Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Orange intelligence, an open source alternative to Apple Intelligence
Hi HN! I’m excited to share Orange Intelligence, an open-source alternative to Apple Intelligence for macOS. Orange Intelligence allows you to interact with any text on your macOS system in a more powerful and customizable way. It brings a floating text processor that integrates seamlessly with your workflow. Whether you’re a developer, writer, or productivity enthusiast, this tool can boost your efficiency. Key Features: Floating Text Processor: Trigger a floating window by double-tapping the Option key to process selected text. Run Any Python Function: From basic text manipulations to…
Orange Intelligence is an open-source macOS tool that provides a floating text processor for manipulating selected text across any application. Triggered by double-tapping the Option key, it allows users to run custom… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Goldfish▲958Press Option. It knows your work and replies like you
Jun 2026 · goldfish.sh · its alternatives →
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Codex by OpenAI▲954OpenAI's smartest and most intuitive to use model yet
2021 · openai.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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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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OpenAI o3-mini▲510Pushing the frontier of cost-effective reasoning
2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →
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OpenAI o1 API ▲458OpenAI's most advanced model, o1 API to third-party devs
2024 · developers.openai.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I am proud to show you guys that I have built an open source alternative to Azure OpenAI services. Azure OpenAI services was born out of companies needing enhanced security and access control for using different GPT models. I want to build an OSS version of Azure OpenAI services that people could self host in their own infrastructure. "How can I track LLM spend per API key?" "Can I create a development OpenAI API key with limited access for Bob?" "Can I see my LLM spend breakdown by models and endpoints?" "Can I create 100 OpenAI API keys that my students could use in a classroom…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SnapRewrite▲68A flexible AI writing assistant for selected text on macOS
Apr 2026 · yuanpli.github.io · its alternatives →
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TypeBoost▲361Your personal AI writing toolkit. Inside any app.
Feb 2026 · typeboost.ai · its alternatives →
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I posted this previously, but there's been a major update. As a high school student, I love LLMs and the execution of Apple's Appel Intelligence Writing Tools, but was disappointed that nothing like that existed for Windows. I thus created Writing Tools, a better than Apple Intelligence open-source alternative that works system-wide on Windows. It's much better than the tiny 2B parameter Apple Intelligence model! Features (works system-wide): 1. Select text in a textbox, press the hotkey, and optimise your text in a click (proofread, rewrite, tone changes, custom instructions...). You can…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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We built SwiftAI, an open-source Swift library that lets you use Apple’s on-device LLMs when available (Apple opened access in June), and fall back to a cloud model when they aren’t available — all without duplicating code. SwiftAI gives you: - A single, model-agnostic API - An agent/tool loop - Strongly-typed structured outputs - Optional chat state Backstory: We started experimenting with Apple’s local models because they’re free (no API calls), private, and work offline. The problem: not all devices support them (older iPhones, Apple Intelligence disabled, low battery, etc.). That…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Orchard▲113A new kind of AI text editor, designed for thought
2022 · orchard.ink · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I’ve built Open Codex, a fully local, open-source alternative to OpenAI’s Codex CLI. My initial plan was to fork their project and extend it. I even started doing that. But it turned out their code has several leaky abstractions, which made it hard to override core behavior cleanly. Shortly after, OpenAI introduced breaking changes. Maintaining my customizations on top became increasingly difficult. So I rewrote the whole thing from scratch using Python. My version is designed to support local LLMs. Right now, it only works with phi-4-mini (GGUF) via…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OpenAI text-completion workflow for Alfred
2023 · github.com · 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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TextMate 2.0▲155Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac
2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →
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