Independent research & product lab · Waterloo, Ontario
Local-first software and hardware. Your data never leaves your machine.
Daphne Labs builds private, on-device tools — for people, the public good, and institutions. No cloud you didn't ask for. No subscriptions that rent your own data back to you.
On-device by default
Processing happens on your machine. Data leaves only when you send it.
Privacy is a right
For everyone — customers, institutions, and people too often left out.
Useful over hype
Low-cost, focused tools that solve a real problem, then get out of the way.
What we do
Products
Local-first apps that keep complex work private — from professional tools to post-quantum data security.
Research
Swarm intelligence, verifiable systems, secure data communication, air-gap hardware and novel cryptography.
Public Good
Non-profit, privacy-respecting assistive technology — starting with offline, voice-first tools for the visually impaired.
Available now
ChartVault
An all-in-one, fully-local professional astrology suite — native chart engine, client CRM and practice management. Runs entirely on your computer. A native chart engine, a client CRM and a full practice-management toolkit — running 100% offline, in an encrypted local database that never phones home.
- Platform
- Windows & macOS
- Privacy
- 100% local · offline · encrypted
- License
- One-time · CA$189 · yours for life
- Languages
- 13, fully translated
Building the lab — with partners who believe data should stay put.
We work with institutions, researchers and supporters to take prototypes from the bench to the field. If any of these fit, we should talk.
What we're looking for
- Grants & funding
- Lab access
- Hardware
- Testing
- Mentorship
- Institutional partnerships