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The best open source AI apps for Mac

By Arvind Kumar ·

Open source AI apps for the Mac have multiplied: apps that run language models on your own Mac, chat clients for hosted models, dictation tools and coding helpers. These are the most starred in the catalog.

The apps

  1. 1. CodexBar

    Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.

    By steipete · 22K stars on GitHub · version 0.73.0 · MIT

  2. 2. CodeBurn

    Tracks token usage, cost, and performance across 25 AI agents with per-task breakdowns.

    By getagentseal · 11K stars on GitHub · version 0.9.25 · MIT

  3. 3. Osaurus

    Local LLM server and AI infrastructure with menu bar, CLI, and shared tools.

    By osaurus-ai · 8K stars on GitHub · version 0.25.20 · MIT

  4. 4. Quotio

    AI subscription manager with quota tracking and automatic failover.

    By nguyenphutrong · 4.9K stars on GitHub · version 0.33.1 · MIT

  5. 5. Claude Usage Tracker

    Track the usage of Claude Code.

    By hamed-elfayome · 3.6K stars on GitHub · version 3.3.0 · MIT

  6. 6. VibeProxy

    Menu bar app to use existing Claude, ChatGPT, and other subscriptions with AI coding tools without API keys.

    By automazeio · 3.4K stars on GitHub · version 1.8.329 · MIT

  7. 7. Sidekick

    Chat with a local LLM on macOS using your files — no extra setup.

    By johnbean393 · 3.3K stars on GitHub · version 1.0.0-rc.18 · MIT

  8. 8. Codenotch

    Screen-edge notch showing how much of each AI coding tool's session limit you've burned and whether the agent is working, done, or waiting on you.

    By vinzdg · 2.8K stars on GitHub · version 1.22.0 · MIT

  9. 9. Claude Island

    Dynamic Island-style status panel for Claude Code sessions with approvals and chat history.

    By farouqaldori · 2.5K stars on GitHub · version 1.3.2 · Apache-2.0

  10. 10. CodeIsland

    Real-time status panel for AI coding agents with session tracking and permission controls.

    By wxtsky · 2.5K stars on GitHub · version 1.0.36 · MIT

Order is by GitHub stars among apps that install as a ready-made Mac app. Descriptions are the developers' own; versions and star counts are refreshed with the catalog.

Two things are worth checking before you rely on an AI app. First, where your text goes: an app that runs a model on your Mac keeps it there, while a client for a hosted model sends it to that service. Second, what it costs: the app is free, but a hosted model usually needs your own API key and is billed by its provider.

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