PureMac Comparison to Mole, Onyx, CleanMyMac
I recently tested PureMac to see how it stacked up against Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac after reading a post on r/macapps. I have used Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac for 6+ years and am trying to decide whether, or not, to cancel my $35 CleanMyMac annual subscription when it expires in August.
PurePath ([https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac](https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac)) is an App Uninstaller, Orphan Finder, and System Cleaner utility. Mole, Onyx (Titanium Software), and CleanMyMac (MacPaw Way Ltd.) include these features along with **additional** capabilities like system optimization and monitoring.
From the aforementioned website **(Bold are my comments)**:
# Competitive Positioning >>
Apple sells base-model Macs with 256 GB SSDs that you can't upgrade. The Mac mini, the Air, every entry-level MacBook Pro - the drive is soldered down. The next storage tier costs more than a midrange Windows laptop. Once you've paid it, every gigabyte you've already bought matters.
Most Mac cleaners are subscription apps that hide their disk usage behind a paywall, ship telemetry by default, and trade on FUD ("47 GB of junk detected!"). PureMac is the opposite:
One-time install. No subscription, no trial, no account. **(Mole and Onyx offer frequent updates without requiring any accounts, subscriptions, or trials. CleanMyMac is sold on a subscription basis and requires an account.)**
No telemetry. It never phones home. It doesn't even know you exist. **(Mole and Onyx have equal privacy protections. CleanMyMac does not have these protections. Note: All of the products require Full File System access privileges to perform their tasks. )**
Open source under MIT. Read the code, fork it, audit it. **(Mole is licensed using the MIT Open-Source license, Onyx is donationware licensed using a proprietary license that doesn't allow for forking and derivatives. CleanMyMac is sold under a proprietary license through, in the USA, the App Store.)**
Honest scans. "Junk" means actually-junk: cache directories the OS itself would purge, orphaned files left by apps you've already deleted, broken installer receipts, that 4 GB Xcode DerivedData blob from 2023. **(Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac offer scan customization and a more comprehensive, out-of-the-box scan set.)**
Real uninstalls. Drag an app, see every preference plist, cache folder, container, launch agent and log file it dropped across your library, remove all of it at once. **(Drop and Drag is not implemented in by Mole, Onyx, or CleanMyMac. All three do offer other means to preview all of an apps artifacts including some not mentioned by PureMac. Optimization results previews are also featured in Mole, Onyx and CleanMyMac.)**
**(User, Dev and Support Ecosystem >> PureMac has a growing open-source ecosystem that may catch up to Mole's open-source ecosystem in the future. Onyx and CleanMyMac have typical proprietary software support offerings with CleanMyMac, as the much larger business, is richer and more efficient.)**
# Product Description >>
**App Uninstaller**
Discovers everything in /Applications and \~/Applications, then uses a 10-level matching engine (bundle ID, team identifier, entitlements, Spotlight metadata, container discovery, company-name heuristics, partial path matches) to find every file the app dropped on your disk. Three sensitivity tiers - Strict, Enhanced, Deep - let you choose how aggressive that match is. Apple system apps are excluded from the uninstall list automatically.
**Orphan Finder**
Walks \~/Library and surfaces files left behind by apps that no longer exist on disk. The matcher compares against bundle identifiers and normalized names of every installed app, so a leftover \~/Library/Containers/com.foo.bar from an app you deleted in 2022 shows up clearly.
**System Cleaner**
* Smart Scan runs every category in parallel. Each category is its own deliberate scanner:
* System Junk - system caches, logs, temp files
* User Cache - dynamically discovered, no hardcoded app list
* AI Apps - Ollama and LM Studio
I recently tested PureMac to see how it stacked up against Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac after reading a post on r/macapps. I have used Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac for 6+ years and am trying to decide whether, or not, to cancel my $35 CleanMyMac annual subscription when it expires in August.
