# Elephas

Private AI tool for handling sensitive documents and confidential client work safely.

- Category: Professional Services
- Pricing: Free plan available
- Tags: Legal AI Tools, Financial Analysis
- Website: https://elephas.app?ref=aigregator&utm_source=aigregator&utm_medium=referral
- Aigregator page: https://aigregator.com/tools/elephas
- API: https://x402.aigregator.com/v1/tools/elephas

## Overview
Elephas is a Mac-native AI knowledge workspace designed for professionals who handle sensitive information such as consultants, lawyers, accountants, and financial advisors. The tool indexes documents locally on your Mac while automatically redacting 28 types of sensitive data—including names, emails, account numbers, SSNs, and passport numbers—before any information reaches cloud AI models. This approach solves the "shadow AI" problem where confidential material risks being accidentally exposed when pasted into ChatGPT or similar tools.

The platform offers flexible processing options: fully offline mode for maximum privacy, redacted cloud AI when additional power is needed, or integration with your own API. Users can create "Super Brains" which are focused workspaces that organize documents, notes, PDFs, and other materials, allowing them to ask questions and receive answers grounded in their own files with citations. A Super Command feature provides an AI writing assistant accessible via keyboard shortcut across any Mac application.

One limitation is that the tool is currently Mac-exclusive for desktop, though iOS apps are available for iPhone and iPad, requiring macOS 13 or later.
## Key Features
- Local-first indexing with 100% of files indexed on the user's Mac
- Automatic redaction of 28 types of sensitive data before cloud calls
- Offline mode for fully on-device AI processing without internet
- Super Brain workspaces for organizing projects and clients
- Super Command: AI writing assistant accessible via keyboard shortcut in any Mac app
- Support for 20+ file formats including PDFs, Word, Excel, Notion, Obsidian, Zoom transcripts
- Answers grounded in user files with clear citations
- Multi-device sync between Mac and iOS apps
- Optional integration with GPT-5, Claude, and Gemini models
- Zero data retention from cloud calls
- Optimized for Apple Silicon

## Use Cases
- Summarizing and searching through confidential legal contracts and research
- Preparing tax memos, audit documents, and engagement files with client information protected
- Creating AI-assisted insights from sensitive research papers and peer-review materials
- Drafting client proposals and handling confidential deliverables under NDA
- Organizing and querying personal financial portfolios, suitability memos, and advisor notes

## Who It Is For
- Consultants handling client engagements and proposals
- Lawyers working with contracts, legal research, and sensitive client material
- Accountants managing tax memos, audit workpapers, and engagement files
- Researchers with unpublished papers and peer-review materials
- Financial advisors organizing client portfolios and suitability documentation

## Pros
- Automatic redaction of 28 sensitive data types before cloud processing eliminates shadow AI risk for regulated work
- Flexible deployment options (offline, redacted cloud, or custom API) provide genuine control over data handling
- Persistent Super Brain workspaces offer better organization than per-chat tools for ongoing client work

## Cons
- Mac-only for desktop application limits availability compared to cross-platform alternatives like ChatGPT or Claude
- Requires macOS 13+ and Apple Silicon optimization, potentially excluding older Mac users
- General-purpose AI tools offer broader functionality beyond document-focused workflows

## Pricing Plans
- Free Version: Free
- Standard: $14.99/month
- Pro: $19.99/month
- Pro+: $18.99/month

## Alternatives
- [Harvey AI](https://aigregator.com/tools/harvey-ai)
- [AI Lawyer](https://aigregator.com/tools/ai-lawyer)
- [Spellbook Legal](https://aigregator.com/tools/spellbook-legal)
- [ChatGPT](https://aigregator.com/tools/chatgpt)
- [Claude](https://aigregator.com/tools/claude)

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