I know this has been discussed before but it changes frequently: what’s the good “generic” Mac desktop client these days? I’d like to use Ollama and/or ChatGPT. Maybe Claude. Perhaps Perplexity, too. I primarily want to use AI chats in various apps, like typing “write a function to…” into whatever random editor I’m using at the moment. It doesn’t have to be a desktop app, either. If there’s a great PopClip plugin or Keyboard Maestro macro, or even something that works as a system service, that’s perfectly fine by me.
MacMind is nifty, but that feels like a lot of money for something that’s a front end to someone else’s API. “Stop being a cheapskate” is a legitimate answer.
The ChatGPT app only has the nifty "works with any app" feature if you're on the Plus plan and doesn't support other models. Chital looks very nice and is admirably tiny (3.6MB unzipped!) but doesn't have the editor integration at all, as far as I can tell.
MindMac is an example of an app that meets all the criteria, but for more than it seems like such an app should cost.
MacMind is nifty, but that feels like a lot of money for something that’s a front end to someone else’s API. “Stop being a cheapskate” is a legitimate answer.