Vavus AI

Vavus AI is a comprehensive translation and productivity platform designed to eliminate communication barriers across more than 200 languages. The platform consists of three interconnected products: the flagship Vavus AI app, Vavus Keyboard, and VClaw. Vavus AI translates both speech and text in real time, offering two distinct translation modes. The fast Google Translate-based mode provides quick, straightforward translations, while the AI-context mode leverages advanced models like GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 to deliver more natural, context-aware translations that capture nuance and intent. The platform supports live conversation and call translation, voice dictation, document translation, and includes AI tools for messaging, writing, and everyday tasks. Vavus AI is available across iOS, Android, web, and desktop, ensuring users can access its capabilities on any device they own. The product is designed for professionals, travelers, remote workers, healthcare providers, and anyone who needs to communicate clearly across languages. A key differentiator is that all new user data, including history, documents, audio, and messages, is encrypted client-side before reaching Vavus servers, ensuring complete privacy. Selected by Google for Startups, Vavus AI addresses the fundamental challenge of expressing oneself naturally and fluently in another language, turning rambling speech or slow typing into polished, clear text that sounds like the user.

Real-Time Translation with Dual Modes

Vavus AI offers two distinct translation engines to suit different needs. The standard mode uses Google Translate technology for fast, reliable translations across 200+ languages. The AI-context mode, powered by GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5, provides more nuanced translations that understand context, tone, and cultural subtleties. Users can switch between modes depending on whether they need speed or depth, and saved transcripts can be re-translated at any time using either engine.

Live Conversation and Call Translation

The platform enables real-time speech translation during live conversations and phone calls. Users can speak in one language and hear the translation in another language instantly. Simultaneous mode allows two people to speak at once, with each hearing the other in their own language. Conference room support enables multi-party calls with translation for everyone involved. Voice messages can be recorded in one language and heard by the recipient in their preferred language.

Vavus Keyboard Integration

Vavus Keyboard is a standalone cross-platform keyboard that brings dictation and translation features directly into any application where users type. Available on iOS, Android, and desktop, it eliminates the need to switch between apps for translation or text cleanup. Users can dictate in any language, translate inline without leaving their current app, and switch scripts mid-sentence. The keyboard works inside Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, Slack, Notion, and any other text input field.

VClaw AI Assistant Platform

VClaw provides up to 10 configurable AI assistants per user that can browse the web, run code, process documents, and utilize the user's own API keys through a Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) model. These assistants are accessible from phone, desktop, or web and feature persistent memory for continuity across sessions. VClaw is currently available through a waitlist with reviewed access, ensuring quality and security for early adopters.

Multilingual Business Communication

Professionals working with international teams or clients can use Vavus AI to translate emails, documents, and live meeting conversations in real time. The platform supports document translation for PDFs, Word documents, and slide decks, making it easy to share materials across language barriers. The AI-context mode ensures that business communications maintain professional tone and accuracy, while the inline keyboard allows for seamless translation within email clients and messaging apps.

Travel and Cross-Cultural Interaction

Travelers can leverage Vavus AI to navigate foreign countries with confidence. The live conversation translation feature enables natural dialogue with locals, while the streaming translation mode provides real-time captions as users speak. Voice dictation allows travelers to compose messages hands-free, and the reverse translation feature lets users write in their native language while sending text in the recipient's language. The platform works on mobile devices, making it accessible anywhere.

Healthcare and Clinical Settings

Vavus AI offers a Healthcare tier that is HIPAA-compliant for clinical use, featuring encrypted storage, audit logging, and strict data-retention controls. Medical professionals can use the platform to communicate with patients who speak different languages, translate medical documents, and dictate clinical notes. The client-side encryption ensures that sensitive patient information remains secure and private, meeting the rigorous compliance requirements of healthcare environments.

Content Creation and Editing

Writers, content creators, and professionals who need to produce polished text can use Vavus AI to dictate ideas and have them automatically cleaned up. The platform removes filler words like "um" and "uh" while keeping every meaningful word intact. Users can adjust the tone of their output to be formal, casual, very casual, or excited, making it easy to create content appropriate for different audiences and platforms without manual editing.

How does Vavus AI protect my privacy and data security?

All new user data, including history, documents, audio recordings, and messages, is encrypted client-side before it ever reaches Vavus servers. This means Vavus cannot read your data even if they wanted to. For healthcare users, a HIPAA-compliant tier is available with additional security features including encrypted storage, audit logging, and strict data-retention controls. The platform's architecture ensures that your private communications remain truly private.

What translation modes are available in Vavus AI?

Vavus AI offers more than ten translation modes including live conversation translation, streaming translation that works like real-time captions, simultaneous mode for two speakers, conference room support for multi-party calls, call translation for phone conversations, voice message translation, document translation for PDFs and Word docs, text translation with engine selection, inline keyboard translation, reverse translation, history re-translation, and AI-translated chat that auto-translates per recipient.

Can I use Vavus AI across all my devices?

Yes, Vavus AI is available on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and web browsers. The Vavus Keyboard works on iPhone, Android, and desktop operating systems. Your account and settings sync across all devices, allowing you to start a conversation on your phone and continue it on your computer. The platform is designed to work inside every app you already use, including Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, Slack, and Notion.

What is the difference between Vavus AI, Vavus Keyboard, and VClaw?

Vavus AI is the all-in-one flagship app that includes translation, dictation, live calls, AI tools, and document processing. Vavus Keyboard is a standalone keyboard that brings dictation and translation features into any app where you type, eliminating the need to switch between applications. VClaw is an AI assistant platform that provides up to 10 configurable assistants per user with web browsing, code execution, document processing, and BYOK support. All three products are connected through a single account.