Elephas
Secure AI for sensitive work
Elephas is an AI assistant for your Mac that helps you question documents, draft text, and work with sensitive information using offline AI and personal-information redaction.
by elephas.app · 86% positive (793)
What you get
Get answers from your files and writing help wherever you work.
You can turn your PDFs, notes, Word documents, web pages, and other files into searchable knowledge bases. Instead of opening each file to piece together an answer, you ask questions across your collected material. You get source citations with each answer, so you can check where the information came from.
When you work with sensitive content, you can use built-in offline AI to keep that work on your Mac. You can also redact personally identifiable information before AI processes it, or choose a supported external AI model.
With one keyboard shortcut, you can get writing help in the Mac app you’re already using. Draft emails and reports, shorten long documents, or proofread your text. For recurring work, you can reuse prompts and chain actions into custom workflows rather than repeat the same instructions.
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Find answers across files
You can question a collection of documents and follow citations back to the sources.
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Keep sensitive work local
You can run built-in AI offline and redact personal information before AI sees it.
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Write without switching apps
You can draft, summarize, rewrite, and proofread through a keyboard shortcut in your current Mac app.
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Repeat fewer instructions
You can save frequently used prompts and combine actions into workflows for recurring writing tasks.
Best for
- You regularly need answers buried across documents and notes.
- You want offline AI assistance for sensitive work.
- You write across several Mac apps and reuse similar prompts.
Skip it if
You probably don’t need it if you only ask occasional general AI questions and don’t need document collections, offline processing, or writing help across apps.
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From the developer
With Setapp, you get the Elephas Standard version. Turn scattered information into instant insights with your personal AI brain. Create searchable knowledge bases from documents, notes, and files across 20+ formats. Work completely offline with local AI, or choose your preferred model — your data stays private.Read the full description
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