Diaspor Desktop.
Native app for macOS, Windows, Linux. Auto-tag video archives, transcribe meetings, analyze live WebRTC · HLS · RTSP streams — all on-device.
For: creators, prosumers, small teams.
Join the waitlist →
Private beta · Calibrating with founding cohort
On-prem AI at scale · Rust 2024 ·
Run AI at scale
ca-central-1
Run AI at scale
on data you own.
Put AI to work on everything your organization has recorded — right where it already lives — and surface any moment in seconds. Your proprietary data and IP never leave your perimeter, you skip the per-token cloud AI bill, and it all runs on infrastructure you already own — in Canada, for less.
$
diaspor
deploy --target on-prem --region ca-central-1
● Rust 2024 · whisper.cpp · FFmpeg · FUSE · 100% on-device
Your hardware
Existing servers, GPU, or Canadian cloud
Auditable
NDA source review available
Loi 25
PIPEDA · Bill 96 by design
11
Storage backends
9
AI capabilities
100%
On-device
0
Per-call billing
- Loi 25 · PIPEDA · Bill 96 by design
- Bilingual MSA · BSP & SQI-ready
- Data & inference in
ca-central-1 - SOC 2 Type II in progress · 2026
- NDA source review available
- Built in Stoneham, Québec · runs anywhere
02 · Product line
Three products. One on-prem AI platform.
Closed source, built in Québec, and engineered to run on infrastructure you already own — hosted in Canada (ca-central-1) only if you'd rather we operate it.
Diaspor Engine.
Virtual Distributed Filesystem in Rust 2024. One async API across memory, local, FUSE, WinFsp, S3, NAS. SDK · CLI · REST API.
For: developers and ISVs embedding file intelligence.
Talk to us about embedding →
Diaspor Models.
Nine proprietary AI capabilities: auto-tag, transcription FR/EN, vision, 3D pose, prosody, credibility, Judge Assistant, diarization, live stream. Plugs into Engine + Desktop.
For: enterprises, federations, regulated sectors.
Request enterprise pricing →
Rust 2024 · runs on any infrastructure you control · closed source · Diaspor™ filed 2026-05-19 · Loi 25 + PIPEDA + Bill 96 by design.
Virtual Distributed Filesystem · Rust 2024
One tree. Every backend you own.
Drop into the infrastructure you already run — or simply point Diaspor at it. Every major cloud, every on-prem and bare-metal backend, under one mount surface. Zero copy. Your data, your perimeter.
AWS S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob Storage
Cloudflare R2
Backblaze B2
DigitalOcean Spaces
Wasabi
Linode Object Storage
MinIO
Ceph
Garage
SMB / CIFS
NFS
SFTP
Local filesystem
Bare metal · FUSE · WinFsp
Same async API everywhere. No vendor lock-in. No surprise egress fees.
📌 Mount anywhere.
Memory · local · FUSE (macOS/Linux) · WinFsp (Windows) · S3 · NAS/SMB · RTSP. One async API. One mental model.
⚡ Index in place.
The pipeline reads files where they live. Tags, transcripts and embeddings go to a separate metadata store. Originals never move.
🔒 No-network by construction.
CI runs every test inside unshare --net. Build fails if any module opens a socket without explicit opt-in. The privacy contract is structural, not aspirational.
💰 Pay for hardware. Not tokens.
Your CPU, GPU and disk do the work. Diaspor scales linearly with your infrastructure — and nothing else.
Three commands · any infrastructure
$ diaspor mount --backend s3 --bucket evidence --to /cases/s3-evidence
$ diaspor index /cases --pipeline whisper-cpp --tag-with llama3
$ diaspor search "interview about Q3 budget" --speaker A --confidence 0.8
Cost
Stop renting intelligence by the token.
Cloud AI meters every call and bills it back forever. Diaspor runs on hardware you already own — the meter stops at your power bill.
The cloud AI bill
What you stop paying
- Per-token, per-minute inference fees on every call
- Per-seat SaaS licences that climb with headcount
- Egress charges to read data you already own
- A net-new GPU cluster to procure, power and staff
- A meter that scales with usage — recurring forever
Your hardware
What you pay for
- The servers, GPU and disk you already run
- One flat licence, scoped to your data volume
- Zero per-call · zero per-token · zero egress
- Drops into existing infra — or connects straight to it
- Scales linearly with hardware you control, nothing else
Pay once for hardware you keep — not a meter that runs every time your team hits “analyze.” Priced in CAD · hosted in ca-central-1 when hosted.
Diaspor Desktop · latest
Install on your machine.
Native installers for the multi-tier file browser. On-device tagging, transcription, and live-stream analysis — everything the CLI does, with a window.
macOS
Universal · Apple Silicon & Intel
Windows
Windows 10 & 11 · x86_64
Linux
AppImage · glibc 2.31+
macOS DMG is unsigned during alpha — right-click the app and choose Open on first launch, or run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Diaspor.app from Terminal.
Use cases
Example deployments.
Every team's workflow is different. Here are a few examples — the privacy contract doesn't change regardless of industry.
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01 · Legal & justice
Deposition indexing + semantic search · hearing transcription · evidence video analysis (CCTV, dashcam, body-cam) · cross-examination prep · credibility signals (decision-aid only).
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02 · Public safety & law enforcement
Body-cam indexing + batch transcription · RTSP CCTV real-time analysis · investigation interviews with non-verbal analysis · auto-indexed disclosure · evidence video triage.
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03 · Sport & federations
Judge Assistant AI for refereeing neutrality · 3D pose analysis (33 keypoints) · training video review · automatic highlight detection · competition archive indexing.
