macOS AI overlay · v1.0.0

Press a key.
Ask anything. Done.

Hit Ctrl Space. Type. Press Enter. The answer streams in and auto-copies to your clipboard. 100% on-device.

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MIT Open Source macOS 26 Tahoe Apple Silicon 100% Local

$apfel-quick computing 3,14*2 as 6.28 with a green Copied badge floating in the top-right$

See it work

Real app. Real answers.

Every screenshot is the actual overlay. Captured with the macOS window API — no desktop, no fake mockups.

Empty

Press the hotkey. Start typing.

apfel-quick answering 'name three planets' with 'Mercury, Venus, Earth.'

Streaming

Direct answer. No preamble.

$apfel-quick computing 3,14*2 as 6.28 with a green Copied badge$

Auto-copy

Result is on your clipboard.

$apfel-quick computing 54,34*6-(435353) as -435026.96$

Local math

Never hits the AI.

First run

One clear welcome screen.

Settings

Five toggles. Nothing more.

Local math

Math stays off the AI.

Pure expressions are detected and computed by a recursive-descent parser. Microseconds. Always correct.

Live examples

54,34*6-(435353)−435026.96

sqrt(2) * pi4.442882938

sin(0) + cos(0)1

2^101024

Supports: + − × ÷ ^ %, parentheses, unary minus, European decimal commas (3,14), sqrt, sin, cos, tan, log, ln, abs, floor, ceil, round, and the constants pi and e.

vs. cloud AI

Works when they don't.

No account, no subscription, no internet. Your queries never leave your Mac.

	apfel-quick	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini
Global hotkey overlay	✓	✗	✗	✗
Works offline	✓	✗	✗	✗
Auto-copies answer	✓	✗	✗	✗
Data stays on your Mac	✓	✗	✗	✗
No account, no API key	✓	✗	✗	✗
Free, forever	✓	✗	✗	✗
Local math calculator	✓	✗	✗	✗

Install

Get apfel-quick.

Free. Signed and notarised by Apple. Apple Silicon only.

Download

Unzip, drag apfel-quick.app to Applications, open.

Download (arm64)

Or with Homebrew

brew install Arthur-Ficial/tap/apfel-quick

Before you install

Three requirements.

macOS 26 TahoeOr later

Apple SiliconM1 or later

Apple IntelligenceEnabled in Settings

Free and open source.

MIT-licensed. 176 tests. Swift 6.3, SwiftUI, zero external dependencies. Built TDD-first.

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