FlowDown - Open & Fast AI

Name: FlowDown - Open & Fast AI
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (18 reviews)
Author: 子衎 王

Get your task done smooth.

$9.99

18 Ratings
Ages

18+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

子衎王
Language

EN
+ 6 More
Size

117.2
MB

FlowDown is a fast, minimal AI chat app that makes working with large language models feel smooth, focused, and under your control. For guides, tips, and advanced setup help, visit flowdown.ai. Why FlowDown Lightweight and efficient Focus on your conversation, not the app. FlowDown launches quickly, stays out of your way, and keeps long chats responsive, even on busy machines. Rich formatting with Markdown Get clear, readable answers. FlowDown renders Markdown beautifully, so code blocks, bullet lists, tables, and headings in AI responses are easy to scan and use. Works with the tools you already have Connect to any OpenAI-compatible API, from major cloud providers to services running in your own home lab. If it speaks the OpenAI API, FlowDown can talk to it. Talk with text, images, and audio Show, not just tell. Paste screenshots, drop in images, or record your voice to ask questions. Use it to: - Transcribe meetings or lectures - Summarize voice notes - Ask about the content inside a photo Smooth, instant-feeling conversations Blazing-fast text rendering makes responses stream in fluidly, so you can start reading and refining your prompt without waiting for the model to finish. Automatic chat titles Stop hunting for the right thread. FlowDown names your conversations automatically based on their content, so you can quickly find that "API bug fix" or "Trip planning" chat later. Shortcut integrations Use FlowDown inside your workflows. With Shortcuts support, you can: - Send selected text from another app to your model - Generate drafts, summaries, or replies with one tap - Build custom automations that call your favourite model Privacy by design Your data is yours. FlowDown does not collect your chats. For maximum confidentiality, you can run models locally on your own machine with no external server involved. Open source and transparent Every line of code is available on GitHub. Inspect it, audit it, or adapt it for your own setups. You can see exactly how your AI client works. Free trial and open code FlowDown is fully open source, and we provide a free trial so you can confirm it fits your workflow before buying. Source code and trial builds are available at: https://github.com/Lakr233/FlowDown To try it, open the Releases section and download the latest trial version. Local models For offline, private usage, FlowDown can run models locally on Apple Silicon devices with sufficient memory. Supported model families include: Cohere, Gemma, Gemma2, Gemma3, InternLM2, Llama / Mistral, OpenELM, Phi, Phi3, PhiMoE, Qwen2, Qwen3, Starcoder2, MiMo, and GLM4. This gives you: - Full control over your data - No dependency on external servers - The ability to experiment with different open models Remote models A complimentary remote model is included so you can start chatting immediately. This starter service is best-effort, with rate limits and no uptime guarantee. For consistent, reliable use, we recommend: - Bringing your own API, or - Hosting your own inference server on local or home-lab hardware FlowDown supports all OpenAI-compatible endpoints, making it ideal for connecting to tools like Ollama and LM Studio running on your own machine for maximum privacy. Some setups require technical knowledge. If you are new to self-hosted AI or custom endpoints, please read our documentation carefully; the app can be challenging without it. We strongly recommend using the free trial before purchasing, as refunds may not be available. For advanced or enterprise use, configuration examples and best practices are documented on our website. Important note AI-generated content can be inaccurate or misleading. Always verify critical information and use FlowDown responsibly; you are responsible for how you use the output. © 2025 FlowDown Team. All rights reserved.

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

18 Ratings

Great, Smooth App. Needs Automatic Model Fetching
Oct 6

EarthSaiyan
The app looks and feels great, with fluid animations, and adopting native macOS design. Definitely recommend this app to people! The only feature request to the developer is that the model management is cumbersome, as it is manual, and unclear how to input API keys, etc. If there can be an API key field, and all the models of an API provider can be managed in one place (instead of saving individual models), this app would rock!

