# yakGPT/yakGPT

Locally running, hands-free ChatGPT UI

Repository: https://github.com/yakGPT/yakGPT
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yakgpt
Homepage: https://yakgpt.vercel.app
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-08T23:58:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 30/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1252, "days_push": 847, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1586, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:07.724310+00:00)

## What it is
YakGPT is a locally running, browser-based ChatGPT UI that connects directly to the OpenAI API with your own key. It adds hands-free voice interaction via speech-to-text (Azure, Whisper) and text-to-speech (Azure, Eleven Labs) while keeping all state in localStorage.

## Use cases
- chat with gpt-4 in the browser using my own api key
- hands-free voice chat with chatgpt using my microphone
- self-host a chatgpt interface without analytics or tracking
- faster chatgpt ui that calls the openai api directly
- speech to text dictation for ai chat prompts
- text to speech responses for ai conversations
- run a chatgpt client locally on localhost

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-conscious ChatGPT client with no analytics and local-only state
- you prefer voice interaction over typing
- you want lower latency by hitting the OpenAI API directly instead of the official UI
- you want to self-host or run the UI locally with your own API key

## When to avoid
- you need a backend, team features, or shared chat history
- you want provider-agnostic support beyond OpenAI, Azure, and Eleven Labs
- you need an actively developed project with frequent updates
- you want a mobile app rather than a browser-based UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: chatbot, speech-recognition, tts, llm-inference, chat-interface
- domain: large-language-models, chatbots, artificial-intelligence, web-development, speech-processing
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: chatgpt, openai-api, voice-mode, whisper, eleven-labs, azure-speech, self-hosted-ui, nextjs, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- yakGPT/yakGPT (main) score 30

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.724310+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:55:30.507678+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yakGPT/yakGPT (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.724310+00:00, sha cb90bffaeb90)
  - homepage: https://yakgpt.vercel.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:26:17.030416+00:00, sha ebca4cb012f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.