MacGPT
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActiveMenu bar and global-hotkey access to ChatGPT on macOS, using the web session or your own OpenAI key.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- 100% Free
Listed on Gumroad at a price of 0, i.e. free or name-your-price. Running it against the OpenAI API means paying OpenAI directly for tokens. The GeePeeTee iOS companion is free.
Use tool ↗About MacGPT
MacGPT is a small macOS utility from indie developer Good Snooze (Jordi Bruin) that keeps ChatGPT one keystroke away: a menu bar icon, a global hotkey popup, an inline mode that answers inside any text field, and a conversation mode with voice. It can either wrap the ChatGPT web session or talk to the OpenAI API with your own key, so there is no subscription of its own. A companion iOS app, GeePeeTee, is free. Distribution is through Gumroad, where the product now carries the MenuGPT name and a zero price, and the site's copyright still reads 2023 — this is a hobby utility, not a maintained platform.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- Menu bar, hotkey, inline and conversation modes; Good Snooze / @jordibruin as developer; GeePeeTee iOS companionmacgpt.com ↗
- Distribution page, now titled MacGPT/MenuGPT, listing a price of 0goodsnooze.gumroad.com ↗
Is MacGPT 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
- Dec 9, 2022 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC, looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 23, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2023The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- Good SnoozeOur research, card verified Aug 23, 2026
Pros & cons of MacGPT
The cheapest way to stop alt-tabbing to a browser tab: a hotkey, a menu bar icon, and an inline mode that answers inside the text field you are already in. It costs nothing and you bring your own OpenAI key. It is also a 2023 indie utility that has since been renamed on Gumroad, so treat it as a working tool rather than a supported product.
Pros
- Menu bar, global hotkey and inline text-field modes
- Works either through the ChatGPT web session or your own OpenAI API key
- Listed at zero cost on Gumroad, so no subscription of its own
- Free iOS companion app, GeePeeTee
- Named indie developer with a public press kit and privacy policy
Cons
- Site copyright still reads 2023 and shows no sign of active development
- The Gumroad product has been renamed MenuGPT, so branding no longer matches the site
- API mode means you pay OpenAI separately for every token
- No support commitment of any kind
Best for
- Mac users who want a hotkey to ChatGPT and nothing more
- People who already pay OpenAI and want a thin client
- Anyone avoiding another monthly subscription
Not for
- Teams needing support, updates or admin controls
- Windows or Linux users
- Anyone wanting current models and features tracked over time
Watch out: The download link points at a Gumroad product called MenuGPT, not MacGPT — the rename is unexplained on the site.
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