Atua
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActivemacOS utility that calls your own AI keys from any app via a hotkey — one $29 lifetime license
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $29 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
One-time $29 lifetime license, no subscription, with free updates promised and a 7-day money-back guarantee; model usage is billed by your own AI providers since the app is bring-your-own-key.
Use tool ↗About Atua
Atua sits behind a keyboard shortcut on macOS: select text in any application, press Option-Space, and run rewrite, summarize, translate or custom prompts against a model of your choice. It is bring-your-own-key software supporting OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, Mistral, local Ollama and LM Studio endpoints and any OpenAI-compatible service, so ongoing cost is whatever your provider charges. The app itself is a one-time $29 purchase from DevLab Systems with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
- Platforms
- macOS
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Home page pricing: lifetime license $29, one-time payment, free updates forever, MCP server support, 7-day money-back guarantee, use your own API key (15 October 2026)atua.app ↗
- Terms say Atua is developed and operated by DevLab Systems LLC (15 October 2026)atua.app ↗
Is Atua legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 28, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Namecheap Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Jan 3, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- DevLab Systems LLC, United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Atua
A cheap, subscription-free way to put AI behind a hotkey across macOS, and BYOK plus Ollama support means it also works with local models and keeps your data path under your control. You carry the setup burden: no keys, no product.
Pros
- $29 once undercuts most AI-utility subscriptions within months, with free updates promised
- Works system-wide rather than in a separate chat window
- Supports 18+ providers plus any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- Local-model support avoids sending text to the cloud
Cons
- No trial build - the 7-day refund is the only escape hatch
- BYOK setup is a hurdle for non-technical buyers
- Mac only
Best for
- Mac users who already hold API keys and resent subscriptions
- Privacy-minded people running Ollama or LM Studio locally
- Writers and developers doing quick in-place text transformations
Not for
- Anyone wanting a ready-made account with model access included
- Windows or Linux users
Watch out: The $29 covers the app, not the models: every command you run is billed separately by whichever API provider your key belongs to.
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