Give them a first computer

you can feel good about

Plug in a USB drive and your old laptop becomes a calm, creative space for kids.

They explore, create, and put it down on their own.

Creative play designed for ages 4-7

Built by a software engineer and dad of two who wanted a calm first computer for his 4-year-old. Our story →

They explore, draw, and make music.

No levels, no lessons, no ads, no videos.

Sometimes they get bored and walk away. That's the whole point.

You get 20 minutes to yourself. Use them wisely.

(Or just sit there, contemplate life, maybe open Instagram. Eat a pistachio.)

See what it looks like

Screen time without the guilt

Most devices: "Watch this video! Learn this skill! Finish this level!"

Purple just lets them hang out and play.

No internet

No videos, no algorithms, no parental controls needed.

Nothing to break

The whole laptop is Purple. No desktop, no settings to mess up, no files to lose.

(If they smash it with a hammer, that's on you.)

Nothing to finish

No levels, no lessons, no progress bars. They stop when they're done.

Pay once, use on every laptop

No subscriptions, no per-device fees. One purchase works on every laptop you own, now or later.

They have enough devices fighting for their attention.

Colors mix like real paint.

Simple setup

1.We mail you a pre-loaded USB drive and setup instructions.
2.Plug it in, follow a few quick steps, and the laptop will start up as a Purple Computer.
3.Hand it over!

No tech skills needed.

Give your old laptop a second life

That laptop in your drawer still works, if you can find the charger. To your kid, your old computer is a hand-me-down from a legend.

And Purple is so simple that it runs great on any old laptop.

Our story

How Purple came to be

My 4-year-old wanted his own computer. He has his own rolling pin, his own snow shovel. Why not a computer?

We'd been doing "computer code" together on my laptop for a while: typing words to see emojis, playing with colors and sounds. He loved it. So I took an old laptop and turned it into a space for him. Type "trex" x 3 and see 🦖🦖🦖. Press any key and hear a sound. I also added text-to-speech to read back what he typed, which he mostly used to type nonsense words...but whatever!

This felt different than screen time: no episodes and nothing addictive, just exploring and creating. So we built it out more, and he and his sister have been my beta testers!

— Tavi, dad of two

Team

Tavi Nathanson

Software engineer and dad of two young kiddos. Can't wait for them to go to bed, but then scrolls through photos of them after bedtime. Recently realized pistachios are tasty.

Resident Dinosaur Expert

Age 4. Likes dinosaurs, space, and science experiments. Can count to 340. Regular user of his own Purple Computer, but he doesn't actually pick it up every day. That's the point!

Common questions

Pre-order Purple Computer

We mail you a USB drive. You plug it in. Done!

$50$80 after launch

Includes a USB drive and other goodies to make it look like their own computer.

Not sure if your laptop is supported?

Shipping in 2026, starting with older Intel Macs.

Full refund anytime, no questions asked.