. They fade because life gets busy and we forget to show up. Alden fixes that.
Four steps to showing up
Alden works quietly in the background so you can focus on what matters: the people in your life.
Reviews your messages, locally
Alden connects to your iMessage and Gmail history directly on your Mac. Your conversations never leave your device, not a single word touches a server.
Identifies who needs your attention
Alden surfaces the moments that matter: a friend's new baby, a colleague's promotion, someone going through a hard stretch. Alden finds what you'd miss.
Delivers your digest
Three times a week, you get a clear, warm digest: who to reach out to, ways to connect, and why it matters. Not a list of names, real context, real suggestions.
You show up. Alden remembers.
The hard part isn't caring. It's remembering. Alden handles the remembering so you can focus on what you do best: being there.
Everything you need to deepen every relationship
The Digest
Three times a week, Alden tells you exactly who needs your attention and why. Not a list of names, real context, real suggestions, and the confidence to reach out. You can respond to people right from Alden.
Ask Alden
A relationship coaching chat. Ask anything: "How should I celebrate Marcus's engagement?" "Is Tom okay?" "Who have I been neglecting?" Alden knows your relationships as well as you do.
Relationship Intelligence
Alden tracks relationship health, warmth scores, who initiates, and momentum trends across all your contacts. See your relationships clearly, and know where to invest.
Privacy First
Everything stays on your Mac. Your messages never touch a server. Local-first, always. Alden is built on the belief that your relationships are yours, and yours alone.
Email Digest
Alden emails you a beautiful digest every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning so your relationships stay front of mind, even when life gets busy.
Four moments that build lasting relationships
Inspired by Jessie Itzler's practice of sending personal notes for four key occasions, Alden is always watching for these moments in your relationships, surfacing them before they pass so you never miss a chance to show up.
Thank You
Someone helped you. Acknowledge it genuinely, and soon, gratitude lands differently when it's timely.
Congratulations
Someone achieved something. Celebrate them. The people who show up in the good moments are remembered.
Condolences
Someone is struggling. Show up. A single message in a hard moment can mean more than years of good intentions.
Compliments
Someone did something admirable. Tell them. Most people go their whole lives without hearing what others truly think of them.
The people who flourish in life are those who lean into relationships.
Dr. Robert Waldinger
Harvard Study of Adult Development
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Available for macOS. Private beta coming soon.