PurePath ([https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac](https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac)) is an App Uninstaller, Orphan Finder, and System Cleaner utility. Mole, Onyx (Titanium Software), and CleanMyMac (MacPaw Way Ltd.) include these features along with **additional** capabilities like system optimization and monitoring.
From the aforementioned website **(Bold are my comments)**:
# Competitive Positioning >>
Apple sells base-model Macs with 256 GB SSDs that you can't upgrade. The Mac mini, the Air, every entry-level MacBook Pro - the drive is soldered down. The next storage tier costs more than a midrange Windows laptop. Once you've paid it, every gigabyte you've already bought matters.
Most Mac cleaners are subscription apps that hide their disk usage behind a paywall, ship telemetry by default, and trade on FUD ("47 GB of junk detected!"). PureMac is the opposite:
One-time install. No subscription, no trial, no account. **(Mole and Onyx offer frequent updates without requiring any accounts, subscriptions, or trials. CleanMyMac is sold on a subscription basis and requires an account.)**
No telemetry. It never phones home. It doesn't even know you exist. **(Mole and Onyx have equal privacy protections. CleanMyMac does not have these protections. Note: All of the products require Full File System access privileges to perform their tasks. )**
Open source under MIT. Read the code, fork it, audit it. **(Mole is licensed using the MIT Open-Source license, Onyx is donationware licensed using a proprietary license that doesn't allow for forking and derivatives. CleanMyMac is sold under a proprietary license through, in the USA, the App Store.)**
Honest scans. "Junk" means actually-junk: cache directories the OS itself would purge, orphaned files left by apps you've already deleted, broken installer receipts, that 4 GB Xcode DerivedData blob from 2023. **(Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac offer scan customization and a more comprehensive, out-of-the-box scan set.)**
Real uninstalls. Drag an app, see every preference plist, cache folder, container, launch agent and log file it dropped across your library, remove all of it at once. **(Drop and Drag is not implemented in by Mole, Onyx, or CleanMyMac. All three do offer other means to preview all of an apps artifacts including some not mentioned by PureMac. Optimization results previews are also featured in Mole, Onyx and CleanMyMac.)**
**(User, Dev and Support Ecosystem >> PureMac has a growing open-source ecosystem that may catch up to Mole's open-source ecosystem in the future. Onyx and CleanMyMac have typical proprietary software support offerings with CleanMyMac, as the much larger business, is richer and more efficient.)**
# Product Description >>
**App Uninstaller**
Discovers everything in /Applications and \~/Applications, then uses a 10-level matching engine (bundle ID, team identifier, entitlements, Spotlight metadata, container discovery, company-name heuristics, partial path matches) to find every file the app dropped on your disk. Three sensitivity tiers - Strict, Enhanced, Deep - let you choose how aggressive that match is. Apple system apps are excluded from the uninstall list automatically.
**Orphan Finder**
Walks \~/Library and surfaces files left behind by apps that no longer exist on disk. The matcher compares against bundle identifiers and normalized names of every installed app, so a leftover \~/Library/Containers/com.foo.bar from an app you deleted in 2022 shows up clearly.
**System Cleaner**
* Smart Scan runs every category in parallel. Each category is its own deliberate scanner:
* System Junk - system caches, logs, temp files
* User Cache - dynamically discovered, no hardcoded app list
* AI Apps - Ollama and LM Studio
GitHub
GitHub - momenbasel/PureMac: Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled…
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed. - momenbasel/PureMac
logs, caches, opt-in history cleanup
* Mail Files - downloaded mail attachments
* Trash Bins - empties all bins, including external volumes
* Large & Old Files - >100 MB or older than 1 year (never auto-selected)
* Purgeable Space - reclaims APFS purgeable space via diskutil
* Xcode Junk - DerivedData, Archives, simulator caches
* Brew Cache - respects custom HOMEBREW\_CACHE
* Node Cache - npm, yarn classic, pnpm content-addressable store
* Docker Cache - images, containers, build cache
**Scheduled Cleaning**
Optional. Configurable interval (hourly to monthly), with auto-clean threshold so background runs only fire when there's something meaningful to remove.
