CodeWhisper
Explain, Review & Learn Code
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
CodeWhisper is a read-only code review and architecture intelligence companion for macOS. Whether you're onboarding to an unfamiliar repository, auditing an AI-generated pull request, or deepening your software engineering skills, CodeWhisper helps you understand what code does, how it behaves, and where it falls short—calibrated to your experience level.
BUILT-IN OFFLINE SCANNER (NO API KEY REQUIRED)
Open any project folder or source file to run an instant, zero-latency local scan:
• Secret & Credential Detection: Scans for AWS, GitHub, Slack, Google, and private key material with automatic redaction before any prompt leaves your Mac.
• Dangerous Pattern Warnings: Identifies SQL injection, shell executions, unsafe deserialization, disabled TLS, and unbounded memory calls.
• Hotspot Metrics: Identifies long or complex files to guide review priorities.
AI CODE REVIEW & DEEP EXPLANATIONS
• Line-by-Line Walkthroughs: Get clear, contextual explanations of files and functions calibrated to Beginner, Intermediate, or Expert.
• Whole-Codebase Guide: Analyzes the entire directory structure and suggests an optimal reading path.
• Code Review: Pinpoints correctness, performance, safety, and maintainability concerns without altering your source.
• Security Audits: Findings mapped to CWE and OWASP categories with remediation steps.
• Architecture Diagrams: Analyzes stack design patterns and renders interactive Mermaid architecture diagrams.
LEARNING & REHEARSAL (SOCRATIC TUTOR)
• Tutor Mode: Guides you toward answers Socratically rather than simply giving away solutions.
• Quiz Me & Drill Me: Generates comprehension questions and "what-if" refactoring drills to test your understanding before you touch production code.
• Explain It Back (Feynman Technique): Write your explanation of the code and receive an objective AI evaluation.
• Recurring Weakness Lessons: Transforms repeat issues across your projects into focused, custom lessons.
GIT HISTORY & LIVE CHANGE WATCHER
• Git Curriculum: Read-only inspection of recent commits and uncommitted diffs to explain what changed and what to learn from it.
• Live File Watcher: Detects local file changes as they happen and compares before-and-after diffs side-by-side.
• Scratchpad: Paste snippets from AI tools or the web to inspect them safely before integrating them into your project.
PRIVACY-FIRST & ON-DEVICE READY
• 100% Local On-Device AI: Download and run Apple Silicon MLX models (Qwen coder models) completely offline.
• Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): Connect directly to Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), or any OpenAI-compatible local server (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM).
• Zero Middleman: Your code is never sent to our servers. Credentials are saved only in your macOS Keychain.
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KNOW YOUR CODE!
Get to know the code you’re working with—whether someone else wrote it or it came from an AI coding session. This update brings new ways to understand how your app works, plan changes, and preserve what you’ve learned.
- Feature Atlas: Explore how a feature connects across files, with expandable source maps and links to the relevant code.
- Change Impact Planner: Find likely change points, related code, and verification steps before adding or modifying a feature.
- Session Handoff: Review changes across files after a coding session, with context about what changed and what still needs checking.
- Source-backed understanding: Follow explanations back to their source, distinguish evidence from interpretation, and see when saved understanding needs refreshing.
- Maintainer Guide: Bring saved maps, plans, and handoffs together into a reusable project reference, including your own notes and corrections.
- A fresh look: A new Code Atlas icon and coordinated burgundy, apricot, and ivory design.
- Everyday improvements: More responsive code and report viewing, better layouts for smaller windows, and fixes for saving reports, cancellation, and project switching.
Some advanced capabilities require CodeWhisper Pro.
The developer, JAMSoft Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- JAMSoft Inc
- Size
- 13 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- CodeWhisper Pro (Yearly) $69.99
- CodeWhisper Pro (Monthly) $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jamsoft Inc
