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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask mindmac
About MindMac
MindMac is a native Mac app for chatting with language models through their APIs, including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI and Google Gemini. It runs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs with macOS 13 or later.
Its inline mode lets you generate content or ask questions from within any application without switching windows. Basic features are free, and a license unlocks the rest.
Strengths
- Native macOS app
- Inline mode works inside other applications
- Supports several API providers
Limitations
- macOS only, and needs macOS 13 or later
- Requires your own API keys
- Full features need a paid license
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree with basic features; a paid license unlocks the full app.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- MindMac
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want a native client for their AI API keys
- Categories
- AI assistants
- Last verified
- Added
- Sources
Alternatives to MindMac
Compare allSoftware that can replace MindMac for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
BoltAI
A native macOS AI chat app that works with many cloud providers and local models.
BoltAI is a paid native macOS client with system-wide shortcuts that adds local Ollama models, projects and plugins, also requiring macOS 13 or later.
TypingMind
A chat interface for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other language models that runs on your own API keys.
TypingMind is a web chat interface using your own API keys, working beyond macOS but requiring a paid licence for the app.
Chatbox
A desktop and mobile chat client for AI models, where you supply your own API keys or point it at a local model.
Chatbox is a GPL-3.0 community-edition client using your own API keys or local Ollama models, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile.
ChatWise
A desktop AI chat client that works with many model providers and stores data locally.
ChatWise is a Windows and macOS client with local storage, MCP tools and web search that can also use existing Copilot or Claude subscriptions.
Cherry Studio
Use several AI providers from one desktop chat application.
Cherry Studio is a free AGPL-3.0 desktop client for several providers on Windows, macOS and Linux, with local model servers and document chat.
Msty
Desktop workspace for chatting with local and hosted AI models in one place.
Msty is a desktop workspace on Windows, macOS and Linux that runs local models without a separate server, with advanced features on a paid plan.
Jan
An open-source ChatGPT replacement that runs entirely offline, and can also front cloud providers when you want them.
Jan is a free Apache 2.0 app that uses cloud API keys and can also run models fully offline, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
5ire
A cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client that connects to major model providers.
5ire is a free open-source desktop client for several providers with MCP tools and a local knowledge base, running on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Ollamac
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RecurseChat
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OpenRouter
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LM Studio
A polished desktop app for downloading, running and chatting with local language models, with an OpenAI-compatible server built in.
