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AI anywhere on your Mac, right beside your cursor

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Clicky▲144
AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!
Apr 2026 · github.com
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Ollama Desktop App▲494
The easiest way to chat with local AI
2025
3IM
I made an app to use local AI as daily driver▲637
Hi Hackers, Excited to share a macOS app I've been working on: https://recurse.chat/ for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days (through llama.cpp / llamafile / ollama / llm CLI etc.), I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. I'd like to hit a middleground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: - UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver.…
2024 · recurse.chat
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MiniAi▲85
Select text, hit (⌥ space), get AI explanations
Apr 2026 · miniai.dev
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Shadow▲219
The interface AI needs. One that sees, hears, and runs.
May 2026 · shadow.do
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GrammarPaw ▲261
AI writing assistant for Mac
2025
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Caret▲211
Press Tab for AI anywhere you type on Mac
Apr 2026 · trycaret.com
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Cursor AI Mobile▲138
Сontrol Cursor AI directly from your iPhone
Jan 2026
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Cursor for iOS▲619
Build with coding agents from anywhere
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com
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OpenOwl▲261
Automate what APIs can't in one prompt done locally
Apr 2026 · openowl.dev
11OS
Open-source macOS AI copilot using vision and voice▲430
Heeey! I built a macOS copilot that has been useful to me, so I open sourced it in case others would find it useful too. It's pretty simple: - Use a keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot of your active macOS window and start recording the microphone. - Speak your question, then press the keyboard shortcut again to send your question + screenshot off to OpenAI Vision - The Vision response is presented in-context/overlayed over the active window, and spoken to you as audio. - The app keeps running in the background, only taking a screenshot/listening when activated by keyboard…
2023 · github.com
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AI Command Bar▲320
Turn your user's words into actions
2025
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Trama▲106
Create macOS native automations using plain language
13d ago · usetrama.com
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FetchAI▲259
The fastest way to talk to any AI on Mac
2025
15
Copilot for Mac▲193
The Al assistant from Microsoft
2025
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LocalClicky▲127
Control your Mac with your voice locally
Jun 2026 · github.com
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AI dication by Snaply▲101
Free, 100% local, AI dictation for Mac
Jan 2026
18
Curflow▲112
Draw a gesture for your Mac to execute
Apr 2026 · curflow.app
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Mighty Cursor▲147
Talk to your cursor, get instant answers right where you are
2025
20NI
NotesOllama – I added local LLM support to Apple Notes (through Ollama)▲156
This lets you talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes. I saw Obsidian Ollama (https://github.com/hinterdupfinger/obsidian-ollama) and thought it was handy, but I'm too lazy to migrate away from the Apple ecosystem, so I quickly hacked this together. I tend to use Notes as a scratchpad for prompts, so it's nice to do some quick inference without leaving the app. Notes doesn't really support plugins so I'm using the macOS accessibility API for reading selections and then stream responses using the clipboard (not ideal but it works).
2024 · smallest.app
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Cai▲179
Press ⌥C on anything to run smart actions, locally
Apr 2026 · getcai.app
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Grain Desktop Capture▲141
AI meeting notes without bots
Oct 2025
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Tine▲79
An AI desktop cursor that does the work for you
Jun 2026
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Local▲107
Zero (!) friction local AI for your Mac
16d ago · basecompute.co

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