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Best AI apps for Mac

Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.

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MacPip listet 15 Mac-Apps der Kategorie „KI“, und eine Person hat 4 davon geprüft.12 davon haben eine kostenlose Version.7 davon verkaufen eine einmalige Lizenz.6 davon werden per Abo bezahlt.There is no single best AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Wenn du sie kostenlos willst, fang mit UsageBeacon an.

Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.

"AI app" covers a lot of ground in 2026. On MacPip, the 15 AI apps include usage meters for Claude, Codex and Cursor, an Activity Monitor for AI tools, a local voice and music studio, open source video generation on Apple silicon, and a tool that turns slide decks into talk tracks and quizzes.

The most important difference between them is not the model. It is where your data goes: some apps run models on your Mac, others send what you type or say to a server. Each profile says what its listing says.

What these 15 apps offer, by their listings. An app can offer several, so the bars do not add up to 15.

Kostenlose Version12 von 15

Pay once7 von 15

Abo6 von 15

Native to Apple silicon10 von 15

Open Source5 von 15

Funktioniert offline4 von 15

Von einer Person geprüft4 von 15

Compared

App	Was es macht	Preis	Kostenlos oder kostenpflichtig	Apple silicon	Open Source	Gemacht von	Geprüft
UsageBeacon	See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.	Kostenlos und Open Source	Kostenlose Version	Nicht angegeben	Ja	David Cohen	3. Nov.
Cortex	Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.	$5 once (first 100), then $19	Einmalig	Nicht angegeben	No	Nicht angegeben	3. Nov.
Kepo	Kepo turns any website, RSS feed	Kostenlos	Kostenlose Version	Nicht angegeben	No	Kepo	3. Nov.
Espresso	Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac	Free for personal use, Pro €19 once	Kostenlose VersionEinmalig	Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker	No	Moka Solutions	3. Nov.
ScreenVerb	The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.	Kostenlos, Pro verfügbar	Kostenlose VersionEinmalig	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	No	David Tran	Ausstehend
Interview Roo	Native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation	$5/24h; $20/month; $99/year	EinmaligAbo	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	No	Qelumo LLC	Ausstehend
ActionClip	Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows	Kostenlos, Pro from $12 once	Kostenlose VersionEinmalig	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	No	Advait Vaidya	Ausstehend
MacVisor	Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs	$59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs	Einmalig	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	No	ScaleNinja Software	Ausstehend
Phosphene AI	Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.	Kostenlos und Open Source	Kostenlose VersionEinmaligAbo	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	Ja	Mr Bizarro	Ausstehend
yovoice	Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac	Kostenlos und Open Source	Kostenlose Version	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	Ja	leemysw	Ausstehend
Orkas	Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.	Free core; model/service costs extra	Kostenlose VersionAbo	Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker	Ja	Orkas	Ausstehend
AutoRouter	Coding agent app for Mac	Free; Pro $50/month	Kostenlose VersionAbo	Nicht angegeben	No	Nicht angegeben	Ausstehend
Lectern AI	Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts	Kostenlos, Pro $29.99/yr	Kostenlose VersionAbo	Nicht angegeben	No	Ian Trimble	Ausstehend
Raydo Agent OS	The AI agent operating system for real work	Free, Cloud from $20/mo	Kostenlose VersionAbo	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	No	Rolitt Inc.	Ausstehend
Pulse	Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.	Kostenlos	Kostenlose Version	Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker	Ja	Nicht angegeben	Ausstehend

12 of them, up close

The 12 below come first in the table: apps a person checked, newest check first. The other 3 are in the table above.

UsageBeacon

See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.

Kostenlose VersionOpen SourceGeprüft 3. Nov.

Gemacht von David CohenWebsite

UsageBeacon turns your Cursor, Claude and Codex usage into remaining percentages, budgets and reset windows in the menu bar, so you know before you hit a limit. It is free and open source, and needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Preis: Kostenlos und Open Source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: SessionWatcher

UsageBeacon on MacPip More Menu Bar apps

Cortex

Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.

Pay onceGeprüft 3. Nov.

Website On X

From its maker: The Activity Monitor for the AI era. Cortex turns a thousand processes into the sixty apps you actually run, remembers the last 30 days, and shows what your Neural Engine and local models are doing.

Preis: $5 once (first 100), then $19
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: Activity Monitor, Vitals, iStat Menu 7

Cortex on MacPip Weitere KI-Apps

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

Kostenlose VersionGeprüft 3. Nov.

Gemacht von KepoWebsite

From its maker: Kepo turns any website, RSS feed, social account, market data or internal page into custom Mac widgets built with AI, in one shortcut-ready panel.

Preis: Kostenlos
Needs: macOS 14 oder neuer

Kepo on MacPip Weitere KI-Apps

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

Kostenlose VersionPay onceApple siliconFunktioniert offlineGeprüft 3. Nov.

Gemacht von Moka SolutionsWebsite On X

From its maker: Espresso is the Everything-style file search app für Mac: every file on every disk as you type, even disks that aren’t connected. Native, private, free for personal use.

Preis: Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer

Espresso on MacPip More Files and Storage apps

ScreenVerb

The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.

Kostenlose VersionPay onceApple silicon

Gemacht von David TranWebsite On X

From its maker: ScreenVerb is a screenshot app for Mac built around AI. Snap a window, drag a pixel-exact region or grab a full scrolling page with one shortcut, then press a number key to run an AI action.

