Local Mode & Using Your Own Model Key (Pro)

This guide covers two Pro features of Refore Make: local projects keep project data on your own device instead of the server; custom models let you skip Refore-provided models and use your own LLM API key with your own model quota.

Local projects

When creating a project on the /make homepage, check Local project below the input box. The new project is then stored only in your current browser’s local database and is never uploaded to the server.

• Data stays on your device: no copy of your project content is kept on the server — ideal for privacy-sensitive users.
• Switch to the Local tab in the project list drawer to view and manage all local projects.
• Page files, version history, and chat history of a local project are all stored on your device.

Caution

Local project data lives in the current browser: clearing site data, or switching browsers or devices, makes these projects inaccessible. Download important projects as HTML backups in time.

Using your own model key

Pro members can bring their own LLM API keys (custom models): instead of Refore-provided models, you call models with your own key and your own quota:

1. Click the model selector on the left of the input box, then click Manage at the bottom of the popover to open model management.

2. Click Add model: pick a preset provider and model, or fill in a custom provider, model name, and API URL.

3. Enter your API key and confirm. The model is then available in the model selector.

• Generating or modifying pages with a custom model costs no Refore credits — it uses your own model quota.
• API keys are stored only in your local browser and are never uploaded to the server — ideal for privacy-sensitive users.