MacCopilot
Verified Oct 14, 2026 ActiveNative Mac app that lets you select any part of the screen and chat with your own AI model about it.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $19.99 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
One-time $19.99 lifetime license with no Membership subscription and no bundled model quota. AI usage is billed by the provider whose key you connect (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Azure OpenAI or compatible endpoints), or runs locally through Ollama.
Use tool ↗About MacCopilot
MacCopilot is a native macOS utility that lets a user draw a selection box around any part of the screen — code, an email, a design, a chart — and immediately chat with an AI model about it. It doesn't run its own AI backend; instead, users bring their own API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or a local Ollama model, and the app is a $19.99 one-time purchase with no subscription. It's made by TychoStationAI, which doesn't publish a headquarters location on the site.
- Platforms
- macOS
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
Verified sources
- Home page pricing: Lifetime License $19.99, pay once; 'MacCopilot is now a simple one-time purchase' with no Membership subscription or bundled LLM quota (15 October 2026)maccopilot.co ↗
- Home page: bring your own keys for OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI or compatible endpoints; local Ollama supported; footer credits TychoStationAI (15 October 2026)maccopilot.co ↗
- Terms last updated 2 May 2025 name TychoStationAI and give no address or jurisdiction (15 October 2026)maccopilot.co ↗
Is MacCopilot legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Jan 6, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 14, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- TychoStationAIOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of MacCopilot
MacCopilot is a thin, focused layer for screen-based AI chat that avoids a recurring subscription by having users pay for their own AI usage directly with their chosen provider. That design choice is also the catch: it's not usable at all without already having, and paying for, an API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or a local Ollama setup.
Pros
- One-time $19.99 purchase with no recurring app subscription
- Works with multiple AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama) rather than locking to one
- Local Ollama support means it can run without sending data to a cloud API at all
Cons
- Requires the user to already have and manage their own API key
- AI usage costs are separate and billed directly by whichever provider is chosen
- No disclosed company location
Best for
- Mac users who already pay for an AI API key and want quick screen-based access to it
- Developers and designers wanting fast visual Q&A without switching apps
- Privacy-conscious users who want the option to run a local Ollama model instead of a cloud API
Not for
- Users without an existing AI provider API key
- Anyone wanting an all-inclusive subscription that bundles AI usage costs
Watch out: The $19.99 price only buys the app itself — every AI query is billed separately by whichever provider's API key is connected.
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