macOS, Windows and Linux side by side on your Mac. Downloaded and installed for you, in minutes.
shuru - Local-first microVM sandbox for AI agents
Local-first microVM sandbox for AI agents on macOS, with experimental Linux ARM64 support
Osaurus — Own Your AI on Apple Silicon
Own your AI: local-first agents with memory, tools, and identity on Apple Silicon. Offline, open source, and API-compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Ollama.
Osaurus — Own Your AI on Apple Silicon
Own your AI: local-first agents with memory, tools, and identity on Apple Silicon. Offline, open source, and API-compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Ollama.
cmux - The terminal built for multitasking
Free and open source macOS terminal for AI coding agents. Works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Kiro, Aider, and any CLI tool.
cua/blog/inside-macos-window-internals.md at main · trycua/cua
Open-source infrastructure for Computer-Use Agents. Sandboxes, SDKs, and benchmarks to train and evaluate AI agents that can control full desktops (macOS, Linux, Windows). - trycua/cua
Locally AI - Run AI models locally on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Run Llama, Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, and more on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optimized for Apple Silicon. Offline. Private.
Mount Thor — AI Execution Environments on Apple Hardware
Managed macOS environments for AI workloads that require native desktop access, persistent state, or model inference on Apple silicon.
MacPaw Partners with Liquid AI to Bring On-Device AI to Millions of Mac Users — Blog
MacPaw partners with Liquid AI to bring private, fast, on-device AI to millions of Mac users, starting with the Eney assistant for macOS.
smol-machines/smolvm
An embeddable, portable, branchable virtual machine to safely run Agents locally.
OpenFang — The Agent Operating System
Open-source Agent OS built in Rust. 7 autonomous Hands. 16 security layers. 40 channels. 27 providers. Single binary. Battle-tested.
apple/container
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.
Arthur-Ficial/apfel
The free AI already on your Mac. CLI tool, OpenAI-compatible server, and interactive chat — all on-device via Apple Intelligence. No API keys, no cloud, no downloads.
The Virtual OS Museum
Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.
Tiles on Atmosphere Apps
We make Tiles, a local-first private AI assistant. Powered by on device models and ATProto. Available in alpha for Macs.
Stephen Hood on Twitter / X
Was feeling cranky about all the people claiming they’re building an “AI OS,” so… I vibe coded an AI OS. Meet Llanux, a custom Linux distro that boots to llama.cpp. No GNOME/KDE, just a chat TUI, local inference, and a model downloader. Forgive me. https://t.co/vJVvUm9HWY pic.twitter.com/dHpNKuHOQz— Stephen Hood (@stlhood) January 23, 2026
M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents
For the past few days, I’ve been testing the (currently) top-of-the-line M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM. I’ll cut to the chase: the M5 Ultra Mac Studio is a dream machine for local AI agents. This computer makes it possible to run personal assistants powered by local models with great performance and
