Best ai desktop apps in 2026

A free open-source personal AI agent that runs on your own computer, in its own Linux desktop.

macOS menu-bar app that shows every AI coding limit in one place and warns you before you run dry.

A tiny AI friend called Mielo who lives in your Mac's notch — music, files, focus, weather and answers out loud, right where you already look.

Checks your RAM, GPU and disk, then picks the best AI model that actually runs well on your computer — free, open source and fully offline.

Voyager is a macOS file browser that brings AI agents into everyday file work, letting you find files and use them as context for Claude Code and Codex.

Free open-source Windows 11 tray app that runs llama.cpp models locally and shares them with other apps over a local API.

Moonshot's desktop AI agent for knowledge workers: local files, browser tasks, and scheduled jobs, powered by Kimi K3.1 Pro.

Fast, simple batch face swaps for photos and videos on Windows, with local GPU processing and live preview.

Realtime AI interview copilot for Mac that suggests ready-to-speak answers during live interviews.

PDF toolkit for Mac and web: 39 browser tools plus an offline AI Mac app that maps, organises and answers your PDFs.

Always-on desktop AI agent that watches your workflow, captures tasks automatically, and delivers proactive reminders and briefs before you ask.

Free Mac app that records talking-head videos with a teleprompter and lets Claude Code edit them.