Fluent: AI Writing Assistant
Write Better, Write Faster
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Boost and transform your writing productivity with state-of-the-art Spotlight-like Smart Panel - ready to be used no matter what app your are working in.
Made with power users in mind. Aimed to organically fit into your workflow - not get in your way.
• Immediately replace, translate, fix grammar, draft Emails and Social Media posts, extract key points and much more.
• Works virtually in any application.
• Use your own cloud AI API keys for OpenAI, Gemini and OpenRouter (more providers coming soon).
• Choose from 320+ OpenRouter models.
• Choose from dozens of local AI models ready to be downloaded and used without additional software and efforts.
• Maximize security: load local AI models directly from your Mac.
• Create, assign custom hotkeys and use custom actions (unlimited in Unlocked version).
• 30+ pre-supplied default actions (in Unlocked version): translate, fix grammar, draft Emails and Social Media posts, extract key points, analyze, and more.
• Work flawlessly with images (in Unlocked version).
• Use custom variables in actions (in Unlocked version).
• Use Smart Panel as an always-on-screen assistant by minimizing it to one of the 9 snap points on the screen.
• Markdown rendering support in Smart Panel. Preview your results just as they looked (even images!).
• Data Privacy focus: zero data, zero telemetry collection. Your cloud AI API keys are securely stored inside your Mac's Keychain.
• Work fully offline - thanks to local models support.
more Hotfix: drag-and-drop of PDF files.
1.3.9 09/08/2025
In this release:
- Fix: support for multiple file attachments from Photos app.
Enjoy!
1.3.8 09/07/2025
Another minor release with several brilliant changes:
- Feature: PDF support. Chat with PDFs with even hundred of pages of content to process (depending on the model).
- Feature: HEIC pictures support. Native Photos files usually use HEIC format, which from now on is fully supported.
- Improvement: besides drag and drop, you can now also copy file(s) prematurely and paste them into the Smart Panel (CMD+V) easily.
- Small bug fixes and improvements.
Enjoy!
1.3.7 09/05/2025
Minor release with several good changes:
- Improvement: drag and drop visuals are now more appealing and seamless.
- Improvement: content handling when auto insert is enabled for an action.
- Performance optimizations in various places, including attachments, rendering, etc.
Enjoy!
1.3.6 09/03/2025
Astrologers proclaim week of quality-of-life updates, so releases increase in population! Here's another minor release with:
- Feature: besides hitting TAB/SHIFT-TAB, you can now also change the model in the Smart Panel by clicking the model icon.
- Improvement: user created actions are now shown on top, thus, before built-in ones under "All" tab. Moreover, they are sorted by Date Modified.
Enjoy!
1.3.5 08/31/2025
Very minor release:
- Onboarding has been updated to match the newest version.
- Several improvements, as well as bug fixes.
Enjoy!
1.3.4 08/30/2025
Minor release with some important changes:
- Feature: GPT 5 models are now live!
- Feature: conversation history is now persisted across chats and follow-up tabs.
- Small bug fixes and improvements.
Enjoy!
1.3.3 08/29/2025
In this release a few small bugs have been fixed, specifically:
- Fix: in Spotlight mode, Smart Panel expands only in bottom direction.
- Fix: occassional focus problems.
- Fix: Smart Panel no longer hides itself when Pinned.
- Stability improvements.
Enjoy!
1.3.2 08/25/2025
Important change has been made in this minor version: Streaming Mode is now enabled by default, meaning it's not more a paid feature. Enjoy!
1.3.1 08/20/2025
Finally a major 1.3 release is here! A lot has changed and been fixed, specifically:
- Feature: Tabs. You can now create multiple tabs with content, allowing you to streamline your work and compare.
- Feature: Follow-up. You can now press CMD+F combination and a new sub-tab will appear, allowing you to continue work with previous tab’s results in context.
