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Best free AI apps for Mac

Native Mac apps for translation, images, dictation and local models.

  1. Look up words and translate text on Mac
    ★ 15.2kstars
    Easydict by tisfeng
    Translate and look up words
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  2. Create AI images on your Mac with one click
    ★ 13.6kstars
    diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui by divamgupta · Free alternative to Midjourney
    Easiest image generator on Mac
    No codingDesktop appFair
  3. Dictate on Mac with fast on-device speech-to-text
    ★ 12.8kstars
    FluidVoice by altic-dev
    On-device dictation
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  4. Run AI models fast on Apple Silicon Macs from the menu bar
    ★ 23.3kstars
    omlx by jundot
    Run models fast on Apple Silicon
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  5. Generate images natively on your Mac
    ★ 8kstars
    MochiDiffusion by MochiDiffusion
    Native image generation with Core ML
    No codingDesktop appHealthy

Ranked for people new to AI: ease of use first, then quality, upkeep and popularity. Last checked 4 Nov 2026.

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