> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://elephas.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Elephas Release Notes

> What is new in each Elephas release for Mac and Windows: new features, improvements and fixes, newest first. Elephas checks for updates for you.

What changed in each version of Elephas, newest first. Elephas checks for updates on its own and asks before it installs one. To see your version or check now, open **Settings › Updates**. See [Update Elephas](/docs/getting-started/update-elephas).

<Update label="1.0.0" description="First release">
  The first release of Elephas for Mac and Windows.

  * **Brains and Ask.** Add your PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files, notes, e-books, images and web pages to Brains, and ask questions with cited answers. See [Quick start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start).
  * **Local indexing.** Reading, OCR and the search index run on your computer, stored in an encrypted database.
  * **Three AI options.** Elephas AI, your own API key, or Local AI on your computer. See [Choose how Elephas answers](/docs/ai-options/choose-how-elephas-answers).
  * **Personal information protection.** Many common personal details are hidden on your computer before cloud AI sees them, with a shield to review what was hidden. See [Personal information protection](/docs/privacy-and-security/personal-information-protection).
  * **Personal Sync.** End-to-end encrypted sync between your own computers on the Professional plan. See [Personal Sync overview](/docs/sync-and-devices/personal-sync-overview).
  * **Teams.** Team workspaces with shared Team Brains, roles, device approval and an AI policy. See [Teams overview](/docs/teams/teams-overview).
</Update>

## Related articles

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