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AI · July 2, 2026

I built Halo, a private AI assistant for your Mac (free)

A private, on-device AI assistant for Mac. It finishes your sentences, transcribes your calls, remembers what you

I built Halo, a private AI assistant for your Mac (free) launched on July 2, 2026 with 6 votes, #3,356 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Hey Halo is a private AI assistant that lives in your Mac's notch. It finishes your sentences, takes notes on your calls, remembers what you've seen, and speaks up only when it matters. All on your Mac. This is the part that feels most like a Jarvis. Halo keeps a quiet eye on your day and reaches you the moment something needs you: a meeting that just moved, a promise still sitting in your drafts, a build that broke. It finds you in the notch, out loud, or on your phone when you're away. Quiet by design. It earns every interrupt. Halo notifies and prepares, and never sends, deletes, or buys on its own. From deep work to daily tasks, Halo fits right into your flow, and does the work across…from heyhalo.app

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