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Best AI apps for Mac

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

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MacPip lista 15 apps para Mac de la categoría «IA», y una persona ha revisado 4 de ellas.12 de ellas tienen una versión gratuita.7 de ellas venden una licencia de pago único.6 de ellas se pagan por suscripción.There is no single best AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Si lo quieres gratis, empieza por UsageBeacon.

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.

Versión gratuita12 de 15

Pay once7 de 15

Suscripción6 de 15

Native to Apple silicon10 de 15

Código abierto5 de 15

Funciona sin conexión4 de 15

Revisada por una persona4 de 15

Compared

App	Qué hace	Precio	Gratis o de pago	Apple silicon	Código abierto	Hecho por	Revisada
UsageBeacon	See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.	Gratis y de código abierto	Versión gratuita	No indicado	Sí	David Cohen	3 nov
Cortex	Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.	$5 once (first 100), then $19	Pago único	No indicado	No	No indicado	3 nov
Kepo	Kepo turns any website, RSS feed	Gratis	Versión gratuita	No indicado	No	Kepo	3 nov
Espresso	Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac	Free for personal use, Pro €19 once	Versión gratuitaPago único	Sí, y en Intel, según su creador	No	Moka Solutions	3 nov
ScreenVerb	The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.	Gratis, con Pro disponible	Versión gratuitaPago único	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	No	David Tran	Pendiente
Interview Roo	Native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation	$5/24h; $20/month; $99/year	Pago únicoSuscripción	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	No	Qelumo LLC	Pendiente
ActionClip	Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows	Gratis, Pro from $12 once	Versión gratuitaPago único	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	No	Advait Vaidya	Pendiente
MacVisor	Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs	$59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs	Pago único	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	No	ScaleNinja Software	Pendiente
Phosphene AI	Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.	Gratis y de código abierto	Versión gratuitaPago únicoSuscripción	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	Sí	Mr Bizarro	Pendiente
yovoice	Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac	Gratis y de código abierto	Versión gratuita	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	Sí	leemysw	Pendiente
Orkas	Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.	Free core; model/service costs extra	Versión gratuitaSuscripción	Sí, y en Intel, según su creador	Sí	Orkas	Pendiente
AutoRouter	Coding agent app for Mac	Free; Pro $50/month	Versión gratuitaSuscripción	No indicado	No	No indicado	Pendiente
Lectern AI	Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts	Gratis, Pro $29.99/yr	Versión gratuitaSuscripción	No indicado	No	Ian Trimble	Pendiente
Raydo Agent OS	The AI agent operating system for real work	Free, Cloud from $20/mo	Versión gratuitaSuscripción	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	No	Rolitt Inc.	Pendiente
Pulse	Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.	Gratis	Versión gratuita	Sí, solo Apple silicon, según su creador	Sí	No indicado	Pendiente

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.

Versión gratuitaCódigo abiertoRevisada el 3 nov

Hecho por David CohenSitio web

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.

Precio: Gratis y de código abierto
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior
Its maker says it replaces: SessionWatcher

UsageBeacon on MacPip More Menu Bar apps

Cortex

Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.

Pay onceRevisada el 3 nov

Sitio web 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.

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

Cortex on MacPip Más apps de IA

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

Versión gratuitaRevisada el 3 nov

Hecho por KepoSitio web

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.

Precio: Gratis
Needs: macOS 14 o posterior

Kepo on MacPip Más apps de IA

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

Versión gratuitaPay onceApple siliconFunciona sin conexiónRevisada el 3 nov

Hecho por Moka SolutionsSitio web On X

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

Precio: Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior

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.

Versión gratuitaPay onceApple silicon

Hecho por David TranSitio web 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.

Oferta: 50% off Lifetime, until Dec 5
Precio: Gratis, con Pro disponible
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior
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 onceSuscripciónApple silicon

Hecho por Qelumo LLCSitio web

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.

Precio: $5/24h; $20/month; $99/year
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior

Interview Roo on MacPip More Education apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

Versión gratuitaPay onceApple silicon

Hecho por Advait VaidyaSitio web 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.

Precio: Gratis, Pro from $12 once
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia o posterior
Its maker says it replaces: PopClip

ActionClip on MacPip More Clipboard and Text apps

MacVisor

Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs

Pay onceApple siliconFunciona sin conexión

Hecho por ScaleNinja SoftwareSitio web 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.

Oferta: $10 off, until Nov 30
Precio: $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs
Needs: macOS 27 o posterior
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.

Versión gratuitaPay onceSuscripciónApple siliconCódigo abiertoFunciona sin conexión

Hecho por 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...

Precio: Gratis y de código abierto
Needs: macOS 13 Ventura o posterior
Its maker says it replaces: Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip Más apps de IA

yovoice

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

Versión gratuitaApple siliconCódigo abiertoFunciona sin conexión

Hecho por leemyswSitio web 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.

Precio: Gratis y de código abierto
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior
Its maker says it replaces: ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip Más apps de IA

Orkas

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

Versión gratuitaSuscripciónApple siliconCódigo abierto

Hecho por OrkasSitio web 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.

Precio: Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip Más apps de IA

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

Versión gratuitaSuscripción

Sitio web 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.

Precio: Free; Pro $50/month
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma o posterior

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.

Cuál elegir

Elige UsageBeacon si lo quieres gratis.
Elige Cortex si prefieres pagar una sola vez en lugar de suscribirte.
Elige Espresso si quieres que funcione de forma nativa en Apple silicon.
Elige Espresso si necesitas que funcione sin conexión, como dice su creador que hace.
Elige UsageBeacon si quieres código abierto.

Preguntas

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.

¿Hay apps gratuitas de la categoría «IA» para Mac?

Sí. Con una versión gratuita en MacPip: UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

¿Qué apps de la categoría «IA» para Mac tienen un precio único?

Con opción de pago único, para que evites una suscripción: Cortex, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI.

Which AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

Según sus creadores o según nuestra revisión: Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

¿Qué apps de la categoría «IA» ha revisado una persona?

Cada una tiene un informe con fecha en su página: UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso.

¿Cómo ordena MacPip estas apps?

Primero van las apps que una persona ha revisado, con la revisión más reciente al principio, y después el resto según cuándo se añadieron. El pago nunca cambia el orden, y las filas patrocinadas están etiquetadas y separadas.