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macai

Lightweight native macOS AI chat client supporting multiple providers

Free Chat Open Source

Overview

macai (macOS AI) is a lightweight native macOS chat client supporting multiple AI providers including ChatGPT, Claude, xAI (Grok), Google Gemini, Perplexity, Ollama, OpenRouter, and OpenAI-compatible APIs. Features vision and image generation capabilities, iCloud sync, and a minimalist interface. Privacy-focused with no built-in telemetry.

Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)

Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel

Key Features

  • Support for ChatGPT, Claude, xAI (Grok), Gemini, Perplexity
  • Ollama and OpenRouter integration
  • OpenAI-compatible API support
  • Vision and image generation capabilities
  • Search functionality
  • Reasoning features
  • Import/export options
  • iCloud Sync across devices
  • Light and dark mode
  • No built-in telemetry
  • Minimalist user interface

Tags

text generationchatimage generation