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title: "About - Yaps"
description: "The story behind Yaps, the private AI toolkit that runs on your device and works the way you think."
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About Founded 2026

# About Yaps

We believe the best tools are the ones that get out of your way. Yaps is a private AI toolkit built for people who want powerful AI without uploading their work for processing.

01 Origin

## Our Story

Yaps started with a simple frustration: too many AI tools tried wanted to be the center of attention. They interrupted, they listened when they shouldn't, and they sent everything to the cloud.

We wanted something different - a tool that sits quietly in your corner, ready when you need it, invisible when you don't. Something that processes your content locally, explains the limited times it connects to a service, and integrates seamlessly into how you already work on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone, and iPad.

So we built it. Yaps is the AI toolkit we always wanted: fast, private, and genuinely useful. No gimmicks, no always-on microphones, no data harvesting. Just a beautifully simple tool that turns your voice into text, reads content aloud, and helps you work the way you think.

02 Principles

## What We Believe

### Privacy First

Your voice, your words, your data. Core content processing happens on your device, and we never sell your personal information.

### Thoughtful Design

Every interaction is intentional. We obsess over the small details so Yaps feels like a natural extension of your workflow.

### Accessibility

Voice technology should work for everyone. We build with accessibility at the core, not as an afterthought.

### Local by Default

Core workflows run locally on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone, and iPad. Once their models are installed, local tools keep working offline.

03 The team

## A Small Team, On Purpose

Yaps is built by a small, focused team. We believe the best products come from people who care deeply and move deliberately. We're not chasing growth for growth's sake - we're building something that we use every day and that we're proud of.

Every feature ships when it's ready, not when a deadline says so. Every decision is weighed against a simple question: does this make Yaps better for the people who use it?

Get started Desktop · Android · iPhone · iPad

## Try Yaps for Yourself

See what powerful AI feels like when your work stays on your device.

[Download Yaps](https://github.com/richawo/yaps-releases/releases/latest)