HeyMate
A Mac assistant that answers screen questions aloud and runs coding agents after plan approval.
By Umar Siddiqui
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About HeyMate
HeyMate lives in the Mac's notch area and can answer questions about the screen. It also runs Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode agents after showing a plan for approval, with snapshots to undo changes.
The app includes widgets for files, media, and calendar, plus focus timers, clipboard history, and downloads. It is open source under MIT and requires macOS 14.2 or later.
Strengths
- Answers questions about on-screen content
- Shows an agent plan before changes run
- Includes menu bar utilities and calendar access
Limitations
- macOS 14.2 or later required
- Agent features use external coding tools or AI providers
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source; AI provider plans may be needed for some features.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Umar Siddiqui
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want screen help and approved coding-agent workflows
- Categories
- AI assistants, AI coding, AI agents
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Awesome macOS
- Sources