Yako is a B2B product built for microsoft users, IT administrators, and managed service providers.

What platforms does Yako run on?

Yako runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.

Is Yako still active?

Unverified. Yako has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Yako?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WeChat Sidebar, YouTube Autohide, and Pinned ChatGPT.

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Yako

Name: Yako
Author: Yako

getyako.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Yako replaces the default browser new-tab page with a customizable start page for Microsoft users and administrators. It provides searchable access to more than 900 Microsoft portals and blades, with pinned shortcuts and optional views for MSPortals.io and cmd.ms.

FreeGPL-3.0WebCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed

Visit getyako.com

22stars

4forks

8features

2026since

Overview

8 features

Yako is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on finding and accessing frequently used Microsoft portals without cluttered browser new-tab pages. Yako is a B2B product aimed at microsoft users, IT administrators, and managed service providers. Yako costs nothing to use. Yako is available on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Yako is Yako, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 22 stars. Key capabilities include custom new tab, pinned shortcuts, and portal search.

Custom new tab
Pinned shortcuts
Portal search
900+ Microsoft portals
Microsoft app shortcuts
MSPortals.io view
cmd.ms view
No data collection

Built with & integrations

Framework

Astro

Hosting

Cloudflare

Written with

Unspecified agent

Runs on

BrowserCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed

Written with — evidence

Unspecified agent: AGENTS.md

Detected from

Astro: /_astro/ in the HTML
Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 22Store-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed12 Sept · 18:34 UTC
Yako verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Yako

What does Yako do?: Yako focuses on finding and accessing frequently used Microsoft portals without cluttered browser new-tab pages. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Yako for?: Yako is a B2B product built for microsoft users, IT administrators, and managed service providers.
Is Yako free?: Yes — Yako is free to use.
What platforms does Yako run on?: Yako runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.
Is Yako still active?: Unverified. Yako has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Yako?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WeChat Sidebar, YouTube Autohide, and Pinned ChatGPT.WeChat Sidebar YouTube Autohide Pinned ChatGPT
Who makes Yako?: Yako is developed by Yako.
When did Yako launch?: Yako first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 22
License: GPL-3.0
First seen: 12 Sept 2026
Built for: Microsoft users, IT administrators, and managed service providers
Model: B2B
Solves: Finding and accessing frequently used Microsoft portals without cluttered browser new-tab pages.

Registered as

GitHub: merill/yako
Chrome Web Store: hiipeaipmomejiiapfjldkanihokcjcg
Firefox Add-ons: yako

Developer

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 22
Forks: 4
Open issues: 10
Last commit: 2 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v1.0.18 · 2 Jun 2026

Index record

Indexed: 12 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 12 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: yako-getyako-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 12 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 12 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 12 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://getyako.com/

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