# Clients Just as you don’t need to run a web server to use the Web, so you don’t have to run a node to access the Autonomi Network. Ordinary users interact with the Network via the client. Clients includes things like browsers, apps, wallets, and file systems—any software that interacts with the Network to perform operations such as data retrieval, storage, or management.\ \ Browsing, and accessing data on Autonomi is end-to-end encrypted. Data is only reconstructed into readable information on the client device, greatly enhancing security and building in privacy by design.\ \ It's worth noting that you don't need an 'account' to access data on Autonomi, nor do you need to pay to access data downloading is always free. You only [pay when you store ](broken://pages/ehWRJe7UX0mDtQaEdnaO)or edit data—and there are no recurring fees either, data uploaded is stored for the lifetime of the Network: Perpetual Data. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.autonomi.com/how-it-works/fully-autonomous-data-network/clients.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.