Overview
Elvean is a native macOS AI workspace for working with cloud and local models in one app. It offers projects with a persistent knowledge base, threaded conversations, web and image search, MCP servers, a sandboxed Linux environment, and interactive charts, maps, tables, and galleries. Use your own API keys, or connect local Ollama, LM Studio, and MLX models.
Pricing: Free; Pro $4.99/month or $49.99/year
Minimum macOS: 13.0 (Ventura)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Interactive charts, maps, diagrams, and sortable tables
- Projects with a persistent knowledge base
- Threaded conversations with branching capability
- System-wide floating prompt panel
- Web, image, and video search
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) server support
- Photo gallery layouts and Apple Maps
- Inline Markdown editing
- Prompt library with variable templating
- Multi-step agentic tool calling
- Instant switching between AI providers
- Sandboxed Linux environment for agent work
- API keys stored in macOS Keychain
- Local-first privacy with no telemetry or required account
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