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PocketWebTools for Mac

Mac app that runs open AI models up to 35B parameters offline for chat, transcription, OCR, upscaling and video clipping.

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What PocketWebTools for Mac does

PocketWebTools for Mac is a desktop app that runs open AI models locally on Apple Silicon Macs. It handles chat, summarizing and rewriting with models up to 35B parameters, and it needs no account. Version 1.0.0 went on sale on October 9, 2026, according to the changelog.

Chat is one part of the app. It also transcribes files, the microphone and the audio the Mac is playing, with speaker labels for up to four speakers. It upscales photos at full resolution, including HEIC and RAW, and turns PDFs and scans into markdown with tables or a searchable PDF. Other tools remove backgrounds, cut long videos into captioned 9:16 clips, and edit a video by deleting words from its transcript. Text to speech covers ten languages and can clone a voice from a few seconds of audio.

The app runs llama.cpp and transcribe.cpp on Metal with the whole model on the GPU. The model lineup includes Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B, and models download one at a time and stay on disk until you delete them. The same developer offers free browser versions of many tools at pocketweb.tools; the Mac app exists for models too large for a browser tab.

It suits Mac users who want offline transcription, document extraction and local chat without a subscription. It requires an M1 or later Mac on macOS 14 Sonoma or later, with 8 GB of memory as the minimum and 32 GB for the 27B flagship model. Intel Macs are not supported.

  • Chatting with and summarizing documents using a local model while offline
  • Transcribing calls, files or system audio with speaker labels
  • Turning PDFs and scans into markdown or searchable PDFs
  • Cutting long videos into captioned vertical clips

Who should use it

  • Apple Silicon Mac users who want AI tools that keep files on the device
  • People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

Who should look elsewhere

  • Intel Mac, Windows or Linux users
  • Anyone who needs a cloud API or team features

Strengths

  • Runs models up to 35B parameters locally on the GPU through Metal
  • Works offline after models download, with no account
  • One-time price with free lifetime updates and a key that covers up to 3 Macs
  • Bundles transcription, OCR, upscaling, background removal and video tools in one app

Limitations

  • Apple Silicon only, macOS 14 Sonoma or later; Intel Macs are not supported
  • The 27B flagship model needs a 32 GB Mac
  • Every tool and model in the Mac app needs a paid license key
  • Anonymous usage data is reported by default until turned off in Settings

Privacy notes

The privacy page says chats, audio, transcripts, photos and documents stay on the Mac and are never sent anywhere; the app reports anonymous usage data by default, which one setting turns off.

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