N 52°22′ · E 04°54′ Amsterdam v1.1 · shipping now macOS 13+

01 —Your website, without the hassle

Just tell Pier
what to change.

Pier is a Mac app for anyone who runs a website but would rather not touch the code. Type what you want — "change the phone number everywhere," "add a cookie banner," "why is my site slow?" — and Pier reads the site, shows you the exact edits, and waits for your OK. Every change is backed up. One click puts it back.

Buy Pier — €199 ↗ See what's inside €199 once · 2 Macs · 30-day refund
— Live in Pier —chat · files · database · timeline

Pier — live application mock

— Core workflow —06 capabilities

02 —What Pier does

Not a file editor. A patient helper who reads your site for you.

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Change a dozen pages at once

"Fix the phone number wherever it appears." Pier searches your site, shows you every page it wants to touch, and waits for one Accept to do them all.

/ 02

Nothing is ever lost

Every change Pier applies is backed up first. Click a file's history to see every version from the last 90 days, and put any of them back with one click.

/ 03

Eleven built-in site helpers

Search-engine score, security leaks, loading speed, broken links, mobile display — Pier has a small army of experts for each. Ask for a check-up, get a report and proposed fixes.

/ 04

Update your shop by asking

"Mark this t-shirt out of stock." Pier finds the product in your shop, shows the single change it wants to make, and applies it only after you approve. Every change. One row at a time.

/ 05

A proper editor, when you want one

Sometimes you just want to open a file and fix a typo. Pier does that too — syntax colours, drag-and-drop uploads, ⌘S to save. Every save backed up behind the scenes.

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Bring your own AI account

Have your own Anthropic or OpenAI account? Paste your key into Pier and the chat runs on your bill, not ours. Keys stay safely on your Mac.

— Real-world playbook —05 jobs

03 —What half-day jobs look like in Pier

Agency-grade work, one chat message each.

— You say — 14:03 · sent

"Create a case-study page called /projects/linden-house.php. Same layout as /about.php, add an image gallery, include schema.org JSON-LD for Article."

+1 new file ~1 menu update ~14s

Pier proposes

+ NEW
projects/linden-house.php
287 lines · based on about.php · schema.org included
~ EDIT
includes/nav.php
+1 link — "Linden House" under Projects submenu
— @-mention audits —11 agents

04 —Specialists on call

Type an @, get an expert.

@security wp-config exposure, HSTS, XMLRPC, file permissionsAgent
@seo titles, meta, OG, canonical, sitemap, schema.orgAgent
@performance cache headers, asset sizes, render-blocking, LCPAgent
@accessibility alt text, ARIA, heading order, contrast, focusAgent
@broken_links internal + external link crawl, 404 detectionAgent
@meta_descriptionmissing, duplicated, truncated, low-qualityAgent
@viewport mobile meta, responsive breakpoints, tap targetsAgent
@analytics GA/Plausible/Fathom presence + tag hygieneAgent
@external_links rel=noopener, target=_blank safety, trackingAgent
@nofollow outbound link policy, affiliate disclosureAgent
@full_audit runs every agent, produces a single Markdown reportAgent
— New in v1.0 —first of its kind

05 —Update your shop or posts by chat

Change products, pages and orders by asking. One row at a time.

Most websites keep their products, pages and customers in a separate "database." Pier quietly finds yours when you first connect — you don't need to know where it is or how it works.

Just say what you want changed: "mark the red t-shirt out of stock," "find the customer with email jan@example.nl," "show me the top ten best-sellers this month." Every change is a single careful edit you approve first. Nothing ever happens in bulk behind your back.

  • One-cell editing · primary-key bound · prepared statements

  • AI proposes mutations — never auto-fires UPDATE / INSERT / DELETE

  • Bridge auto-destructs after 10 min idle · IP-pinned · 256-bit token

  • HTTPS-only · dual-token auth · bulk mutations deliberately not supported

— The old way vs Pier —

06 —The comparison

Website maintenance hasn't gotten any easier in 15 years. Until now.

Task
Transmit · FileZilla · ForkLift
Pier
"Change the brand name everywhere"
Open 8 files · grep · edit · save · upload each · hope
One message · accept batch · done in 20s
"Find where the menu lives"
Download whole site · grep locally
"Edit the menu" → Pier traces includes
"Oops, I broke the site"
Hope you kept a backup · FTP restore · pray
Click Undo toast → instant revert
"Run a security scan"
Not a feature. Subscribe to separate SaaS (€50/mo+)
Type @security → done
"Edit syntax-highlighted PHP"
Open in external editor · manage sync
Built-in CodeMirror · ⌘S to save
— Trust & safety —

Your passwords stay on your Mac

Your hosting login is encrypted on your own computer and never leaves it. Not to us, not to anyone.

