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Chatbox vs MindMac: catalog facts
Chatbox	MindMac
Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…	Freemium Free with basic features; a paid license unlocks the full app.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Azure and local Ollama models from one window Conversations are stored locally rather than on someone else's server	Native macOS app Inline mode works inside other applications
You need your own API keys, and those cost money per use It is a client, so it cannot run a model itself without Ollama or similar	macOS only, and needs macOS 13 or later Requires your own API keys
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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