- Feature: Spotlight mode. In this new mode Smart Panel will always appear at the same location it was previously, and expand in bottom direction. Try it on in Smart Panel settings.
- Feature: drag and drop files straight to Smart Panel for quicker attachments.
- Feature: Quick Preview by clicking on attachments.
- Feature: Favorites Bar in the Smart Panel can now be shrinked into the prompt field, for a more compact appearance.
- Feature: you can now disable showing bottom Smart Panel buttons by default, if there is no content yet.
- Improved: refined & refreshed look of the Smart Panel in both dark and light themes.
- Improved: the model name is now displayed right in the prompt field. As before, you can switch models with TAB/SHIFT+TAB combination. Generation status is now displayed at the same place, and cancellation is possible by clicking on the model icon.
- Improved: rendering and streaming is now once again smoother and more appealing.
- Fix: rendering of long shortcut combinations in Manage Actions window.
- Fix: ability to remove shortcut combination completely.
- A lot of small bug fixes and improvements that won’t fit into this list.
Enjoy and stay tuned!
1.3 08/16/2025
It's official: Anthropic and Grok landed to Fluent with native support! And a bit more:
- Feature: loading indicator near cursor for "headless" (with Auto Insert enabled) actions.
- Feature: keyboard shortcuts now visually change depending on your selected layout.
- Several bug fixes and improvements.
1.2.1 07/15/2025
Honestly, this release is truly amazing. Much has been improved and added. Let's break it down:
- Feature: Custom Providers. Feel free to add Ollama, LM Studio, Anthropic, Grok... Any OpenAI compatible API works!
- Feature: Model Switching in Smart Panel. Quickly change models to run actions on, using TAB (or SHIFT+TAB to go backwards).
- Feature: Generation Status and Request Cancellation. Located at the bottom of the Smart Panel.
- Feature: Switch Global Default Model quickly via the menu bar icon.
- Feature: Rendering now supports code blocks (still in Beta!).
- Improve: Content Formatting. When you Insert or Copy the result from Fluent, it aims to persist the original formatting (headings, lists, links, text styling etc.) you had, and it already does it very well!
- Improve: AI Engine Overhaul. Everything OpenAI compatible now runs through a unified interface, bringing more stable and predictable results.
- Improve: Rendering and streaming are now even smoother and more fluid.
- Fix: FN and some F keys will no longer call the Smart Panel.
1.2 07/09/2025
This is a hotfix release:
- Hotfix: process custom variables in Actions used via custom prompt.
- Hotfix: do not request unnecessary permissions when Accessibility permissions have not yet been granted.
1.1.1 06/28/2025
This is a quality-of-life release, featuring bug fixes and a bunch of additions.
Thank you for your support and feedback.
What's changed?
- Feature: Application Blacklist. Fluent will ignore apps added to this list.
- Feature: Smart Panel animation options: choose between the standard easing animation or a fading effect.
- Feature: Fluent’s menu bar icon can now be hidden.
- Feature: system “reserved” shortcuts can now be assigned to Smart Panel toggle shortcut and Actions.
- Fix: Smart Panel no longer shrinks unexpectedly when attached to the side and empty.
- Fix: Actions with automatic insertion now work reliably even when the Smart Panel is open.
- Fix: The "Toggle Smart Panel" option now works correctly, allowing you to open it either as a small bar or fully expanded.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the OpenRouter model list disappeared after entering an API key.
- Fix: The dock icon now appears when the Settings window is opened (e.g., from the menu).
- Fix: Improved panel animations to prevent freezing when hiding and reopening.
- Fix: Fixed a linear rendering issue with Markdown results.
- Fix: Opening Settings from the Smart Panel now correctly minimizes the panel and focuses the Settings window.
- Improve: Made clipboard operations more stable.
- Improve: Increased the daily limit for actions from 15 to 30, allowing more testing for new users.
1.1 06/27/2025
Hotfix: drag-and-drop of PDF files.
more Version 1.3.9 09/08/2025
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