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Best AI apps for Mac

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

Resposta curta

O MacPip lista 15 apps para Mac da categoria “IA”, e uma pessoa verificou 4 deles.12 deles têm uma versão gratuita.7 deles vendem uma licença única.6 deles são pagos por assinatura.There is no single best AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Se você quer grátis, comece 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.

Versão gratuita12 de 15

Pay once7 de 15

Assinatura6 de 15

Native to Apple silicon10 de 15

Código aberto5 de 15

Funciona offline4 de 15

Verificado por uma pessoa4 de 15

Compared

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

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.

Versão gratuitaCódigo abertoVerificado em 3 de nov.

Feito por David CohenSite

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.

Preço: Gratuito e de código aberto
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou 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 onceVerificado em 3 de nov.

Site 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.

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

Cortex on MacPip Mais apps de IA

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

Versão gratuitaVerificado em 3 de nov.

Feito por KepoSite

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.

Preço: Grátis
Needs: macOS 14 ou mais recente

Kepo on MacPip Mais apps de IA

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

Versão gratuitaPay onceApple siliconFunciona offlineVerificado em 3 de nov.

Feito por Moka SolutionsSite 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.

Preço: Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou 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.

Versão gratuitaPay onceApple silicon

Feito por David TranSite 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
Preço: Grátis, Pro disponível
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou 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 onceAssinaturaApple silicon

Feito por Qelumo LLCSite

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.

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

Interview Roo on MacPip More Education apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

Versão gratuitaPay onceApple silicon

Feito por Advait VaidyaSite 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.

Preço: Grátis, Pro from $12 once
Needs: macOS 15 Sequoia ou 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 offline

Feito por ScaleNinja SoftwareSite 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
Preço: $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs
Needs: macOS 27 ou mais recente
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.

Versão gratuitaPay onceAssinaturaApple siliconCódigo abertoFunciona offline

Feito 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...

Preço: Gratuito e de código aberto
Needs: macOS 13 Ventura ou posterior
Its maker says it replaces: Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip Mais apps de IA

yovoice

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

Versão gratuitaApple siliconCódigo abertoFunciona offline

Feito por leemyswSite 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.

Preço: Gratuito e de código aberto
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou posterior
Its maker says it replaces: ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip Mais apps de IA

Orkas

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

Versão gratuitaAssinaturaApple siliconCódigo aberto

Feito por OrkasSite 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.

Preço: Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip Mais apps de IA

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

Versão gratuitaAssinatura

Site 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.

Preço: Free; Pro $50/month
Needs: macOS 14 Sonoma ou 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.

Qual escolher

Escolha UsageBeacon se você quer grátis.
Escolha Cortex se você prefere pagar uma vez em vez de assinar.
Escolha Espresso se você quer que rode de forma nativa em Apple silicon.
Escolha Espresso se você precisa que funcione offline, como diz o criador.
Escolha UsageBeacon se você quer código aberto.

Perguntas

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.

Existem apps gratuitos da categoria “IA” para Mac?

Sim. Com versão gratuita no MacPip: UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Quais apps da categoria “IA” para Mac têm preço único?

Com opção de pagamento único, para você evitar uma assinatura: Cortex, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI.

Which AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

Pela palavra dos criadores ou pela nossa verificação: Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse.

Quais apps da categoria “IA” uma pessoa verificou?

Cada um tem um relatório datado na sua página: UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso.

Como o MacPip ordena estes apps?

Os apps que uma pessoa verificou vêm primeiro, com a verificação mais recente no topo, depois os demais pela data em que foram adicionados. O pagamento nunca muda a ordem, e as linhas patrocinadas são identificadas e ficam separadas.