CLUSTER VOICE-ASSISTANT-LOCAL · 9 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-04-05

Local macOS voice assistants

This cluster consists of local voice assistants for macOS that handle dictation, voice editing, and app control entirely on-device, without cloud processing. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as only one dated entry exists before the index start. LuckyTag leads on traction with 52 stars, followed by hey-jev with 39 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 5OCT 2026: 2
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Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 5 hobby · 1 indie · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 9 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01LuckyTag52★1 mo—Local-first personal assistant app for macOS that runs a background daemon for copilot help.
  2. 02Jarvis---Local-Voice-assistant78★1 moliveai-builthobbyLocal voice assistant for macOS that answers spoken questions and controls the computer completely offline.
  3. 03Nexus1★10 daysliveOn-device voice assistant for macOS that organizes files, cleans clutter, and runs natural-language automations offline, with an iPhone remote.
  4. 04marlo0★10 days—hobbyOn-device assistant for macOS that answers questions, retrieves weather and time, and remembers context without cloud services.
  5. 05cue0★8 days—hobbymacOS app with a floating overlay that answers questions from current screen content and call audio while keeping data on-device.
  6. 06boulito0★19 days—hobbyLocal voice assistant for macOS that controls apps, music, timers, and answers questions entirely on-device.
  7. 07paluku0★20 dayslivehand-codedindiemacOS voice assistant that provides local dictation, voice editing, and an agent that performs actions across apps entirely on-device.
  8. 08sahaik-ai-assistant0★1 mo—hand-codedA local-first macOS voice assistant supporting English and Punjabi, with local LLM and YouTube media control.
  9. 09jarvis0★1 mo—hobbymacOS voice assistant that runs entirely on-device, responds to a wake word, and controls apps, files, browser, music, reminders, and screen.