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04 · Media & broadcasters
MAM auto-tagging · auto-subtitling · chronological newscast indexing · live HLS transcription · broadcast compliance.
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05 · Creators & podcasters
Auto-transcription of podcasts (Quebec FR + EN) · long-form video auto-chaptering · stream archive search · show notes / summary generation · RAW footage indexing for editing.
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06 · Healthcare & clinics
Medical video anonymization (PHIPA + Loi 25) · consultation transcription · radiology/ultrasound archive indexing · semantic search across visits · patient behaviour analysis (autism, motor disorders).
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07 · Education & research
Searchable lecture transcripts · auto-subtitles · research video corpus analysis (kinesiology, social sciences) · lab experiment auto-annotation · plagiarism detection on video presentations.
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08 · Government & municipal
Council session archive · parliamentary indexing · records management · traffic-camera event detection · content compliance.
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09 · Financial services & compliance
Compliance call recordings (AMF, FINRA) · KYC video analysis (remote client onboarding) · regulated recruitment interview indexing · non-verbal fraud detection · audit-ready archive with signed logs.
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10 · Insurance & claims
Claims video analysis · non-verbal fraud detection · claimant interview indexing · loss inspection batch workflow · SIU investigator support.
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11 · HR & high-volume recruiting
Interview video indexing (search by competency) · auto-transcription for HR notes · DEI/equity compliance recordings · searchable onboarding video library · skill-tag candidate corpus.
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12 · Arbitration · mediation · ADR
Judge Assistant AI for mediator neutrality · arbitration session indexing (audio + video) · similar-case corpus search · party-balance behavioral analysis.
This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. Any team running a media archive, recording workflow or live stream on infrastructure they control can run Diaspor. Don't see your sector? Tell us about your use case →
Beta disclaimer. Credibility signals, Judge Assistant AI and sport judging capabilities are in private beta. Credibility signals are not lie detection (peer-reviewed accuracy ceiling ≈ 74%, human baseline ≈ 54%). Diaspor publishes per-version accuracy scorecards. Forensic verdicts, hiring decisions, insurance adjudications and law-enforcement decisions are out of scope. EU workplace and education contexts excluded per EU AI Act (effective August 2026). BIPA opt-in required in Illinois. Scores are decision aids — human review required in any legal, employment, or disciplinary context.
Talk to us
Every deployment starts with a 30-minute call.
Diaspor scopes to your hardware, your region, your throughput, your compliance posture. Written proposal within five business days. No list price to negotiate down. No per-seat traps.
- Founder-led. You talk to the people building the product — not an SDR.
- Bilingual MSA. Pre-cleared for BSP, SQI and Crown procurement.
- Written proposal. Five business days, assumptions spelled out.
- No purchase obligation. The scoping call is on us.
Custom engagements. Per-volume Engine deployments · hosted SaaS quotas · Models training corpora (domain-tuned diaspor-* models, RLHF/RLAIF on your criteria, sport-specific scoring, bespoke credibility). Weights stay in your environment. Mention it in your first message.
FAQ
Answers procurement asks for.
The questions every privacy officer, CIO and security reviewer sends first.
What does Diaspor do, exactly?
Three products on one Rust 2024 platform. Diaspor Desktop — native app that auto-tags video archives, transcribes meetings on-device, analyzes live streams. Diaspor Engine — VDFS with CLI, SDK and REST API; mounts local, FUSE, S3, NAS under one async API. Diaspor Models — nine proprietary AI capabilities (auto-tag, transcription, vision, 3D pose, prosody, credibility, Judge Assistant, diarization, live stream) that plug into either. See the product line →
Where does my data go?
Wherever you keep it. Diaspor Engine reads files in place from whichever backend you mount — local, S3, NAS, FUSE — without copying. Tags, transcripts and embeddings go to a metadata store you control. Opt into the Canadian cloud and everything runs in AWS ca-central-1 (Montréal). CI proves it: every test runs inside unshare --net and the build fails if any module opens a socket without explicit opt-in.
What's the pricing model?
Pricing on request. Every deployment is scoped to your volume, hardware footprint and compliance posture — no list price to negotiate down, no per-seat traps, no per-token cloud bills. Your hardware does the work. Book a scoping call →
Can I self-host?
Yes — that's the default. Single binary on a laptop. Helm chart for your Kubernetes cluster. Official Terraform module for AWS · Azure · GCP. Air-gap mode for classified environments (models transferred via USB, zero network services). The Canadian cloud option exists for firms that don't want to operate — every primitive runs in your perimeter.
Is the source code public?
No. Diaspor is closed source — proprietary runtime binaries, proprietary diaspor-* model weights, NDA-protected codebase on a self-hosted GitLab. Full source review available under NDA for security teams. Internal use is unrestricted under MSA; redistribution requires a commercial agreement. Builds are distributed under NDA; full source review available under NDA for security teams.
What about Loi 25 / PIPEDA / Bill 96?
Aligned by design. Data residency in ca-central-1 · PIA/EFVP template provided · built-in incident log · all 10 PIPEDA principles embedded in the architecture · bilingual UI / docs / support / AI for Bill 96 (OQLF-compliant) · bilingual MSA pre-cleared for BSP and SQI procurement. SOC 2 Type II in progress for 2026 — interim evidence under NDA.
Early access
Join the founding cohort.
Direct line to the team. White-glove onboarding. A seat at the roadmap table. Quebec residents get priority onboarding and bilingual support from day one.
No spam. One launch update, then nothing until access opens.
- Influence on the 2026 roadmap
- Direct line to the engineering team
- White-glove onboarding for your first backend
Ready to own your file intelligence?
Desktop is in private beta. Engine and Models ship to design partners now.
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