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Best free AI apps for Mac

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

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MacPip lists 12 free AI apps for Mac, and a person has checked 3 of them.All of them have a free version.4 d'entre elles vendent une licence à achat unique.5 d'entre elles sont payantes par abonnement.There is no single best free AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Si vous la voulez gratuite, commencez par UsageBeacon.

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

What these 12 apps offer, by their listings. An app can offer several, so the bars do not add up to 12.

Version gratuite12 sur 12

Pay once4 sur 12

Abonnement5 sur 12

Native to Apple silicon8 sur 12

Open source5 sur 12

Fonctionne hors ligne3 sur 12

Vérifiée par une personne3 sur 12

Compared

App	Ce qu'il fait	Prix	Gratuite ou payante	Apple silicon	Open source	Créée par	Vérifiée
UsageBeacon	See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.	Gratuit et open source	Version gratuite	Non indiqué	Oui	David Cohen	3 nov.
Kepo	Kepo turns any website, RSS feed	Gratuit	Version gratuite	Non indiqué	No	Kepo	3 nov.
Espresso	Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac	Free for personal use, Pro €19 once	Version gratuiteUnique	Oui, et sur Intel, d'après son créateur	No	Moka Solutions	3 nov.
ScreenVerb	The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.	Gratuit, Pro disponible	Version gratuiteUnique	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	No	David Tran	En attente
ActionClip	Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows	Gratuit, Pro from $12 once	Version gratuiteUnique	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	No	Advait Vaidya	En attente
Phosphene AI	Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.	Gratuit et open source	Version gratuiteUniqueAbonnement	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	Oui	Mr Bizarro	En attente
yovoice	Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac	Gratuit et open source	Version gratuite	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	Oui	leemysw	En attente
Orkas	Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.	Free core; model/service costs extra	Version gratuiteAbonnement	Oui, et sur Intel, d'après son créateur	Oui	Orkas	En attente
AutoRouter	Coding agent app for Mac	Free; Pro $50/month	Version gratuiteAbonnement	Non indiqué	No	Non indiqué	En attente
Lectern AI	Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts	Gratuit, Pro $29.99/yr	Version gratuiteAbonnement	Non indiqué	No	Ian Trimble	En attente
Raydo Agent OS	The AI agent operating system for real work	Free, Cloud from $20/mo	Version gratuiteAbonnement	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	No	Rolitt Inc.	En attente
Pulse	Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.	Gratuit	Version gratuite	Oui, Apple silicon uniquement, d'après son créateur	Oui	Non indiqué	En attente

The apps, one by one

UsageBeacon

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

Version gratuiteOpen sourceVérifiée le 3 nov.

Créée par David CohenSite 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.

Prix: Gratuit et open source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent
Its maker says it replaces: SessionWatcher

UsageBeacon on MacPip More Menu Bar apps

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

Version gratuiteVérifiée le 3 nov.

Créée par KepoSite 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.

Prix: Gratuit
Needs: macOS 14 ou version ultérieure

Kepo on MacPip Autres apps IA

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

Version gratuitePay onceApple siliconFonctionne hors ligneVérifiée le 3 nov.

Créée par Moka SolutionsSite web On X

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

Prix: Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent

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.

Version gratuitePay onceApple silicon

Créée par David TranSite 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.

Offre: 50% off Lifetime, until Dec 5
Prix: Gratuit, Pro disponible
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent
Its maker says it replaces: CleanShot X, Shottr, Xnapper

ScreenVerb on MacPip More Productivity apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

Version gratuitePay onceApple silicon

Créée par Advait VaidyaSite 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.

Prix: Gratuit, Pro from $12 once
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia ou plus récent
Its maker says it replaces: PopClip

ActionClip on MacPip More Clipboard and Text apps

Phosphene AI

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

Version gratuitePay onceAbonnementApple siliconOpen sourceFonctionne hors ligne

Créée par 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...

Prix: Gratuit et open source
Needs: macOS 13 Ventura ou plus récent
Its maker says it replaces: Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip Autres apps IA

yovoice

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

Version gratuiteApple siliconOpen sourceFonctionne hors ligne

Créée par leemyswSite 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.

Prix: Gratuit et open source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent
Its maker says it replaces: ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip Autres apps IA

Orkas

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

Version gratuiteAbonnementApple siliconOpen source

Créée par OrkasSite 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.

Prix: Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip Autres apps IA

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

Version gratuiteAbonnement

Site 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.

Prix: Free; Pro $50/month
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent

AutoRouter on MacPip More Coding Agents apps

Lectern AI

Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts

Version gratuiteAbonnement

Créée par Ian TrimbleSite web

From its maker: Turn any presentation, PowerPoint, PDF, Word, and more, into professional instructor talk tracks in minutes, powered by AI. Lectern AI reads your presentation slides and generates natural, engaging speaking notes that sound like they were written by an experienced teacher.

Prix: Gratuit, Pro $29.99/yr
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent

Lectern AI on MacPip Autres apps IA

Raydo Agent OS

The AI agent operating system for real work

Version gratuiteAbonnementApple silicon

Créée par Rolitt Inc.Site web On X On GitHub

From its maker: Raydo Agent OS is an agent operating system for real work. It connects agents, browsers, files and tools so developers and knowledge workers can control execution, review key actions and deliver reusable results.

Prix: Free, Cloud from $20/mo

Raydo Agent OS on MacPip Autres apps IA

Pulse

Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.

Version gratuiteApple siliconOpen source

Site web GitHub repo On X

Pulse floats usage rings for Claude, Codex, Grok and Antigravity on your screen, adds a Codex pet you can talk to, and reminds you to take breaks on time. It is free and open source, for Apple silicon with macOS 26 Tahoe or later.

Prix: Gratuit
Needs: macOS 26 Tahoe ou plus récent

Pulse on MacPip More Coding Agents apps

Laquelle choisir

Choisissez UsageBeacon si vous la voulez gratuite.
Choisissez Espresso si vous préférez payer une fois plutôt que de vous abonner.
Choisissez Espresso si vous voulez qu'elle fonctionne nativement sur Apple silicon.
Choisissez Espresso si vous avez besoin qu'elle fonctionne hors ligne, comme l'affirme son créateur.
Choisissez UsageBeacon si vous voulez du code open source.

What to look for

Look for whether it runs a model on your Mac or sends your data to a server, which models it supports, and how it is priced per use.

Questions

What is the best free AI app for Mac?

There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 12: UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse. If you want it free, look at UsageBeacon. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Espresso. 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.

Which free AI apps for Mac have a one-time price?

Avec une option à achat unique, pour éviter un abonnement : Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI.

Which free AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

D'après leurs créateurs ou d'après notre vérification : Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Which free AI apps has a person checked?

Chacune a un rapport daté sur sa page : UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso.

Comment MacPip classe-t-il ces apps ?

Les apps qu'une personne a vérifiées viennent en premier, de la vérification la plus récente à la plus ancienne, puis les autres selon leur date d'ajout. Le paiement ne change jamais l'ordre, et les lignes sponsorisées sont signalées et tenues à part.