Your Mac has an AI chip. You just haven't used it yet.
Typer is a free AI chat app that runs entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no internet needed. Just open it and start chatting.
FEELS LIKE CLOUD AI
We ran a blind test on our website, with real people comparing Typer to ChatGPT's free model without knowing which was which. The results surprised us. Try it yourself at typer.space.
Ask it anything: get a recipe from whatever's in your fridge, sort out your code, brainstorm ideas, draft an email, write a poem.
ZERO CONFIGURATION
Typer looks at your Mac and automatically picks the best AI model for it. No models to choose, no settings, no technical knowledge required.
If your Mac can handle a smarter model, Typer lets you know - upgrade in one click.
SEARCHES THE WEB
Typer can search the web without sending your queries to external servers. You get current answers. No one learns what you searched.
Every conversation stays on your Mac. No data collection, no tracking. Your conversations are yours.
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Good option for MacBook Air M5
Chip Morris
This is a very convenient way to get an everyday-use chatbot on your home computer. No token fees and completely private. On my MacBook Air (M5 w/24Gb unified memory) I’ve compared a number of chats with leading models for google-like information searches and the results are very comparable and the speed acceptable. I would suspect that Claude or ChatGPT would be superior for coding, mathematics and similar technical applications, but it really depends on the open model being employed – all of which are constantly improving. One great feature the developer implements is to evaluate your computer’s capabilities and find a best-fit model – all installed painlessly. This can only get better. Support this developer (to whom I have no connection, by the way).
Excellent local on computer AI
Artiste212
After some updates by a very responsive developer, this app has become very useful as an LLM that stays on our machine and provides much of the functionality of the internet based AI’s, but with privacy. I prefer not sharing with ChatGPT or others, so this makes a lot of sense.
"Simple" taken too far
Aviris
First question I asked it to explain xargs. It gave me a strangely disjointed answer, but noted that my "Mac can handle a much smarter version" so I chose to upgrade. A follow up question, revealed that the reason it was so disjointed is because with BOTH of the dark options, the color scheme they’ve chosen makes large chunks of the code invisible (using Apple studio 5k display). The answer was still poor in comparison to Gemma 4 26B and GPT OSS 20B using LM Studio as a front end. The absolute lack of any preferences or information about what model it is using, coupled with poor performance, makes me just ask "Why would anyone use this?"
Typer can read your files now.
• Attach files to any chat. Drop them in, paste them, or pick them with the attach button. Typer reads PDFs, Word and PowerPoint documents, spreadsheets, CSVs and plain text, then answers questions about them.
• The attach button in the composer works again, and now lets you choose between Photos and Files.
• Code blocks follow the theme you picked in Typer instead of your Mac's light or dark setting.
• Settings opens at the right height, so you no longer have to scroll the moment it appears.
• On Macs low on storage, we no longer swap your recommended model for a smaller one you would have to download from scratch.
Version 2.5.16
The developer, Studio Satellite, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Duarte Design Studio AB
Size
486.3 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
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