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Guides, releases, and thinking on private AI — how encrypted inference works, and how to use AI without handing over your data.
The End of Rented Intelligence: Keep Your Business AI To Yourself
Some of you watched Alex Karp on CNBC last week or caught the All-In crew talking about sovereign AI over the weekend. It was a good discussion. I sat there the entire time like the Leonardo DiCaprio meme, pointing at the TV shouting, "Yes, that's what we've been saying!" If you run a business, I'm sure you know the core problem. You felt it the last time you pasted a competitive strategy or a customer list into AI and thought, "Should I really be doing this?" Or even more, "Are my employees d
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2 minMaple for Windows: Encrypted AI, Now on Every Desktop
We've heard you. Today, Maple is officially available for Windows. This completes our platform lineup. Maple now runs on web, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, and Windows. Wherever you work, your private AI workspace is there. 0:00 /0:43 1× Do More with the App Aside from living outside a browser tab, there are big benefits to running the Windows app. File Upload With the Windows app, you can now upload PDFs, images, and other documents directly into y
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5 minMeet Maple, the Personal Intelligence Platform
People grow increasingly uneasy with the amount of data they share with big AI apps. You know the feeling. It's that hesitation before you type something you might regret. Unfortunately, gaining better privacy by running your own AI locally requires hardware purchases, technical expertise, and ongoing maintenance. A year ago we introduced the world to an easy-to-use AI they can trust by launching Maple AI. Since then, people have sent millions of chats, uploaded thousands of documents, and crun
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5 minOrganize Maple with Projects, Shared Context, and Pinned Chats
If you've used Maple for a while, your chat history probably looks like mine: a giant scrolling list of every conversation you've ever had with AI. The contract you reviewed last Tuesday is mixed in with a recipe idea and a wellness question. Your client work blends into your personal brainstorms. It works for a while and then becomes overwhelming. Today we're fixing that. Maple Projects is here, and it's one of the most requested features from our faithful fanbase. You can now group related ch
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5 minOne Year of Private AI: How Maple AI Made Encryption Easy
One year and billions of tokens later, we proved it can be done. We figured out how to give people similar power to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini while letting them keep their data completely private. No seed phrases. No complex key management. Just log in like any other app and start chatting. Using private AI is now convenient. We launched Maple in January 2025 because we believed privacy shouldn't require sacrifice. Today, with 5x user growth in the last six months alone, over 90% of pa
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5 minKimi K2 in Maple AI: Open Reasoning That Competes with ChatGPT and Claude
A new form of thinking, reasoning, and coding has come to Maple. Kimi K2 Thinking is now available in Maple’s confidential AI system. Kimi K2 is one of the top open models and even outperforms closed, proprietary models in some categories. Best part is that we give it to you with end-to-end encryption, so you can use the most powerful open model on your personal and company data without anyone accessing it, not even us. What Makes K2 Thinking Different: Mixture of Experts Most AI models gener
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4 minMaple 2.0 - Now with Live Data
When Maple began less than a year ago, we set out to provide the world with the alternative to ChatGPT. Maple gave you access to high performance AI without sacrificing your most important asset, your data. There was one drawback; it was stuck in the past. No longer. We're excited to announce Maple 2.0 with access to Live Data. Maple combines its powerful models with the latest information available online to give you intelligence that is up to date. When chatting with AI, a Maple agent searche
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2 minSpeak Freely – Encrypted Voice Arrives in Maple
What if you could talk to AI as naturally as you talk to a colleague—with the same ironclad privacy Maple delivers? Starting today, you can. We're thrilled to announce Maple Voice, and yes—we're using it right now to craft this post. No typing. No keyboard. Just secure conversation. 0:00 /0:12 1× Voice Meets Privacy, Without Compromise Voice is human. It's fast, intuitive, and liberating. But traditional voice AI has a dirty secret: your conversation
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4 minIntroducing Maple Proxy – the Maple AI API that brings encrypted LLMs to your OpenAI apps
How many apps do you come across on a daily basis that are infused with AI? Calorie trackers, CRMs, study companions, relationship apps 👀. Most of them use ChatGPT on the backend, meaning they share your data with OpenAI. All of it. It doesn't need to be this way. Today we’re proud to launch Maple Proxy, a lightweight bridge that lets you call Maple’s end‑to‑end‑encrypted large language models (LLMs) with any OpenAI‑compatible client without changing a line of code. Your existing OpenAI libra
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6 minMaple Proxy Documentation
Introducing Maple Proxy: OpenAI-Compatible API Access to Private LLMs Want to use Maple's secure LLMs with your existing OpenAI code? Today we're excited to announce Maple Proxy, a lightweight proxy server that brings OpenAI-compatible API access to Maple's end-to-end encrypted LLM service. With Maple Proxy, developers can integrate private, secure AI completions into their applications using any OpenAI client library, no code changes required. Why a Proxy? Maple runs all LLM inference insid
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4 minMaple AI Model Guide With Example Prompts
🛑NOTE: This guide is outdated. Do not use info until it has been updated for the latest models. Unlock Specialized AI Without Sacrificing Privacy At Maple, we reject the false choice between powerful AI and data privacy. That's why we offer multiple specialized LLMs, all running in confidential computing environments with end-to-end encryption. Whether you're a therapist analyzing session notes, a lawyer auditing contracts, or just planning a family trip, there's a private AI assistant d
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3 minMeet Max: The Most Powerful Private AI Plan Yet
Just a few months ago, we launched Maple AI into a world where users felt they had no other option but to hand their data over to AI providers. People shouldn’t have to surrender their privacy to benefit from AI. We had a different vision: world-class AI that’s fast, friendly, and fully confidential. With Maple, your conversations stay yours—no exceptions. We started with two plans: Starter and Pro. Honestly, we weren’t even sure if people would pay for a privacy-first AI assistant. But they di
