# Kao Jai

> Kao Jai (เข้าใจ, "I understand") is an app for expats and long-stay foreigners in Thailand. You snap or upload any Thai document (a lease, condo notice, electricity or water bill, school letter or government form) and it tells you, in plain English, what the document is, what it says, what you owe, by when, and what to do next. It explains documents. It is not a translator for official use and not legal advice.

Key facts:

- Status: pre-launch. The waitlist is open. Kao Jai will be an iPhone and Android app, launching soon across Thailand (for example Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya and Hua Hin) on the App Store and Google Play.
- Features (MVP): upload by camera, photo or PDF; a decoded result card (type, summary, key dates, amounts owed, sender, next action); red flags for leases and contracts; an "Ask about this document" chat; "Draft my reply" in polite Thai with English alongside; document history.
- Coming soon: a deadline vault and reminders (visa extension, 90-day report, TM30), auto-filled forms and a bill tracker.
- Pricing (Thai baht, VAT included): Free gives 3 documents a month. Pro is ฿199 a month or ฿1,990 a year (unlimited documents, fair use).
- Audience: retirees, remote workers and DTV visa holders, families and property owners living in Thailand.
- Privacy: personal data is handled in line with Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Documents are not sold or used for advertising.
- Disclaimer: Kao Jai is not a law firm and does not give legal, tax or immigration advice.
- Website: https://kaojaiapp.com
- Social: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@kaojaiapp and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kaojaiapp/

## Product

- [Home: Thai documents translated and explained in English](https://kaojaiapp.com/): what Kao Jai does, how it works, features, pricing and FAQ
- [Explainer video, 50 seconds](https://kaojaiapp.com/assets/video/kaojai-explainer-720p.mp4): MP4 (720p, English voiceover and on-screen captions) showing how Kao Jai decodes a Thai bill, flags lease red flags and drafts a reply in Thai. It plays in the How it works section of the homepage (https://kaojaiapp.com/#how)
- [Pricing](https://kaojaiapp.com/#pricing): Free (3 documents a month) and Pro (฿199 a month or ฿1,990 a year)
- [FAQ](https://kaojaiapp.com/#faq): translation vs explanation, legal advice, privacy (PDPA), accuracy, supported documents

## Resources

Plain-English guides to Thai paperwork, in the Resources section at https://kaojaiapp.com/resources (categories: Immigration, Housing, Bills, Basics).

- [How to translate a Thai document to English](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/translate-thai-documents-to-english): camera translation vs AI vs certified translation, photo tips, Buddhist-era dates (category: Basics, 3 min read)
- [TM30 explained](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/tm30-explained): Thailand's residence notification for foreigners (who files, the 24-hour rule, fines of up to ฿2,000) (category: Immigration, 3 min read)
- [90-day report (TM47)](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/90-day-report): reporting windows, online, postal and in-person filing, the ฿2,000 late fine (category: Immigration, 3 min read)
- [Thai lease red flags](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/thai-lease-red-flags): 10 clauses to check in a Thai rental contract, with Civil and Commercial Code and consumer-protection rules (category: Housing, 4 min read)
- [Thai electricity bill explained (PEA and MEA)](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/pea-electricity-bill-explained): each line of the bill, current tariffs and the Ft charge, a worked example, how to pay (category: Bills, 3 min read)
- [Thai documents glossary](https://kaojaiapp.com/resources/thai-documents-glossary): Thai to English terms such as TM30, TM47, TM7, Tabien Baan, pink ID card, chanote, juristic person and PND 90/91 (category: Basics, 4 min read)

## Optional

- [Full text of all pages](https://kaojaiapp.com/llms-full.txt): every public page as Markdown
- [Privacy notice](https://kaojaiapp.com/privacy): draft privacy notice (PDPA)
- [Terms of use](https://kaojaiapp.com/terms): draft terms, including the not-legal-advice disclaimer