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AI · June 6, 2023

Beam

Efficient ChatGPT UI for macOS

Beam launched on June 6, 2023 with 159 votes, #245 of 4,655 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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What it does

Use a hotkey to open a floating ChatGPT panel anytime you need it, anywhere on your Mac. Designed for productivity. All features are available in "one-click." ✨

Beam is a native ChatGPT app for Mac. Press a hotkey to chat anywhere on your Mac. No subscription fees. No logins. Chat anywhere at anytime in one click!

Enjoy the native macOS experience. No more juggling between windows or copying and pasting. Use ChatGPT instantly, without ever losing your workflow context. I just bought the native Mac app for OpenAI's API by @reactive_dude. I thought why not just subscribe to ChatGPT directly? Until I tried it and now I'm a convert. The profiles, templates, and slick native UI are worth the cost of a few coffees. Press CTRL + SPACE to open a floating chat panel without leaving your current context. Select any text, chat about it, and with a single key press, insert it back into your app. Create actions to summarize websites, translate texts, explain concepts...Everything at your fingertips! Need to write…from getbeam.ai

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