Vox

What it does

Everyone's building AI chatboxes. Jan, LM Studio, Ollama — they run models locally, but all you get is a chat window. Cloud tools like ChatGPT and Claude are smarter, but cost $20-100/mo and can't touch your files. Vox is different. A local AI that acts: voice commands, iMessage gateway, screen overlay, file ops, background agents. All offline, all free. Mac-first today. Windows and Linux are next — and it's open source, so you can help bring it there.

Free, open-source AI assistant for Mac. Unlimited voice, chat, iMessage replies, screen control, and background agents — runs 100% locally with no subscription.

Voice-first. Fully local. 48 tools that read your email, move files, send messages, and control your screen — without sending a single byte to the cloud. No cost, no data uploaded, no waiting. Everything runs on your hardware. No subscription. No API keys. No usage limits. The models run on your machine. Your conversations, files, emails, and screen content never leave your Mac. No account. No login. Download, grant permissions, talk. Under 3 minutes. Vox controls your Mac. Voice or text, 48 tools that interact with real apps on your desktop. Vox reads your inbox through Apple’s native APIs. Read, search, summarize, draft replies, and send emails. All processing happens locally through…from vox-ai.chat

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