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3 minIntroducing Maple Teams: Secure AI for Your Organization
At Maple AI, we've always focused on delivering powerful, private AI tools that professionals can trust. Today, we're excited to introduce Maple Teams—a new plan designed specifically for businesses and organizations handling sensitive information. Whether you're a law firm drafting confidential contracts, a therapy practice analyzing client notes, or a fintech team processing financial data, Maple Teams lets your entire group harness AI without compromising security. The Privacy Challenge Ma
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3 minGet Started with a Team in Maple
Team accounts in Maple are a powerful, secure way to use AI with your organization's confidential information. Maple allows any authenticated user to purchase, create, and manage team accounts directly from the application. This guide covers the complete workflow from team purchase to member management. Setting up your team is 3 simple steps: 1. Purchase the number of seats you need 2. Invite your team members 3. Chat with encrypted AI Note: Prices might be different than these screenshot
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4 minUnlock New Possibilities: Confidential Document and Image Upload in Maple AI
Maple AI continues to revolutionize how people interact with artificial intelligence—securely and privately. Today, we’re excited to unveil a powerful new capability that makes your private AI assistant even more versatile: Document and Image Upload. This feature opens up new dimensions of productivity, efficiency, and privacy-first innovation for professionals and individuals alike. Whether you're reviewing a contract, translating a sign, or analyzing your finances, Maple AI now lets you bring
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3 minDeepSeek R1 Now Available: Enhanced AI for Maple Users
We are pleased to announce the addition of DeepSeek R1 70B as a confidential AI option in Maple AI, now available across web, desktop, and iOS for our Pro and Teams users. This new model complements our existing AI offerings, providing enhanced capabilities for users who need more advanced features. DeepSeek R1 demonstrates its versatility by excelling in a wide range of diverse professional contexts. Whether supporting mental health professionals, assisting legal experts, or empowering creativ
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3 minIntroducing Maple AI for iPhone and iPad: Your Most Personal AI Assistant On-the-Go
We're excited to announce that Maple AI, the world's most private cloud AI assistant, is officially available for iPhone and iPad users around the globe! Privacy First: Your Conversations, Secured At Maple AI, we believe privacy isn't a feature—it's foundational. Apple's commitment to privacy aligns perfectly with our mission, making your iPhone and iPad ideal companions for Maple AI. With end-to-end encryption, confidential computing, and open-source transparency, your conversations remain e
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8 minUsing AI Safely in Your Therapy Practice: A Comprehensive Guide
“Confidentiality allows clients to be vulnerable and honest without fear of their information being misused.” — Kristin M. Papa, LCSW (https://www.livingopenhearted.com/post/chatgpt-therapist) Artificial‑intelligence tools are suddenly everywhere, promising to draft progress notes, brainstorm treatment plans, and handle the administrative work that eats into a clinician’s evenings. But while the productivity upside is obvious, the privacy risks are just as clear: a single copy‑paste of a client
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7 minPlan Your Day Like a Pro - Time Management with Personal AI
By the end of this article you will have a one-shot planning technique that organizes your day for you as if you had your own executive assistant. Why Most Planning Systems Stall Staring at a messy to-do list can freeze progress before the day even starts. We've all been there. We know there is an endless list of things to accomplish, but we struggle with where to begin. Two universal bottlenecks derail otherwise solid productivity routines. Cognitive overload The brain can juggle only a han
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5 minHow to Move Your Personal Finance Data From ChatGPT to Maple — With This Prompt
AI assistants make budgeting, retirement planning, and credit-score repairs easier than ever—if you’re willing to hand them sensitive numbers. Tools such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude keep everything you type, from salaries to debts. That’s convenient, yet it also means your private data lives on someone else’s servers. Maple AI flips the script: every conversation is end-to-end encrypted so only you can read or reuse your information. In this step-by-step guide you’ll learn how to: 1. See wha
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3 minMaple AI Desktop Apps Now Available for macOS and Linux
We're thrilled to announce that our Maple AI chat product is now available as a native app for macOS and Linux users! This launch marks a significant milestone in our journey to provide a seamless and secure AI experience across various platforms. Our desktop apps can be downloaded directly from our website at https://trymaple.ai/downloads, and we're excited to share the benefits and features that come with this new development. Why Native Apps Matter While our web-based version of Maple AI ha
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4 minGetting Started with Maple AI: A Step-by-Step Guide
Are you ready to experience the power of confidential and private AI? We’ve got you covered. In this article, we'll walk you through the basics of Maple AI and show you how to get started. What is Maple AI? Maple AI is an AI chat tool that enables private conversations with a general-purpose AI assistant. Unlike other AI tools, Maple is built on a foundation of security and privacy, ensuring that your conversations remain confidential and protected. Key Features of Maple AI * End-to-end en
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3 minIntroducing the Redesigned Maple AI: Secure, Private, and Building for the Future
Redesigned Maple AI web app reflects our commitment to delivering the future of private AI and dedication to the AI privacy user experience.
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2 minWelcome to the Maple AI Blog: Insights about Private and Confidential AI
We're excited to announce the launch of the Maple AI blog, which will provide insights, news, and tips on how to get the most out of our groundbreaking, confidential AI chat app. Originally a part of our company blog, we've decided to give Maple its own dedicated space to delve deeper into the topics that matter most to our users. At OpenSecret, our primary goal is to provide a secure, privacy-preserving experience for individuals and organizations using software. Our Maple app is no different.