Knows your site when you connect

The moment you connect, Pier quietly figures out what kind of site it is — WordPress, Joomla, a webshop — so it can help you faster.

Careful, not clumsy

Pier only changes what you asked it to. It won't quietly rewrite files around the edit, and it shows you the before and after every single time.

Speaks your language

Type in Dutch, English, French, Spanish — whatever you prefer. Pier replies in the same language you wrote in.

Bring your own AI account

If you already pay for Anthropic or OpenAI, paste your key into Pier and the chat runs on your account, not ours.

Your secrets stay secret

If Pier opens a file that contains passwords or keys, it hides them from the AI before reading — so nothing sensitive ever leaves your Mac.

— Built for keyboards —

07 —Zero memorization

Power-user shortcuts. Press ? for the list.

Send message⌘↵
Focus input ⌘K
Search chats⌘F
Save file ⌘S
Show shortcuts?
Close / cancelEsc
— Field report —

"I inherited a nine-year-old Joomla site from a client. Before Pier, maintenance took a full afternoon every week — grep, FTP, pray. Now I chat for five minutes and the job's done. The undo alone paid for the license after one near-miss."

D
Daan K.
Freelance web developer · Netherlands
— Pricing —One price · yours forever

08 —Pay once

€199 once — if it doesn't fit in 30 days, we refund.

€199once
Lifetime · no subscription · no renewal

12 months of v1 updates included. When v2 ships (~2027), upgrade is around €39 — only if you want the new stuff.

Buy Pier — €199 ↗
Included
+Use on 2 Macs
+Add as many websites as you want
+Change files and shop products by chat
+All 11 built-in site helpers
+90-day version history on every change
+12 months of updates, delivered automatically
+30-day refund, no questions

Bring your own AI

Already paying for Anthropic or OpenAI? Paste your key in Pier and the chat runs on your account. Keys stay on your Mac.

Nothing leaves your Mac

Your hosting password is encrypted on your own computer. Your shop's data travels directly between Pier and your server. No middleman, no tracking.

Invoicing

Lemon Squeezy handles VAT for EU. 🇳🇱 invoice on request.

— Questions, answered —11 faqs

09 —FAQ

Everything else.

No — that's the whole point. Pier is for people who run a website but haven't written code. If you can type an email, you can use Pier. Your hosting provider gave you login details when they set up your site; paste those in, and Pier figures out the rest.

Yes — that's the whole point. Pier connects to your website using the standard details your hosting provider gave you. Every change is a preview you approve before anything happens, and every approved change is backed up on your Mac so you can roll it back.

Yes. Your hosting password is encrypted on your own Mac and never sent anywhere except directly to your own server — the same way any file-transfer app works. We never see it.

Two safety nets. Every change is a preview you approve before it happens — you see exactly what's going to change, side by side, red and green like in Word. And every approved change is backed up first, so one click puts your site back to how it was.

With your permission, Pier places a small, password-protected helper file on your own server that lets it talk to your shop's data directly. The helper removes itself after 10 minutes of sitting idle — nothing left behind.

Never. Pier can look at your data freely — to find a product or check a customer — but every change is a single careful preview you approve. And only one item at a time. No bulk updates, no surprises.

Very well. The moment you connect, Pier notices it's WordPress, reads the setup safely (hiding any passwords from the AI), and offers to help with everything from the theme to your products and posts. Same goes for Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and most other systems.

Most of it — browsing files you've already opened, reviewing your version history, looking at past chats. The chat itself needs the internet because that's how the AI thinks. Your licence works offline for up to 30 days before it needs to re-check in.

Yes. One licence covers two Macs at a time. To move it to a third, just open Pier on the old one, go to Settings → Licence, and click "Deactivate this device." Lost the old Mac? Email us, we'll free the seat manually.

Because tools you use occasionally shouldn't bill you every month. Pay €199 once, use it forever. If you want the chat to run on your own Anthropic or OpenAI account, bring your own key — otherwise our shared quota covers you.

A pier is where boats come in to load and unload. Pier is where your website comes in so you can take things off and put things on — without ever needing to learn to sail.

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— Available now · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon + Intel —

Stop dreading legacy
maintenance. Buy Pier.

€199 once. 2 Macs. Lifetime use. 30-day refund. No subscription.

Buy Pier — €199 ↗ Download for Mac ↓

Want to see what Pier can do first? Read the free 30-page user guide (PDF).