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AI · March 4, 2026

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Open-sourced a web client that lets any device use Apple's on-device AI

I use Claude every day but there are things I will not type into a cloud service. I have a Mac with Apple Silicon running Apple Foundation Models locally and privately. But I was not always at my Mac. So we built Perspective Intelligence Web. One Mac runs Perspective Server. Any device on your network opens a browser and chats with Apple Intelligence through it. Phone, Windows laptop, Chromebook, Linux machine. Streaming responses, token by token. Nothing leaves your network. MIT License. Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind. Full writeup:…

In plain words

Perspective Intelligence Web is an open-source browser-based client that allows any device on a home network to access Apple's on-device AI models running on a Mac with Apple Silicon. One Mac runs the server while phones, laptops, and other devices connect through a web browser to chat with Apple Foundation Models locally, with responses streaming token by token. All processing stays within the network and nothing is sent to external services. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind, it is available under the MIT License.

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From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

I use Claude every day but there are things I will not type into a cloud service. I have a Mac with Apple Silicon running Apple Foundation Models locally and privately. But I was not always at my Mac. So we built Perspective Intelligence Web. One Mac runs Perspective Server. Any device on your network opens a browser and chats with Apple Intelligence through it. Phone, Windows laptop, Chromebook, Linux machine. Streaming responses, token by token. Nothing leaves your network. MIT License. Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind. Full writeup: https://taylorarndt.substack.com/p/i-opened-claude-and-then-...

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