The open-source Claude Desktop with any model you want
OpenYak is an open-source desktop AI agent that handles your files, documents, and workflows — locally. 100+ cloud models, 20+ built-in tools, Ollama for offline use. Your data never leaves your machine. Free to start.
Hey everyone 👋
I was tired of switching between ChatGPT, Claude, and 3 other AI tools just to get through my day. One for writing, one for code, one for files — and none of them could actually touch my local documents or automate anything real.
So I built OpenYak — a desktop AI agent that runs entirely on your machine.
What makes it different:
1. Any model, one app. 100+ cloud models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, and more — or run fully offline with Ollama. No lock-in.
2. Real agent, not just chat. 20+ built-in tools: read, write, rename files, parse spreadsheets, generate documents, run commands. It does the work — not just talks about it.
3. Local-first. All files, conversations, and memory stay on your device. The only data sent externally is your prompt to the model provider. No telemetry, no cloud storage.
4. Free to start. 1M tokens/week on free models, zero markup on premium. Or bring your own API key.
Tech stack: Tauri v2 (Rust) + Next.js + FastAPI. Fully open-source under AGPL-3.0.
We're just getting started — would love your feedback, feature requests, or a ⭐ on GitHub if this is useful to you.