Developer Response
Hello,API keys are banned from the App Store, and the only option is in-app purchase. We are not planning for that.Automatic fetching is available, provided your endpoint supports it.Thank you for your understanding.
Great, Smooth App. Needs Automatic Model Fetching
Oct 6

EarthSaiyan

The app looks and feels great, with fluid animations, and adopting native macOS design. Definitely recommend this app to people! The only feature request to the developer is that the model management is cumbersome, as it is manual, and unclear how to input API keys, etc. If there can be an API key field, and all the models of an API provider can be managed in one place (instead of saving individual models), this app would rock!
Developer Response Oct 24
Hello,API keys are banned from the App Store, and the only option is in-app purchase. We are not planning for that.Automatic fetching is available, provided your endpoint supports it.Thank you for your understanding.
A-list LLM Client
Jul 11

ChrisLloydME
The performance of FlowDown is amazing! I was truly impressed by the rendering performance, even during the beta testing stage — it's significantly better than the native official ChatGPT app. I also hold a similar attitude with the developer (or project leader), toward the concept of native app & privacy. As someone who has been using this app since literarily day one, I can really see the effort the team has put into it. The project leader is active in the Discord group, constantly working to fix bugs and add new features.That said, there are still a few frustrating issues. I have to admit that the process to add a model from external service provider is way too complicated. I understand this is partly due to Apple’s restrictions, but I really hope a more streamlined solution can be found. Also, the macOS app is not ‘that’ native. While the performance is solid, the user interface doesn’t fully align with the desktop experience—especially the right-click menu and the settings page, which feel out of place.
A-list LLM Client
Jul 11

ChrisLloydME

The performance of FlowDown is amazing! I was truly impressed by the rendering performance, even during the beta testing stage — it's significantly better than the native official ChatGPT app. I also hold a similar attitude with the developer (or project leader), toward the concept of native app & privacy. As someone who has been using this app since literarily day one, I can really see the effort the team has put into it. The project leader is active in the Discord group, constantly working to fix bugs and add new features.That said, there are still a few frustrating issues. I have to admit that the process to add a model from external service provider is way too complicated. I understand this is partly due to Apple’s restrictions, but I really hope a more streamlined solution can be found. Also, the macOS app is not ‘that’ native. While the performance is solid, the user interface doesn’t fully align with the desktop experience—especially the right-click menu and the settings page, which feel out of place.
Multiple Features in One App
Mar 7

Danielzmeow
I am seeking for such app support mobile platform + web search + multiple providers + ChatGPT liked UI/UX (Concise + Native) for such a long time. Saw it on Twitter and bought it immediately. That’s exactly what I eager for. I am now being able to use it to alternate all kinds of Chat Apps on my iPhone since it provides all great features. Plus, if possible, may you mind to simplify the process of adding new model and I suppose providing a group setting can better help managing these models.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for using our app! We’re so happy that you’re enjoying it.We’re currently waiting for the App Store to review our latest update, and it’s been a week already. We’ll reach out to them to see if there’s anything we can do to speed things up and provide you with a better way to edit those. We really want to bring back that convenient feature that was there before! 😊
Multiple Features in One App
Mar 7

Danielzmeow

I am seeking for such app support mobile platform + web search + multiple providers + ChatGPT liked UI/UX (Concise + Native) for such a long time. Saw it on Twitter and bought it immediately. That’s exactly what I eager for. I am now being able to use it to alternate all kinds of Chat Apps on my iPhone since it provides all great features. Plus, if possible, may you mind to simplify the process of adding new model and I suppose providing a group setting can better help managing these models.
Developer Response Mar 10
Thank you so much for using our app! We’re so happy that you’re enjoying it.We’re currently waiting for the App Store to review our latest update, and it’s been a week already. We’ll reach out to them to see if there’s anything we can do to speed things up and provide you with a better way to edit those. We really want to bring back that convenient feature that was there before! 😊
Only missing iCloud sync
Apr 9

StayFlyEatFries
This has almost every feature I want in an AI client: fluid interface, no lag with long conversations, attachment support, web lookup, and voice transcription. Only thing it’s missing is iCloud sync. It’s also a bit of a pain to configure your different models, but you only have to do it once.Once you can sync configurations & chats between iOS and macOS, this app will be perfect.

Developer Response
Hi. Thanks for the great review! We're excited to let you know the iCloud sync you asked for is now available. Just update to version 3.7+ on iOS 17 or newer to get started. We hope you love it.
Only missing iCloud sync
Apr 9

StayFlyEatFries

This has almost every feature I want in an AI client: fluid interface, no lag with long conversations, attachment support, web lookup, and voice transcription. Only thing it’s missing is iCloud sync. It’s also a bit of a pain to configure your different models, but you only have to do it once.Once you can sync configurations & chats between iOS and macOS, this app will be perfect.
Developer Response Oct 24
Hi. Thanks for the great review! We're excited to let you know the iCloud sync you asked for is now available. Just update to version 3.7+ on iOS 17 or newer to get started. We hope you love it.