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.
do you need ollama for local? My local machine has GPUs, do I need any external software to run this?
The lock-in problem is real. I've been moving more and more to open-source tooling just to keep optionality as the models keep changing. The fact that you can swap models without rebuilding your workflow is more valuable than it sounds - six months ago a different model was best for different tasks and that keeps shifting.
I like the remote control feature so basically I can let the agent work on my pc when I’m outside! Nice work!
Downloaded and set up account but nothing works either on the account page on the site or on my desktop.
Yeah! I'm on that. Switching and switching all the day. I needed something like this Pei. Congrats on the launch
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m Steve, maker of OpenYak.
AI for file work is still weirdly broken: too much lock-in, too many limits, too little control.
We built OpenYak to fix that.
It’s an open-source AI coworker that runs on your desktop. Give it a folder and an outcome, and it can work with your files directly — reading, editing, organizing, analyzing, and creating content locally.
No subscription. No vendor lock-in. Optional full offline mode with Ollama. And support for 100+ models.
We think desktop AI should belong to users, not platforms.
Curious: what’s the first task you’d want it to handle?
About OpenYak on Product Hunt
“The open-source Claude Desktop with any model you want”
OpenYak launched on Product Hunt on April 2nd, 2026 and earned 114 upvotes and 17 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. 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.
OpenYak was featured in Productivity (650k followers), Open Source (68.3k followers) and GitHub (41.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 157.8k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted OpenYak?
OpenYak was hunted by Pei Lin. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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