Yaml and Ansible Vault Editor works entirely on your Mac or iPad. It has no account, no sign-in, and talks to no servers. This policy supplements the general Evorts privacy policy and describes exactly how the app handles your data.
Everything stays on your device
The app opens, edits, and saves the YAML and Ansible Vault files you choose, directly on your device. It contains no networking, analytics, tracking, or telemetry code:
- your files and their contents are never uploaded, we have no servers to receive them
- nothing is sent to Evorts or any third party
- your file contents are never used to train models, ours or anyone else’s
On iPad, you can open folders from On My iPad, iCloud Drive, or another location in the Files app. The app reads and writes those files in place; any syncing of that location is done by iPadOS and the provider you chose, not by the app.
Vault passphrases
Ansible Vault passphrases are held in memory only, inside the app, for as long as a vault file is open:
- each passphrase is kept only to decrypt and re-encrypt that specific file;
- passphrases are never written to disk and never leave your device;
- a passphrase is cleared from memory when you close its tab or quit the app.
Encryption and decryption use native AES256 (AES256-CTR + HMAC-SHA256 + PBKDF2), interoperable with ansible-vault. There is no cloud key store and no way for us to read, recover, or reset your vault contents.
Settings and session state
To restore your work between launches, the app stores a small amount of data locally in its Application Support folder: ~/Library/Application Support on the Mac, and the app’s private storage on iPad.
| Data | Contents |
|---|---|
| Settings | Theme, indent size, word wrap |
| Session state | The open project, workspace windows, and tabs, plus your list of recent workspaces |
| Folder access (Mac only) | macOS security bookmarks that let the app reopen the folders and files you picked |
This never includes vault passphrases or decrypted secrets, and it never leaves your device.
Support the app
Optional supporter purchases are offered in the Mac app only. If you choose to make a contribution to support development, the payment is processed by the Apple App Store, and the app only remembers, locally, which supporter badges you own. Evorts never receives or stores your payment details.
Deleting your data
Your files are yours, delete them as you would any file. To remove everything the app itself keeps on the Mac, delete its settings and session-state files from Application Support, or remove the app. On iPad, deleting the app removes everything it stored.
Questions? Contact privacy@evorts.com.