MacGPT
69Menu bar and global-hotkey access to ChatGPT on macOS, using the web session or your own OpenAI key.
Added 20d ago
Free
81trust score out of 100
00
Caret alternatives
3 products our research names as a replacement for Caret in Desktop & OS Assistants, each with what it does differently — prices, API and status from our own checks rather than from the vendors’ own pages.
Grammar, tone and rewriting help inside every app
United StatesAdded 27d ago
Freemiumfrom $12/mo
91trust score out of 100
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AI-first email client for Gmail with deep assistant search
United StatesAdded 27d ago
Paidfrom $30/mo
94trust score out of 100
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Free desktop ChatGPT client for Mac, Windows, and Linux with multi-engine support.
Added 11d ago
Free
72trust score out of 100
00
Alter
69macOS assistant that reads what is on your screen and acts on it from a spoken command
Added 20d ago
Freemiumfrom $240/yr
78trust score out of 100
00
Atua
77macOS utility that calls your own AI keys from any app via a hotkey — one $29 lifetime license
United StatesAdded 27d ago
Paidfrom $29/mo
88trust score out of 100
00
Blue
69Native Mac app that sends whatever is on screen to ChatGPT from an option-space shortcut
SwedenAdded 20d ago
Paidfrom $5/mo
77trust score out of 100
00
Clico
77Mac assistant that reads the screen you are already on instead of making you paste context.
Added 20d ago
Freemiumfrom $19.9/mo
75trust score out of 100
00
Mac menu-bar app for ChatGPT, voice-to-text, and quick AI actions using your own API keys, sold as a one-time purchase.
Added 11d ago
Paidfrom $39 once
85trust score out of 100
00
Gpt-tab
77Free menu-bar window that keeps ChatGPT one click away without cluttering browser tabs.
Added 11d ago
Free
73trust score out of 100
00
Guidy
69Desktop assistant that watches your screen and points at the exact button you need to click next
Added 20d ago
Paidfrom $69 once
72trust score out of 100
00
Iris Fun
69A macOS assistant you summon over any app with a shortcut, forwarding requests to GPT models and returning formatted answers.
Added 11d ago
Free
78trust score out of 100
00
Native Mac app that lets you select any part of the screen and chat with your own AI model about it.
Added 11d ago
Paidfrom $19.99 once
68trust score out of 100
00
Macaify
59Menu-bar shortcut that runs AI on selected text inside any Mac app, without switching windows.
ChinaAdded 11d ago
Freemiumfrom $4/mo
81trust score out of 100
00
MindMac
69One-time-purchase Mac client for OpenAI, Gemini, Claude and local models, with an inline mode
Added 20d ago
Paidfrom $29 once
69trust score out of 100
00
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