Local AI Apps and Tools for Mac

Purple is a desktop AI assistant for Linux and macOS that lets Ollama models carry out tasks on your computer. It's for people who want chat alongside shell commands, file operations and longer tasks they can review before execution.

GooeyPi gives developers a desktop interface for working with Pi, OMP and Prime Agent on local coding projects. Each agent keeps its own models, credentials and sessions, and switching agents doesn't stop work running in another.

CodePilot is a desktop AI workspace for coding, project work and everyday tasks. It brings Claude Code, Codex and a built-in agent into one app for people who want to work with files and conversations across local models and cloud services.

Klee is a native macOS AI chat app and agent for people who want an assistant to work with files on their Mac. It runs models locally through MLX, and downloaded models can chat offline without an account or API key.

MLX LM is a Python package for developers and researchers who want to generate text and adapt language models on Apple Silicon Macs. It uses MLX for local inference and training, with access through Python or a terminal.

Agentic Orchestrator coordinates coding agents for engineers supervising feature work across one or more repositories. It keeps requirements, design decisions and verification evidence attached to the work as it moves toward a reviewable pull request.

Comfy Desktop runs ComfyUI's node-based generative AI workflows on your own hardware. It's for creators who want to build image and video workflows without managing Python dependencies themselves.

Wingman-AI is a self-hosted AI agent platform for developers and teams handling coding, research, operations or support tasks that need ongoing context. It coordinates agents with distinct roles and retains their sessions across clients.

taOS is a self-hosted AI agent platform for people who want to run assistants on their own computers and keep their conversations, files, and memory there. It brings agent management and local model access into a browser-based desktop.

TeroSubtitler helps subtitlers, translators and video creators prepare captions for video content and streaming services. It combines automatic audio transcription with tools for editing text, adjusting timing and checking subtitle quality.

Faceswap replaces faces in photos and videos using deep learning. It's for VFX artists, hobbyists and researchers who want to train face-swapping models on their own material and run them locally.

Reticle lets AI coding agents check changes against a running web or desktop app. It's for developers who need to catch failed requests, duplicate submissions and application state that disagrees with what the screen shows.

Local Deep Research is a self-hosted AI research assistant for people investigating complex questions across web sources, academic papers and their own documents. It gathers evidence and writes reports with citations.

QwenPaw is a personal AI assistant for people who want an agent on their own computer or server. It retains conversation history and a personal knowledge base across sessions.

AutoGluon is a Python AutoML library for developers and data scientists who want predictive models without selecting every algorithm themselves. It chooses combinations of classic machine learning and foundation models for the task.

Talkio puts several AI models in one conversation so you can compare answers or have different roles discuss the same problem. It also supports ordinary one-to-one chats.

aichat is a terminal AI assistant for people who want to discuss files, generate shell commands and use model-powered tools from the command line. It connects to Ollama, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and OpenAI-compatible API providers.

IntraPaint is a desktop image editor for people who want manual painting and AI edits in the same application. It combines conventional image editing tools with image generation and inpainting, which lets you use AI to replace parts of an existing image.

GPT-SoVITS is a local voice cloning and text-to-speech tool for people creating speech in a custom voice. Its web interface covers speech generation, voice training and preparation of audio datasets.

Alexandria Audiobook turns books into audio with separate narrator and character voices. It's for people who want to choose the cast and correct individual passages before exporting an audiobook.

Bloks is a desktop workspace for people who want personal AI agents working on their own computer. Its messaging-style interface gives agents individual chats and shared rooms for collaborative work.

insanely-fast-whisper is a command-line audio transcription tool for people who want to process recordings on their own hardware. It focuses on reducing transcription time through GPU acceleration.

Wispuh is an MIT-licensed speech-to-text app for macOS 14 and later that puts dictated text into the app you're working in. It's for Mac users who want voice input across their everyday software without sending recordings to a cloud service. It doesn't require an account.

Accentize dxRevive is a proprietary AI speech restoration plugin for macOS and Windows that reconstructs missing frequency content as well as reducing noise. It's aimed at podcast editors, content creators and dialogue editors working with damaged or poorly recorded speech. All audio processing stays on your computer, without cloud uploads or special hardware.

Talon Voice lets people write, code, browse and play games through hands-free computer input. It suits people who want to control their computer using speech, eye movements or sounds.

gptme is an AI agent for developers and people doing data analysis or other knowledge work in their own environment. It can act on files and use installed tools, with a choice of local models or cloud providers.

LLMux is a self-hosted AI gateway for developers who want to use local models and cloud providers through one interface while controlling where requests go. It blocks remote inference by default and logs permitted calls that leave the machine.

KittenTTS is a Python text-to-speech library for developers adding local speech generation to apps or producing spoken audio from text. It supports voice cloning without model training and doesn't require a GPU.

Diariz is a self-hosted meeting transcription app for individuals and teams that want recordings and transcripts on their own server. It turns captured or uploaded audio into searchable meeting records.

AVCLabs Video Enhancer AI is a paid desktop app for restoring and upscaling video on Windows and macOS. It suits people working with home movies, documentary archives, or footage affected by blur and compression. Video processing runs offline on your computer, and your files stay there. AVCLabs also offers a separate cloud upscaler for entry-level devices.

Interpreter translates Japanese game text into English subtitles over the game window. It's aimed at retro-game players, with MeikiOCR tuned for Japanese game text and pixel fonts. The default MeikiOCR and Sugoi V4 models run locally without internet access after setup.

LocalDocRAG is a self-hosted PDF question-answering app for people who want to search their documents with a local LLM and check answers against specific pages. It runs through Docker on macOS, Windows, Linux or a Raspberry Pi, with a browser interface accessible from phones and computers on the same network. It's open source under the MIT license.

RealChar lets you create AI companions with their own personalities and hold live voice or text conversations. It's for people who want to shape a character and host the app themselves while using external AI services for replies.

arxiv-mcp-server gives AI assistants tools to find and study arXiv papers. It's for researchers who want an assistant to inspect specific sections and work with a locally stored paper library.