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100% local · Open source · MIT
The AI that finally knows you
Reads your email, calendar, health, money, and notes — and answers your questions with the receipts. All on your Mac.
v2.1.0 · 147 MB · Apple Silicon · macOS 13+ · MIT
Things you can actually ask it
"What did Sarah and I agree on last week?" "Summarise tomorrow's meetings in one paragraph." "How was my sleep this month vs last?" "Which subscription went up the most this year?" "When did I last hear from Alex's old number?" "Find that note about the kitchen reno budget."
See it in action
A morning briefing. A map of your life.
The Dashboard tells you what's next and what matters. The Graph shows how everything connects — every person, project, file, and meeting you've ever touched, laid out as a picture.
Dashboard · Catch Me Up
Catch Me Up · Monday morning
● All synced
Next meeting · in 18 min
Q3 launch sync — Sarah
Last time: pushed ship date to July 22 · embargo list due today
3 prior threads 7 notes action: draft email
Sleep · 7d
7h 12m
+18m vs last wk
Money · MTD
−$340
3 anomalies flagged
Indexed
12,847
23 sources · +312 today
This week · activity
M T W T F S S
Automations · 4 active
Last run · 2m ago
Daily Catch-Up · 8:00am
Mail summary · hourly
Weekly health · Sun 9pm
Tax folder watch · paused
Dashboard
Your morning briefing — what meetings are next, what threads need follow-up, what your health and money look like this week.
Knowledge Graph · Local Pocket
Knowledge Graph
Every person, file, project, and meeting in your life, with the lines that connect them. Tap any dot to see what it touches.
Connects to everything
Your whole life, one question away
Plug in your accounts — email, calendar, health, money, contacts, files — and Local Pocket reads them locally. Every connection is opt-in, every cache is on your disk, and one click wipes it all.
- Email & Calendar — sign in once with Google or use Apple Calendar; revoke whenever you want.
- Contacts, Notes, Files — read straight from your Mac. No copies sent anywhere.
- Health & Money — log entries by hand, via Siri shortcut, or paste a statement. Auto-import for more banks is on the roadmap.
- Web search — opt-in, private (DuckDuckGo), only when you ask for it.
- Your own tools — plug in any external app or database that speaks the open Model Context Protocol.
Where does your data go?
One picture, the whole story
Most AI tools quietly ship your prompts and files to a server you've never heard of. Local Pocket doesn't. Compare the data path:
Cloud AI · today
Your data ships to a stranger's server.
your Mac
email, notes, files
leaves
someone's cloud
- Every prompt goes to a third-party data center.
- Your data may be used to train future models.
- No internet = no AI. Outage = no AI.
- Subscription required. Forever.
Local Pocket · always
Your data never leaves the device.
your Mac
data + AI together
closed loop · zero outbound
- The AI runs on your Mac. No requests anywhere.
- Your data never trains anyone's model. It's yours.
- Works offline. On a plane, in a cabin, anywhere.
- One-time download. Free forever. Open source.
Features
Everything you need, nothing you don't
A complete AI assistant that respects your privacy by design.
Runs on your Mac
The AI lives inside the app. No accounts, no API keys, no internet needed once it's set up.
Answers come with receipts
Every answer points back to the email, note, or document it came from. No guessing.
Built to not hallucinate
When it doesn't know, it says so. We added a dozen safety nets so small models stay honest.
A map of your life
See every person, project, file, and meeting laid out as a picture. Tap any dot to follow the thread.
Auto-pilot when you want it
Set rules in plain English — "summarise my Monday email at 8am" — and Local Pocket does the rest.
No spying, ever
No analytics, no crash logging, no "anonymous usage stats". The code is public; check for yourself.
Spotlight for your life
A system-wide shortcut opens a tiny ask box. Type a question, get an answer with sources. Never break your flow.
Make images on-device
A built-in image studio runs locally. Generate concept art, icons, and visuals — prompts never leave your Mac.
Siri & Shortcuts
Four built-in Apple Shortcuts: ask, summarize, log a workout, search your notes. From anywhere on macOS.
Where your data lives
One Mac. One folder. Yours.
