Writing Tools
Apple Intelligence-inspired system-wide grammar assistant
Free Writing Assistance Open Source
Overview
Writing Tools brings Apple Intelligence-like writing assistance to any app on your Mac. Press a hotkey to access AI-powered grammar correction, text rewriting, tone adjustment (friendly, professional, concise), and content summarization. Works with free Gemini API, OpenAI, Claude, or local LLMs via Ollama and MLX. Create custom AI commands for unlimited possibilities. The native Swift macOS port preserves rich-text formatting during proofreading and supports image processing. Free, open-source, and privacy-focused—your data never leaves your device with local models.
Pricing: Free
Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- System-wide AI writing assistance via hotkey
- Grammar and spelling correction
- Text rewriting with tone options (Friendly, Professional, Concise)
- Content summarization for webpages, videos, documents
- Custom AI commands with unlimited possibilities
- Chat mode for direct LLM interaction
- Rich-text formatting preservation
- Free Gemini API support + OpenAI/Claude/local LLMs
- Local LLM via Ollama and MLX
- Privacy-focused with no data collection
