SAM
Synthetic Autonomic Mind - Private AI Assistant for macOS
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Overview
SAM (Synthetic Autonomic Mind) is a privacy-focused native macOS AI assistant that runs entirely on-device. Features semantic search, intelligent subagents, code reading and writing, terminal command execution, and image generation with Stable Diffusion. Supports MLX and GGUF local models plus 7+ cloud providers for flexibility. Includes voice activation ('Hey SAM'), LoRA fine-tuning capabilities, and a comprehensive toolset for developers and power users.
Pricing: Free
Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)
Architecture: Apple Silicon
Key Features
- Privacy-focused on-device AI processing
- MLX and GGUF local model support
- 7+ cloud provider integrations
- Semantic search capabilities
- Intelligent subagent system
- Code reading, writing, and execution
- Terminal command execution
- Stable Diffusion image generation
- LoRA fine-tuning support
- Voice activation with 'Hey SAM'
- Native macOS application