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.
apfel - Your Mac Already Has AI
Your Mac already has AI. Apple ships a language model with macOS -apfel unlocks it with one brew install. No downloads, no API keys, no config. The fastest path to local AI.
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.
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.
Nativ — Local AI for your Mac
Frontier intelligence on your desk. No accounts, subscriptions, or cloud.
goose | Your open source AI agent
Your native open source AI agent. Desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between.
LibreChat - The Open-Source AI Platform
LibreChat brings together all your AI conversations in one unified, customizable interface.
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.
Atomic Chat: Free Local AI Chat for Mac, Windows & iPhone | Private & Offline
Free, open-source local AI chat for Mac, Windows & iPhone. Run Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, Llama offline. 1,000+ models, no cloud, no subscription. Download free.
maki
An efficient AI coding agent. Native Rust TUI. Immediate startup, 60 FPS, low memory. Indexes files instead of reading them, chains tools in a sandbox interpreter. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Z.AI, OpenRouter, Synthetic, or any OpenAI / Anthropic compatible API.
Mirai for MacOS: A faster, simpler alternative to Ollama and LM Studio
Chat with your favorite AI models directly on your Mac. Privately and securely. Built natively for macOS and Apple Silicon.
Apple working on MCP support to enable agentic AI on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
With today’s rollout of developer betas, Apple began to lay the groundwork for adopting Anthropic’s protocol for agentic AI.
cardea-mcp/RustCoder
Enable AI agents to create and execute their own tools in Rust autonomously. Available as web API and MCP services
Updates to Apple’s On-Device and Server Foundation Language Models
With Apple Intelligence, we're integrating powerful generative AI right into the apps and experiences people use every day, all while…
