A coworker for your Mac
Talk to Dottie, watch it work — summarizing emails, scheduling meetings, researching the web. All free.
Download for FreeRequires macOS 15.4+ with Apple Silicon · Free
"The voice control is shockingly good. I just say 'email John I'll be late' and it does it."
— Mike S.
Examples
What can Dottie do?
"Send an email to John saying I'll be late to the meeting"
"Text my wife that I'm leaving work now"
"What's on my calendar tomorrow?"
"Play something chill from my library"
"What's on my screen right now?"
"Remind me to call mom at 5pm"
"What's the Giants score?"
"How's Apple stock doing?"
"Open Slack and close Safari"
"Find coffee shops near me"
"Summarize my unread emails"
"Turn on dark mode and set volume to 50%"
These aren't demos. This is what Dottie does every day.
Features
Local-first. Free forever.
Voice
Voice Dictation
Hold Fn, speak, release. Words appear at your cursor in any app.
"Hey Dottie"
Hands-free wake word. Floating overlay with live transcription.
Barge-In
Interrupt mid-response. Natural conversation, not turn-taking.
Text-to-Speech
Premium AI voices via MLX Kokoro. Auto-speak responses.
Agent — 134 Tools
Email & Messages
Read, search, send emails. Send iMessages to contacts.
Calendar
View, create, modify events. Rich visual schedule cards.
Notes & Reminders
Full Apple Notes and Reminders access. Create, search, update.
Music Control
Control Apple Music. Play, pause, skip, search your library.
Screen Vision
Sees your screen. OCR text extraction and visual analysis.
Safari Tabs
See open tabs. Summarize pages, find articles across tabs.
App Control
Open, close, focus apps. "Open Slack, close Safari."
Weather
Forecasts and alerts. Beautiful weather cards with rich UI.
Live Sports
NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, F1 scores.
Stock Quotes
Real-time prices and charts. Instant market data.
Maps
Search locations, get directions in Apple Maps.
Photos
Browse library, search by content with on-device AI.
FaceTime
"Call mom" — initiate video and audio calls hands-free.
Image Generation
Create images from text prompts. Saved to your library.
Platform
AI Chat
Local MLX, xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cerebras, Ollama. 3,800+ models.
App Store
Curated marketplace for AI apps. Every app reviewed.
Shared Memory
One memory layer for all apps. You control what's stored.
Model Management
Install 3,800+ HuggingFace MLX models from Settings.
Privacy
Your Data, Your Rules
15 granular permissions, all default off. Nothing leaves your Mac.
How It Works
Three ways to talk.
Push-to-Talk
Hold Fn, speak, release. Transcription types at your cursor in any app.
Chat
Click the mic in Dottie's chat. Your voice becomes a message to the AI. Agent mode with 134 tools at your command.
Wake Word
Say "Hey Dottie" from anywhere. A floating overlay captures your speech hands-free.
Built with SwiftUI. Lives in your menu bar. Color-coded status indicator. Global hotkeys from any app.
Providers
Bring your own model.
Local-first with optional cloud providers. Your API keys, your choice.
Local (MLX)
3,800+ models, on-device
xAI (Grok)
Grok 4.1, Fast Reasoning
OpenAI
GPT-5, GPT-4o, o3-mini
Anthropic
Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku
Cerebras
Llama, Qwen, ultra-fast
Ollama
Any locally served model
Developer Platform
Build on Dottie.
Ship AI apps without reinventing infrastructure.
JavaScript SDK
Drop in sdk.js and call SDK.chat(), SDK.memoryRead(), SDK.webSearch(), and more. AI, shared memory, storage, and macOS tools — all through one API.
App-Level Permissions
Each app declares what it needs — AI, storage, contacts, calendar. Users approve per-app. No blanket access, no surprises.
Local LLM Access
Your app gets on-device AI for free. No API keys, no rate limits, no cost per token. 3,800+ models ready to go.
Publish & Monetize
Submit your app through the developer portal. We handle review, distribution, and payments. You build, we handle the rest.
12 sample apps included · Developer portal built-in · HTML/JS — no native code required
Real-time audio visualization while you speak
Automation
Scriptable with URL schemes.
Trigger Dottie from Shortcuts, Raycast, or any script.
Ready to talk?
Download Dottie and experience AI that works the way you want — local, cloud, or both.
Download for FreeApple Silicon · macOS 15.4+ · Free