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AI agent tools for macOS
Short answer: Our top pick for macOS: Cua, with the highest AgentPick Score (87/100) among tools tagged "macos". Runners-up: cmux (83) and magpie (83). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cua | Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation. | 87/100 | ★ 30k | MIT | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | cmux | Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for multitasking, organization, and programm… | 83/100 | ★ 28k | See repo | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | magpie | Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar. | 83/100 | ★ 13k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | Kaku | 🎃 A blazing-fast Mac terminal, built for coding with AI. | 82/100 | ★ 6.1k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | BrowserOS | 🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia. | 80/100 | ★ 14k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | nginx-ui | Yet another WebUI for Nginx | 78/100 | ★ 12k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | OnlySwitch | ⚙️ All-in-One menu bar app, hide 💻MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts | 78/100 | ★ 6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | Peekaboo | Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visua… | 78/100 | ★ 5.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | cindy | Consider it done. The open-source AI agent that works out of the box · 想到，就能做到。开源、开箱即用的 AI Agent。 | 77/100 | ★ 3k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | palmier-pro | macOS video editor built for AI | 75/100 | ★ 15k | GPL-3.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | chat-on-steroids | Cross-platform local MCP capabilities for ChatGPT with Chrome integration, Goal, Compact & Resume, and durable multi-agent workflows. | 75/100 | ★ 4.8k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | OGAM | The Swiss Army Knife of Offline AI. Chat, see, speak, and generate images on your phone or Mac — GGUF LLMs, vision, Whisper speech-to-text, Stable Dif… | 74/100 | ★ 3.2k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | MTPLX | The fastest way to run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, Qwen 3.8 27B and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B on a Mac: 125 tok/s in OpenCode on an M5 Max, and a 27B model on 16 … | 73/100 | ★ 2.6k | Apache-2.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | Rapid-MLX | Rapid-MLX is an open-source (Apache 2.0) OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible LLM inference server for Apple Silicon, built on MLX, focused on reliable to… | 72/100 | ★ 4k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | CodeIsland | Real-time AI coding agent status panel in your MacBook notch — live status, approvals & replies for 30+ AI coding tools, with iPhone & Apple Watch com… | 72/100 | ★ 2.5k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | clawgod | ClawGod is a runtime patch applied to the official Claude Code. It continues to be supported with each version update. | 71/100 | ★ 2.2k | GPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | iMCP | A macOS app that provides an MCP server to your Messages, Contacts, Reminders and more | 71/100 | ★ 1.7k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | vllm-mlx | High-performance OpenAI and Anthropic compatible LLM inference server for Apple Silicon. Native MLX, continuous batching, multimodal models, MCP tool … | 71/100 | ★ 1.6k | Apache-2.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | Kiln | Build, Evaluate, and Optimize AI Systems. Includes evals, RAG, agents, fine-tuning, synthetic data generation, dataset management, MCP, and more. | 69/100 | ★ 5.2k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | nodeterm | Node-based terminal manager for AI coding agents — tmux-backed terminals and parallel agent sessions as draggable nodes on an infinite pan/zoom canvas… | 69/100 | ★ 2k | See repo | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | mlx-serve | Native LLM inference server for Apple Silicon. OpenAI + Anthropic API compatible. No Python. Zig backend, Swift frontend macOS app with chat, music, v… | 69/100 | ★ 1.9k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | agent-desktop | Agent Desktop gives any agent reliable computer use on the desktop. Built with Rust, it sees any app's real UI structure through OS accessibility tree… | 66/100 | ★ 1.8k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | wslmanager | GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and native Linux/macOS VMs on Mac. Install, back up, move and configure distros without CLI flags; AI assist… | 65/100 | ★ 4k | See repo | 1 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | agent-safehouse | Sandbox your local AI agents so they can read/write only what they need | 65/100 | ★ 2.1k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #25 | open-science | Open Science Desktop — local-first, model-agnostic AI research workbench for macOS, Windows & Linux. Open-source Claude Science desktop alternative bu… | 65/100 | ★ 1.8k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | burrow | 🐹 Cleanup, app management, maintenance, disk analysis, and live status in one free, open-source, native Mac app + extensive support for AI agents. | 65/100 | ★ 1.6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #27 | dory | Dory is the complete local development system for Apple Silicon: Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and policy-bound agent sandboxes. | 58/100 | ★ 1.6k | GPL-3.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| #28 | Claude-Usage-Tracker | Native macOS menu bar app for tracking Claude AI usage limits in real-time. Built with Swift/SwiftUI. | 57/100 | ★ 3.7k | MIT | 31 Aug 2026 |
| #29 | open-edit | Open-source, agent-driven editing pipeline: create subtitles, motion graphics, slides, edit and render videos. | 48/100 | ★ 1.7k | Apache-2.0 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #30 | amazon-q-developer-cli | ✨ Agentic chat experience in your terminal. Build applications using natural language. | 44/100 | ★ 2k | Apache-2.0 | 24 Aug 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Check which models and providers it supports.
- Prefer tools that show diffs and ask before running commands.
- Look for recent commits: coding agents change fast.
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