Angebot: 50% off Lifetime, until Dec 5
Preis: Kostenlos, Pro verfügbar
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: CleanShot X, Shottr, Xnapper

ScreenVerb on MacPip More Productivity apps

Interview Roo

Native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation

Pay onceAboApple silicon

Gemacht von Qelumo LLCWebsite

From its maker: Interview Roo is a native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation. Combine up to five screenshots per question, follow live audio transcripts, ask contextual AI follow-up questions, and review or export saved sessions.

Preis: $5/24h; $20/month; $99/year
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer

Interview Roo on MacPip More Education apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

Kostenlose VersionPay onceApple silicon

Gemacht von Advait VaidyaWebsite On X

ActionClip puts a small action menu beside text you select: copy, rewrite, translate, search or run a saved workflow. You can describe a new action and it builds one using AI prompts, JavaScript, AppleScript or shell commands. Free for 30 actions a day, with lifetime licenses from $12. It is a native Swift app for Apple silicon with macOS 15 or later.

Preis: Kostenlos, Pro from $12 once
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: PopClip

ActionClip on MacPip More Clipboard and Text apps

MacVisor

Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs

Pay onceApple siliconFunktioniert offline

Gemacht von ScaleNinja SoftwareWebsite On X On GitHub

From its maker: MacVisor turns an Apple Silicon Mac into a virtualization host for developers, admins, and teams who need desktop and always-on headless VMs. What it does: - Runs macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows 11 VMs natively on Apple Silicon - Takes live or disk snapshots, makes instant linked clones, and manages backups and reusable templates.

Angebot: $10 off, until Nov 30
Preis: $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs
Needs: macOS 27 oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: Parallels, UTM, VMware Fusion, VirtualBuddy, Tart

MacVisor on MacPip More Productivity apps

Phosphene AI

Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.

Kostenlose VersionPay onceAboApple siliconOpen SourceFunktioniert offline

Gemacht von Mr BizarroGitHub repo On X

From its maker: Free, open-source AI video generator for Mac. Run LTX-2.5 and MiniMax H3 (Hailuo) locally on Apple Silicon: text-to-video and image-to-video with sound, lip-sync, character LoRA training, songs fro...

Preis: Kostenlos und Open Source
Needs: macOS 13 Ventura oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip Weitere KI-Apps

yovoice

Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac

Kostenlose VersionApple siliconOpen SourceFunktioniert offline

Gemacht von leemyswWebsite On X On GitHub

From its maker: yovoice is an open-source, local-first audio and music creation studio for macOS, Windows and Linux. Turn text into expressive speech, natural cloned voices, complete vocal songs, and multi-track scores right on your machine.

Preis: Kostenlos und Open Source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer
Its maker says it replaces: ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip Weitere KI-Apps

Orkas

Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.

Kostenlose VersionAboApple siliconOpen Source

Gemacht von OrkasWebsite GitHub repo

From its maker: Give Orkas a goal and your project files to receive research reports, presentations, videos or code in one desktop workspace. Commander coordinates specialist agents so solo founders and small teams can carry findings into usable deliverables with fewer handoffs.

Preis: Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip Weitere KI-Apps

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

Kostenlose VersionAbo

Website On X

From its maker: AutoRouter is a Mac app for Codex and Claude Code that automatically picks the right AI model for each task, using the plans you already pay for first. Save up to 50% on AI usage.

Preis: Free; Pro $50/month
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma oder neuer

AutoRouter on MacPip More Coding Agents apps

How to choose an AI app for Mac

On-device or cloud? On-device is private and works offline, cloud models are usually stronger. Pick per task.
Your keys or theirs? Some apps let you bring your own API key, so you pay the provider directly.
What it can touch. An app that reads your screen, files or terminal should say exactly what it does with them.

Welche du nehmen solltest

Nimm UsageBeacon, wenn du sie kostenlos willst.
Nimm Cortex, wenn du lieber einmal zahlst, statt ein Abo abzuschließen.
Nimm Espresso, wenn sie nativ auf Apple silicon laufen soll.
Nimm Espresso, wenn sie offline funktionieren soll, wie ihr Maker sagt.
Nimm UsageBeacon, wenn du Open-Source-Code willst.

Fragen

What is the best AI app for Mac?

There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 15: UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter and 3 more. If you want it free, look at UsageBeacon. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Cortex. If you want it to run natively on Apple silicon, look at Espresso. If you need it to work offline, as its maker says it does, look at Espresso. If you want open source code, look at UsageBeacon.

Gibt es kostenlose Apps der Kategorie „KI“ für Mac?

Ja. Mit kostenloser Version auf MacPip: UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Welche Apps der Kategorie „KI“ für Mac haben einen Einmalpreis?

Mit Einmalkauf-Option, damit du ein Abo vermeiden kannst: Cortex, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI.

Which AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

Nach Angabe der Maker oder nach unserer Prüfung: Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Welche Apps der Kategorie „KI“ hat eine Person geprüft?

Jede hat einen datierten Bericht auf ihrer Seite: UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso.

Wie sortiert MacPip diese Apps?

Apps, die eine Person geprüft hat, kommen zuerst, die neueste Prüfung vorn, danach der Rest nach Datum des Hinzufügens. Bezahlung ändert die Reihenfolge nie, und gesponserte Zeilen sind gekennzeichnet und getrennt.