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Run Large Language Models Locally on Your Mac With One Command

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Osaurus

Osaurus

Open source

A home base for AI agents on your Mac.

Osaurus product preview

Osaurus turns an Apple Silicon Mac into a local AI workspace. It can run compatible models on-device, connect to tools and files, and expose a familiar API for apps that would otherwise depend on a hosted model provider. It is aimed at developers and privacy-conscious users who want local inference, reusable agents, memory, and optional cloud connections in one native app. Local models keep sensitive prompts on the Mac and can...

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Your Mac Is an AI Supercomputer — You're Just Not Using It Yet

Msty Studio product preview

Msty Studio runs local AI models directly on your Apple Silicon chip with native MLX support, while also connecting to cloud providers like Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini. Features parallel multiverse chats, RAG knowledge stacks, web search integration, and a prompt library. Zero telemetry, zero analytics — your data never leaves your device. Apple featured Msty Studio during the M5 MacBook Pro announcement.

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