Ask for a ride to church. Post a hand for the garden. Reply right on the ask. No feeds, no likes — just your people, on a plain, easy-to-read screen. Grandma-approved.
Vicus Alit is Latin for the village sustains. It's a plain-text app where every ask — a ride, a favor, a lift home from practice — is its own thread you can reply on directly.
Approved villagers are mapped by phone number, so there's no strangers, no algorithm, no scroll. Just what's needed, and who's got it.
Type it plain: "ride to church Sunday 9am." Syncs directly with Google Calendar to eliminate double typing.
Only approved family members — mapped privately by phone number — see the board. No strangers.
Every need has its own dedicated chat on The Table. Keep coordination conversations focused.
A gorgeous full-screen terminal, monospaced and high-contrast, so anyone from a teen to a grandma can read it out on the porch.
Ellie needs a pickup from school. Type it, send it, done.
Every need has its own thread. No lost group chats.
Your village mapped by phone number. Approved only.
I finally know how to use one of these things. Big letters, no pictures moving around. I just type what I need.
It's like a group chat except it actually works. Every ride, every borrow, has its own thread. My family runs on it.
No feed, no scroll, no strangers. My mom trusts it, and I don't feel like I'm on social media. That's rare.
No App Store friction. Just open the site and install directly. It behaves like a native app, works offline, and takes up zero storage.
Yes. No ads, no premium tier. The village sustains itself.
If you can text, you can Vicus. Every command has a big-button shortcut for the folks who prefer to tap.
Only villagers you've approved by phone number. No public feed, no strangers, no algorithm.
Because plain text is honest. Big letters, no distractions, works for teens and grannies alike.
Yes. Post drafts offline; they sync when you're back online.
On the village server you're connected to. It's yours — export or delete anytime.