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Best AI apps for Mac

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

简短回答

MacPip 收录了 15 款适用于 Mac 的“AI”类别应用,其中有 4 款有人检查过。其中有 12 款有免费版本。其中有 7 款出售一次性买断授权。其中有 6 款按订阅付费。There is no single best AI app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.如果你想要免费的,先看 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.
免费版本12 / 15
Pay once7 / 15
订阅6 / 15
Native to Apple silicon10 / 15
开源5 / 15
可离线使用4 / 15
已由人工检查4 / 15

Compared

应用功能价格免费还是付费Apple silicon开源开发者已检查
UsageBeaconSee your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.免费且开源免费版本未说明是David Cohen11月3日
CortexCortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.$5 once (first 100), then $19一次性未说明No未说明11月3日
KepoKepo turns any website, RSS feed免费免费版本未说明NoKepo11月3日
EspressoEspresso is the Everything-style file search app for MacFree for personal use, Pro €19 once免费版本一次性支持,开发者表示也支持 IntelNoMoka Solutions11月3日
ScreenVerbThe screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys.免费,有 Pro 版免费版本一次性支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple siliconNoDavid Tran待定
Interview RooNative Mac workspace for coding interview preparation$5/24h; $20/month; $99/year一次性订阅支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple siliconNoQelumo LLC待定
ActionClipTurn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows免费,Pro from $12 once免费版本一次性支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple siliconNoAdvait Vaidya待定
MacVisorVirtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs$59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs一次性支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple siliconNoScaleNinja Software待定
Phosphene AIFree, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.免费且开源免费版本一次性订阅支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple silicon是Mr Bizarro待定
yovoiceOpen-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac免费且开源免费版本支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple silicon是leemysw待定
OrkasTurn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team.Free core; model/service costs extra免费版本订阅支持,开发者表示也支持 Intel是Orkas待定
AutoRouterCoding agent app for MacFree; Pro $50/month免费版本订阅未说明No未说明待定
Lectern AITurns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts免费,Pro $29.99/yr免费版本订阅未说明NoIan Trimble待定
Raydo Agent OSThe AI agent operating system for real workFree, Cloud from $20/mo免费版本订阅支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple siliconNoRolitt Inc.待定
PulseFloating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok.免费免费版本支持,开发者表示仅支持 Apple silicon是未说明待定

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.

免费版本开源检查于 11月3日
UsageBeacon on a Mac

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.

价格
免费且开源
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本
Its maker says it replaces
SessionWatcher

UsageBeacon on MacPip More Menu Bar apps

Cortex

Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.

Pay once检查于 11月3日
Cortex on a Mac

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.

价格
$5 once (first 100), then $19
Needs
macOS 15 Sequoia 或更高版本
Its maker says it replaces
Activity Monitor, Vitals, iStat Menu 7

Cortex on MacPip 更多 AI 应用

Kepo

Kepo turns any website, RSS feed

免费版本检查于 11月3日
Kepo on a Mac
开发者 Kepo网站

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.

价格
免费
Needs
macOS 14 或更高版本

Kepo on MacPip 更多 AI 应用

Espresso

Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac

免费版本Pay onceApple silicon可离线使用检查于 11月3日
Espresso on a Mac

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

价格
Free for personal use, Pro €19 once
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本

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.

免费版本Pay onceApple silicon
ScreenVerb on a Mac

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.

优惠
50% off Lifetime, until Dec 5
价格
免费,有 Pro 版
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本
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 once订阅Apple silicon
Interview Roo on a Mac
开发者 Qelumo LLC网站

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.

价格
$5/24h; $20/month; $99/year
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本

Interview Roo on MacPip More Education apps

ActionClip

Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows

免费版本Pay onceApple silicon
ActionClip on a Mac

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.

价格
免费,Pro from $12 once
Needs
macOS 15 Sequoia 或更高版本
Its maker says it replaces
PopClip

ActionClip on MacPip More Clipboard and Text apps

MacVisor

Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs

Pay onceApple silicon可离线使用
MacVisor on a Mac

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.

优惠
$10 off, until Nov 30
价格
$59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs
Needs
macOS 27 或更高版本
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.

免费版本Pay once订阅Apple silicon开源可离线使用
Phosphene AI on a Mac

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...

价格
免费且开源
Needs
macOS 13 Ventura 或更高版本
Its maker says it replaces
Runway, Draw Things, ComfyUI, DiffusionBee

Phosphene AI on MacPip 更多 AI 应用

yovoice

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

免费版本Apple silicon开源可离线使用
yovoice on a Mac

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.

价格
免费且开源
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本
Its maker says it replaces
ElevenLabs, Suno, Udio, Descript, Murf AI, Speechify, VoiceBox, VoiceStudio

yovoice on MacPip 更多 AI 应用

Orkas

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

免费版本订阅Apple silicon开源
Orkas on a Mac

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.

价格
Free core; model/service costs extra

Orkas on MacPip 更多 AI 应用

AutoRouter

Coding agent app for Mac

免费版本订阅
AutoRouter on a Mac

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.

价格
Free; Pro $50/month
Needs
macOS 14 Sonoma 或更高版本

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.

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问题

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.

适用于 Mac 的“AI”类别有免费应用吗?

有。MacPip 上有免费版本的:UsageBeacon, Kepo, Espresso, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, AutoRouter, Lectern AI, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse。

适用于 Mac 的“AI”类别应用中,哪些是一次性买断价格?

有一次性买断选项,可以避开订阅:Cortex, Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI。

Which AI apps run natively on Apple silicon?

按开发者所述或按我们的检查:Espresso, ScreenVerb, Interview Roo, ActionClip, MacVisor, Phosphene AI, yovoice, Orkas, Raydo Agent OS, Pulse。

“AI”类别应用中,哪些有人检查过?

每款都在自己的页面上有带日期的报告:UsageBeacon, Cortex, Kepo, Espresso。

MacPip 如何给这些应用排序?

有人检查过的应用排在前面,最近检查的在最前,其余按添加时间排列。付费不会改变排序,赞助行会有标注并单独放置。

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