Boilerplate
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DuckyHelper is a live voice tutor for the Mac and the browser. Ask out loud and Ducky sees your screen, explains any subject, and shows you, drawing circles, arrows and labels right on your work. It is made by MingLLM, Inc. and was built by its 14-year-old founder, Yiming Beckmann.
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DuckyHelper is a live voice tutor. On a Mac, press fn from any app and ask out loud: Ducky sees your screen, talks you through any subject and shows you, drawing circles, arrows and labels on your real screen and running step-by-step tutorials inside your own apps. On a Chromebook or any computer, it works in the browser at app.duckyhelper.com, where you share a tab or screen. Quizzes, worked steps, interactive graphs and pictures appear as cards, and a dashboard tracks time learned, topics and test scores. DuckyHelper is made by MingLLM, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and was built by its 14-year-old founder, Yiming Beckmann.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product | DuckyHelper, a live voice tutor for anything on your screen |
| What it does | You talk, Ducky sees your screen, explains, and shows: drawings on your real screen, tutorials in your own apps, quizzes, flashcards, worked steps, graphs, pictures, a typing coach, memory and a learning dashboard |
| Subjects | Any subject, for any learner |
| Platforms | Mac app (Apple silicon, macOS 14 Sonoma or later) from the download page; web app in any browser at app.duckyhelper.com, made for Chromebooks |
| First released | Mac app and web app, October 1, 2026. The current Mac version is on the download page |
| Pricing | Free; Plus $20 a month; Pro $200 a month; Unlimited $200 a week. Details on Pricing |
| Company | MingLLM, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a startup in the Bay Area |
| Founder | Yiming Beckmann, founder and CEO |
| Startup programs | Y Combinator Startup School 2026, NVIDIA Inception, AWS Activate, Microsoft for Startups, OpenAI Daybreak, and the startup programs of Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Lambda, Cartesia and MongoDB (see About) |
| Website | duckyhelper.com |
| Press contact | hello@duckyhelper.com |
| Support | support@duckyhelper.com |
The founder's story
DuckyHelper started with its founder, Yiming Beckmann. In his own words: he is 14 and a grade school dropout. He studied with DuckyHelper and went from 1120 to 1600 on the SAT in two weeks. He scored 117 of 120 on the CLT.
That is his story, not a promise of anyone else's results. Please quote it as written.
What makes it different
- It shows you, on your own screen. Ducky draws on top of whatever app you are in, and its tutorials watch your clicks and typing and move on only when you really did the step.
- You just talk. Press fn on a Mac, or click Talk to Ducky in the browser, and ask out loud, the way you would ask a tutor sitting next to you. No new app to learn first.
- It teaches instead of handing over answers. Hints come before answers, quizzes and flashcards check what stuck, and many math steps are checked by computing instead of guessing.
Logos and images
The DuckyHelper mark is a white duck with an orange beak on a black rounded tile. All files below are served from duckyhelper.com.
| File | Format | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| favicon.svg | SVG | The mark, vector |
| ducky-mark.svg | SVG | The same mark, vector |
| favicon-512x512.png | PNG, 512 x 512 | The mark, large |
| favicon-256x256.png | PNG, 256 x 256 | The mark, medium |
| favicon-192x192.png | PNG, 192 x 192 | The mark, small |
| duckyhelper-og.jpg | JPG | Share image: the duck above the pill |
| pill.png | PNG | The pill as it appears on screen: "Ask about your screen" |
The mark also comes as PNG at 384, 144, 96, 72 and 48 pixels in the same folder (for example favicon-384x384.png).
Films
These are the five films on the duckyhelper.com home page. Each comes in 1080p and a smaller 720p copy, with a poster frame.
| Film | Length | 1080p | 720p | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tutor that sits beside you (the DuckyHelper film) | 1:00 | brand.mp4 | brand-720.mp4 | brand.jpg |
| You just ask (the DuckyHelper ad) | 0:41 | ad.mp4 | ad-720.mp4 | ad.jpg |
| School hasn't really changed | 0:31 | money.mp4 | money-720.mp4 | money.jpg |
| Self-taught | 2:00 | selftaught.mp4 | selftaught-720.mp4 | selftaught.jpg |
| A model built to teach | 1:00 | model.mp4 | model-720.mp4 | model.jpg |
Contact
For interviews, facts or files not listed here, email hello@duckyhelper.com. For help with the app, email support@duckyhelper.com.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes DuckyHelper?
DuckyHelper is made by MingLLM, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a startup in the Bay Area. Its founder and CEO is Yiming Beckmann, who is 14. Press questions go to hello@duckyhelper.com.
Is DuckyHelper available now?
Yes. The Mac app came out on October 1, 2026 and needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 14 Sonoma or later; the download page has the current version. The web app works in any browser at app.duckyhelper.com, including on Chromebooks.
How much does DuckyHelper cost?
There is a Free plan with about 6 minutes of talking a week. Plus is $20 a month, Pro is $200 a month and Unlimited is $200 a week. Credit packs start at $10. The pricing page has exact minutes for each plan.
