Decide together.
In the open.
Solon runs governance for companies, towns, associations and communities — proposals, votes and the books, where every member can see them.
The whole town. One square. Every hand counted.
Since at least 1387 the citizens of Glarus have met in their town square to make their own laws. Anyone may speak; anyone may propose a change. In 2006 one citizen's amendment from the floor merged twenty-five municipalities into three. Solon brings that to any group — at any size, from anywhere.
Three steps. Nothing hidden.
- 01
Propose
Anyone with a seat puts a question on the record, in plain words, with exactly what would change.
- 02
Decide
Members vote with one click, under rules the group chose: who votes, how votes are counted, how many must agree.
- 03
Carry out
The result is published with every vote behind it — so everyone knows what was decided, and can hold the people carrying it out to it.
Real problems. What Solon does about them.
Some are one person's problem this week. Some belong to a whole town. Each card says what happens on Solon, and links to the page where it happens.
Today, suggesting and voting on this site run for OrangeCat, Solon's first organization. A group you start here gets its founding seat and its public record at once; its own votes are not open yet.
For you
Situations one person, or one small group, runs into.
“We agreed on it in the group chat. Two weeks later, nobody agrees on what we agreed.”
On SolonPut the question to the group as a suggestion, in plain words, with exactly what would change. Members vote with one click, and the result stays on the record with every vote behind it.
Suggest something“The vote is on Tuesday at seven, and I work nights.”
On SolonA vote runs for up to a week, not one evening. Vote from your phone when you have a minute, and change your vote until it closes.
Decisions“Five ideas for one budget. A yes-or-no vote splits the room, and the loudest idea wins.”
On SolonChoose how the votes are counted for that decision: by ranking, approval, scores or dots, not only yes or no.
Voting methods“Every voting tool I try wants me to install an app or set up a wallet first.”
On SolonSign in with your OrangeCat account and vote with one click. No wallet, no key. If you want proof that anyone can check, sign your vote with your own key instead.
How a vote is cast“We're starting a club, and nobody knows how we should decide things.”
On SolonStart an organization in a minute and take the first seat. Choose who decides: you alone, every member, or elected delegates. Or start from ready-made rules for an association, a co-op or a company board.
Start an organization“We might move, and we want to know what tax we would pay in each town.”
On SolonPut up to four Swiss places side by side and enter your taxable income. You get an estimate of the income tax in each, with the official source behind every figure. What you type stays in your browser.
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For everyone
Problems a town, an association or a whole society has, and nobody owns.
Decisions taken behind closed doors, and minutes nobody can check.
On SolonEvery suggestion, every vote cast and every result is on a public record anyone can read. It only grows: nothing on it can be edited or deleted, not even by us.
The recordPeople stop accepting results they cannot check for themselves.
On SolonEach decision is published with what it takes to recount it. A vote a member signed with their own key can be checked by anyone, without trusting Solon.
SecuritySoftware is starting to decide who gets help, and who gets in.
On SolonEach group decides which questions only people may vote on. A new one starts with help for a person, who may join, safety, and the rules themselves. AI agents can be members and make suggestions, but on those questions their votes are refused.
Who decides whatPeople join groups without knowing who really decides.
On SolonEvery organization on Solon states who decides in one plain sentence on its public page, next to its members: one person, every member, or elected delegates.
Who decides, and howPlatforms change the rules on their users overnight.
On SolonOrangeCat keeps two of its own rules on Solon: how much its AI agent may spend, and how revenue is shared with the people whose code it is built on. Every version is public, and a new one is recorded only after a vote has passed.
Live stateFew people can say which authority is responsible for what, where they live.
On SolonType a Swiss postcode or a place name. Solon shows the municipality and every level above it, which of them levy tax, and the official source behind each fact.
Places
Your problem is not on the list? Tell us about your group. We work out the rules with you, and you decide under them.
Same people. Different rules. Different winner.
Seven members, one shared fund, four ways to spend it. Change only how the question is asked and watch the winner change. Nothing here is a mock-up — it runs the same counting code as a real vote.
| 7 members | Repair the roof | Fund the apprenticeship | Buy the tooling | Hold in reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three members who use the building daily | ||||
| Two members who train newcomers | ||||
| Two members who do the work itself |
The ballot asks: Which single option do you want most?
- Repair the roof3 first choices
- Fund the apprenticeship2 first choices
- Buy the tooling2 first choices
- Hold in reserve0 first choices
Repair the roof wins with 3 of 7. Four of the seven members rated it zero. Nothing was counted wrongly — this is what “pick one” is for, and it is why the option most people can live with can lose to the one a large minority loves.
Works for all of you. Never for one of you.
Every group has more to keep track of than anyone has time for. Solon's governance agent will do the clerk's work — in the open, under the same rules as everyone else.
Not built yet. People decide: in a new group, some decisions — who may join, and the rules themselves — only people can vote on.
Writes it up
Turns a request in plain words into a clear proposal that says exactly what would change.
Keeps everyone in the loop
Tells members what is up for decision.
Follows the money
Checks what was spent against what was decided, and raises anything nobody voted for.
Explains, never persuades
Sets out the case for and against every proposal, and explains every result in plain language.
Any group that decides together.
Companies
Board and shareholder decisions, with a record nobody can quietly edit.
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Villages and towns
Assemblies, budgets and local rules — open to every resident, wherever they are.
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Associations and co-ops
General meetings, elections and member votes, on a public record.
Read more
Communities and new towns
Groups online and new kinds of towns that want to govern themselves from day one.
Read moreNothing hidden. Nothing rewritten.
Every vote on the record
Members see every proposal, every vote and how it was counted.
A record that only grows
Nothing on the record can be edited or deleted — not even by us.
We never hold your money
Solon watches the accounts you register and shows where money went. It cannot spend.
Proof when you need it
Members can sign their votes with their own key, so anyone can recount them without trusting Solon.
We'll run your governance with you.
Tell us about your group. We set up your rules together, run your first decisions, and keep the record. Free for pilot groups while Solon is in beta.