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Best AI apps for Mac

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

Kort antwoord

MacPip toont 15 Mac-apps uit de categorie “AI”, en een persoon heeft er 4 van gecontroleerd.12 ervan hebben een gratis versie.7 ervan verkopen een eenmalige licentie.6 ervan worden betaald via een abonnement.There is no single best AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Als je een gratis app wilt, begin dan met 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.

Gratis versie12 van 15

Pay once7 van 15

Abonnement6 van 15

Native to Apple silicon10 van 15

Open source5 van 15

Werkt offline4 van 15

Gecontroleerd door een persoon4 van 15

Compared

App	Wat het doet	Prijs	Gratis of betaald	Apple silicon	Open source	Gemaakt door	Gecontroleerd
UsageBeacon	See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.	Gratis en open source	Gratis versie	Niet vermeld	Ja	David Cohen	3 nov
Cortex	Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.	$5 once (first 100), then $19	Eenmalig	Niet vermeld	No	Niet vermeld	3 nov
Kepo	Kepo turns any website, RSS feed	Gratis	Gratis versie	Niet vermeld	No	Kepo	3 nov
Espresso	Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac	Free for personal use, Pro €19 once	Gratis versieEenmalig	Ja, en op Intel, zegt de maker	No	Moka Solutions	3 nov
ScreenVerb	The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.	Gratis, Pro beschikbaar	Gratis versieEenmalig	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	No	David Tran	In afwachting
Interview Roo	Native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation	$5/24h; $20/month; $99/year	EenmaligAbonnement	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	No	Qelumo LLC	In afwachting
ActionClip	Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows	Gratis, Pro from $12 once	Gratis versieEenmalig	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	No	Advait Vaidya	In afwachting
MacVisor	Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs	$59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs	Eenmalig	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	No	ScaleNinja Software	In afwachting
Phosphene AI	Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.	Gratis en open source	Gratis versieEenmaligAbonnement	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	Ja	Mr Bizarro	In afwachting
yovoice	Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac	Gratis en open source	Gratis versie	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	Ja	leemysw	In afwachting
Orkas	Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.	Free core; model/service costs extra	Gratis versieAbonnement	Ja, en op Intel, zegt de maker	Ja	Orkas	In afwachting
AutoRouter	Coding agent app for Mac	Free; Pro $50/month	Gratis versieAbonnement	Niet vermeld	No	Niet vermeld	In afwachting
Lectern AI	Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts	Gratis, Pro $29.99/yr	Gratis versieAbonnement	Niet vermeld	No	Ian Trimble	In afwachting
Raydo Agent OS	The AI agent operating system for real work	Free, Cloud from $20/mo	Gratis versieAbonnement	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	No	Rolitt Inc.	In afwachting
Pulse	Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.	Gratis	Gratis versie	Ja, alleen Apple silicon, zegt de maker	Ja	Niet vermeld	In afwachting

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.

Gratis versieOpen sourceGecontroleerd op 3 nov

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: Gratis en open source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer
Its maker says it replaces: SessionWatcher

UsageBeacon on MacPip More Menu Bar apps

Cortex

Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.

Pay onceGecontroleerd op 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.

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

Cortex on MacPip Meer AI-apps

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

Gratis versieGecontroleerd op 3 nov

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: Gratis
Needs: macOS 14 of nieuwer

Kepo on MacPip Meer AI-apps

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

Gratis versiePay onceApple siliconWerkt offlineGecontroleerd op 3 nov

Gemaakt door Moka SolutionsWebsite On X

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

Prijs: Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer

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.

Gratis versiePay onceApple silicon

Gemaakt door 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.

Deal: 50% off Lifetime, until Dec 5
Prijs: Gratis, Pro beschikbaar
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer
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 onceAbonnementApple silicon

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: $5/24h; $20/month; $99/year
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer

Interview Roo on MacPip More Education apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

Gratis versiePay onceApple silicon

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: Gratis, Pro from $12 once
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia of nieuwer
Its maker says it replaces: PopClip

ActionClip on MacPip More Clipboard and Text apps

MacVisor

Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs

Pay onceApple siliconWerkt offline

Gemaakt door 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.

Deal: $10 off, until Nov 30
Prijs: $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs
Needs: macOS 27 of nieuwer
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.

Gratis versiePay onceAbonnementApple siliconOpen sourceWerkt offline

Gemaakt door 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...

Prijs: Gratis en open source
Needs: macOS 13 Ventura of nieuwer
Its maker says it replaces: Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip Meer AI-apps

yovoice

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

Gratis versieApple siliconOpen sourceWerkt offline

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: Gratis en open source
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer
Its maker says it replaces: ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip Meer AI-apps

Orkas

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

Gratis versieAbonnementApple siliconOpen source

Gemaakt door 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.

Prijs: Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip Meer AI-apps

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

Gratis versieAbonnement

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.

Prijs: Free; Pro $50/month
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma of nieuwer

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.

Welke je moet kiezen

Kies UsageBeacon als je een gratis app wilt.
Kies Cortex als je liever één keer betaalt dan een abonnement neemt.
Kies Espresso als je wilt dat de app native op Apple silicon draait.
Kies Espresso als je wilt dat de app offline werkt, zoals de maker zegt.
Kies UsageBeacon als je open source code wilt.

Vragen

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.

Zijn er gratis apps uit de categorie “AI” voor Mac?

Ja. Met een gratis versie op MacPip: UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Welke apps uit de categorie “AI” voor Mac hebben een eenmalige prijs?

Met een eenmalige optie, zodat je een abonnement kunt vermijden: Cortex, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI.

Which AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

Volgens de makers of volgens onze controle: Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Welke apps uit de categorie “AI” heeft een persoon gecontroleerd?

Elke app heeft een gedateerd rapport op zijn pagina: UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso.

Hoe sorteert MacPip deze apps?

Apps die een persoon heeft gecontroleerd komen eerst, de nieuwste controle bovenaan, daarna de rest op datum van toevoegen. Betaling verandert de volgorde nooit, en gesponsorde rijen zijn gelabeld en apart gehouden.