Local AI, on your own Mac

Local LLM servers, on-device agents, live transcription and a proxy that shows which tools your AI really calls. The model runs on the machine in front of you.

SmartPic via r/macapps

Local AI photo editing for Mac — no cloud upload, no subscription

→ smartpic.app

Vox Dictum via Six Colors

Transcription and summaries that never leave your Mac

→ apps.apple.com

TypeSeer via Hacker News — Show HN

Grey text finishes your sentence, and the model never leaves the laptop

→ typeseer.com

Osaurus via r/macapps

Fully offline, open-source local AI for your Mac

→ github.com

Open Minis via MacStories

A private AI agent that runs your calendar and HomeKit without a cloud round-trip

→ apps.apple.com

Orate via Hacker News — Show HN

Select any text, press ⌥⌘L, and it joins a listening queue that never leaves the Mac

→ orate.to

HideMyData via r/macapps

Free, open-source, on-device redaction of personal data

→ reddit.com

Sentient OS via r/macapps

Private on-device LLM that indexes your entire digital life

→ reddit.com

TranscribeX via r/macapps

Live, on-device transcription for any audio source on your Mac

→ transcribex.io

MacPulse via r/macapps

A Mac system monitor you can just ask questions

→ macpulse.app

Local MCP via Hacker News — Show HN

An MCP server that keeps Mac Mail and Calendar access on-device

→ local-mcp.com

mcpsnoop via Hacker News — Show HN

A live terminal UI showing every tool call between an AI client and its MCP servers

→ github.com

Bunny Screenshot via r/macapps

Finds that one screenshot by describing what's in it

→ bunnysoft.app

Mispher via Product Hunt

Speech recognition and an agent, both running fully on-device

→ mispher.com

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