AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Dari AI
The first local AI agent on the Mac App Store
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.
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Osaurus▲534Open source agents that run 100% locally on your Mac
Jul 2026 · osaurus.ai · its alternatives →
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Clawi.ai▲428OpenClaw in the Cloud with Zero Setup and on 24/7
Feb 2026 · clawi.ai · its alternatives →
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Beam.winfree tier, from $7/mo▲372Run AI agents on one Mac and use its windows on another
3d ago · beam.win · its alternatives →
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AgentNotch▲120Real-time AI coding assistant telemetry in your Mac's notch
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I've been building computer-use tools for a while, and I quietly launched this about a month ago (122 Stars on GH). I figured it was worth sharing here. Over the last few months, a lot of computer-use agents have come out: Codex, Claude Code, CUA, and others. Most of them seem to work roughly like this: 1. Take a screenshot 2. Have the model predict pixel coordinates 3. Click x,y 4. Take another screenshot 5. Repeat That works, but it's slow, expensive in tokens, and fragile. If the UI shifts a few pixels, things break. And the model still doesn't know what any element actually is. But the…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Phantom▲114Voice-first AI agent that operates your Mac
Jul 2026 · heyphantom.app · its alternatives →
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OpenOwl▲261Automate what APIs can't in one prompt done locally
Apr 2026 · openowl.dev · its alternatives →
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Comet for iOS▲197Agentic AI browser and assistant for mobile by Perplexity
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Lekh AI▲80Run powerful AI models on your Mac:fully offline and private
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Local▲107Super excited to launch our new app Local today. What we’ve learned at Base Compute over the last months is that running AI directly on your laptop or workstation gives you maximum privacy and it’s free, but it’s also a massive headache to configure. So we’ve decided what matters is making the experience completely frictionless for users. Local analyses the hardware of your laptop, optimises the AI for it, and recommends the best models for your specific device. It let’s you do what you’re doing with cloud AI already, just for free and on your own machine: Chatting with PDF’s, Recording and…
Aug 2026 · basecompute.co · its alternatives →
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Naseemfree tier, from $49/mo▲76A native AI agent that does real work on your Mac
Aug 2026 · ayman3000.github.io · its alternatives →
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Open Minis▲91An on-device AI Agent that runs on your phone, open & secure
Aug 2026 · openminis.app · its alternatives →
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LapuAi▲68Desktop-native AI agent for every app, file & browser
Jul 2026 · lapu.ai · its alternatives →
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It’s powered by OpenAI’s GPT 4.1 model. Uses Xcode UI tests + accessibility tree to look into apps, and performs swipes, taps, etc to get things done.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Write a task in plain English. An AI agent runs it on a simulator on your Mac and tells you if a real user could complete it. Save the successful run as a regression check you can replay later.
Aug 2026 · app.deltix.ai · its alternatives →
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Local AI that acts. Not chats. Installs in 30 seconds. 🦎
Mar 2026 · skales.app · its alternatives →
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Your AI co-pilot with hands. Files, git, terminal & more.
Jun 2026 · chappieai.ru · its alternatives →
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