Every part of Local Pocket — the app, the AI brain, the search index, your indexed data — lives inside a single folder on your Mac. The dotted line below is the network: nothing crosses it without you flipping a switch.
Up and running in 3 steps
No accounts. No API keys. No configuration wizards.
- 01 · Install
Drag to Applications
Signed DMG. 30 seconds. No Homebrew, no terminal.
- 02 · Connect
Pick your sources
Drop folders, link Gmail / Calendar, point at MCP servers. All opt-in; revoke any time.
- 03 · Ask
Anything about you
Get an answer in a second or two, with the original source attached. Follow the thread anywhere.
Comparison
The only assistant that knows you and stays local
| Feature | Local Pocket | Ollama | LM Studio | ChatGPT | AnythingLLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs without internet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Reads your email, calendar, health | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Map of how your people & projects connect | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Native macOS app (not just a chat window) | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Free + MIT open source | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Works the moment you install it | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
~700 MB
AI on your Mac
147 MB
Installed bundle
0
bytes sent to anyone
MIT
free and open source
System requirements
- Operating system
- macOS 13+ (Ventura or later)
- Processor
- Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4/M5)
- Memory
- 8 GB minimum · 16 GB recommended
- Storage
- 10 GB free disk space
Get Local Pocket
Available for macOS today. iOS, Android, and Windows companion apps are on the roadmap.
Available now
macOS
v2.1.0 · Apple Silicon · 147 MB
Download DMGSigned · notarized · auto-updates verified
Coming v2.1.x
iOS
Companion app
App Store · coming soon
Coming v2.2
Android
Companion app
Google Play · coming soon
Coming v2.2
Windows
Companion app
Microsoft Store · coming soon
FAQ
Common questions
Is Local Pocket really free? +
Yes. Local Pocket is MIT-licensed and 100% free. There is no paywall, no telemetry, and no plan to add one to the local core.
Will my data ever leave my Mac? +
No — not unless you turn on a connector (like Gmail) yourself. Out of the box, Local Pocket makes zero network calls. You can verify this in your browser's developer tools or with a network monitor.
Which AI model does it use? +
A small but capable AI (~700 MB) is downloaded automatically the first time you open the app. You can swap it for any local model you prefer in Settings — the app supports anything in the standard GGUF format.
What about iOS, Android, and Windows? +
iOS, Android, and Windows companion apps are on the roadmap (v2.1.x and v2.2). They connect over WiFi to your Mac running Local Pocket and do not ship their own LLM.
How do I report a security vulnerability? +
Email security@localpocket.app or use GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting. Our disclosure policy, PGP key, and SLA are at /security.
Can I back up my data? +
Yes. Settings → Backup creates a single encrypted file containing your chats, knowledge map, and connector logins. Restoring on a new Mac is one click — no re-pairing, no re-indexing.
How does it compare to Ollama or LM Studio? +
Ollama and LM Studio give you a local model and a chat window. Local Pocket adds your own life on top — your email, calendar, health, money, and notes — so the AI can actually answer questions about you. They are solving different problems; you can run them side by side.
Do I need a Mac, or can I run it on Windows or Linux? +
A Mac is required for v2.1.0. The iOS, Android, and Windows companion apps on the roadmap all connect over WiFi to a Mac running Local Pocket — they do not ship their own AI. A native Windows or Linux build is not currently planned; if you want one, please open a GitHub Discussion and tell us why.
What about my photos, Slack, WhatsApp, or other apps? +
v2.1.0 supports email, calendar, health, money, contacts, notes, and arbitrary files. Photos, Slack, WhatsApp, and similar apps are not connected yet — you can plug them in today through the open Model Context Protocol if you are technical, or wait for first-party connectors on the roadmap.
Will Local Pocket ever add paid features? +
The local core stays MIT and free, always. A Pro tier may add optional paid services later — think cloud sync, hosted model registry, or team accounts — under separate commercial terms. None ship at v2.1.0.
Bring your AI home.
Free. Open source. Runs on your Mac.
v2.1.0 · 147 MB signed & notarized · 1,107 tests passing · zero telemetry · macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon