Recurse

A Mac application that provides a unified chat interface for local AI models, Claude, and ChatGPT, enabling private, offline conversations without a subscription. It targets individual developers, professionals, and businesses seeking data privacy and flexibility in AI tooling. The app differentiates itself by running models locally on the device, ensuring conversations never leave the machine, and offering a one-time purchase model instead of a subscription.

Key features

• Local first, always
• Run AI models directly on Mac
• No internet connection needed
• Conversations never leave device
• Floating chat with hotkey
• Chat with PDFs, markdown, text
• Local RAG with on-device embedding
• Use GGUF models, Hugging Face
• OpenAI-compatible endpoints
• Cloud providers like Claude and ChatGPT
• Import ChatGPT history
• One-time purchase, no subscription