# Overall >>
I found PureMac to be very fast and accurate using the "Enhanced" App Scanning setting, comparable to the three other apps.
PureMac's safety (the probability of accidentally deleting a system-critical file), security and privacy are equal to Mole and Onyx. PureMac beats CleanMyMac on security and privacy.
Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac offer a total Mac maintenance solution. PureMac is a point solution that includes a subset of the other's features.
Mole implements a clean, easy-to-use CLI. Perfect for those of us ("Hey Boomer" 😉) that grew up using the keyboard and a terminal to run our systems. PureMac, Onyx, and CleanMyMac implement GUI's with CleanMyMac's the most esthetically pleasing and easy-to-use.
PureMac's Ecosystem seems to be vibrant and involved with the project. Mole's Ecosystem is more mature and robust compared to PureMac's Ecosystem. CleanMyMac's Support offering is typical for a well-healed proprietary license software company, robust and multi-channel. Onyx's support is primarily website only text.
As always, value is most important metric to consider. IMHO, CleanMyMac, while the most comprehensive, mature, and elegant solution of the four is not worth the $35 annual subscription fee when compared to the open-sourced, security and privacy-oriented Mole.
PureMac and Onyx are good fits for those seeking free, alternative solutions.
Thanks to r/macapps posters for the inspiration.
**Sources:**
* [https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac](https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac)
* [https://github.com/tw93/Mole](https://github.com/tw93/Mole)
* [https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/index.html](https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/index.html)
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* Mail Files - downloaded mail attachments
* Trash Bins - empties all bins, including external volumes
* Large & Old Files - >100 MB or older than 1 year (never auto-selected)
* Purgeable Space - reclaims APFS purgeable space via diskutil
* Xcode Junk - DerivedData, Archives, simulator caches
* Brew Cache - respects custom HOMEBREW\_CACHE
* Node Cache - npm, yarn classic, pnpm content-addressable store
* Docker Cache - images, containers, build cache
**Scheduled Cleaning**
Optional. Configurable interval (hourly to monthly), with auto-clean threshold so background runs only fire when there's something meaningful to remove.
# Overall >>
I found PureMac to be very fast and accurate using the "Enhanced" App Scanning setting, comparable to the three other apps.
PureMac's safety (the probability of accidentally deleting a system-critical file), security and privacy are equal to Mole and Onyx. PureMac beats CleanMyMac on security and privacy.
Mole, Onyx, and CleanMyMac offer a total Mac maintenance solution. PureMac is a point solution that includes a subset of the other's features.
Mole implements a clean, easy-to-use CLI. Perfect for those of us ("Hey Boomer" 😉) that grew up using the keyboard and a terminal to run our systems. PureMac, Onyx, and CleanMyMac implement GUI's with CleanMyMac's the most esthetically pleasing and easy-to-use.
PureMac's Ecosystem seems to be vibrant and involved with the project. Mole's Ecosystem is more mature and robust compared to PureMac's Ecosystem. CleanMyMac's Support offering is typical for a well-healed proprietary license software company, robust and multi-channel. Onyx's support is primarily website only text.
As always, value is most important metric to consider. IMHO, CleanMyMac, while the most comprehensive, mature, and elegant solution of the four is not worth the $35 annual subscription fee when compared to the open-sourced, security and privacy-oriented Mole.
PureMac and Onyx are good fits for those seeking free, alternative solutions.
Thanks to r/macapps posters for the inspiration.
**Sources:**
* [https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac](https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac)
* [https://github.com/tw93/Mole](https://github.com/tw93/Mole)
* [https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/index.html](https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/index.html)
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Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed. - momenbasel/PureMac
Popclip question
Maybe I didn't look hard enough but is there a popclip extension that strips text to make it plain text?
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Maybe I didn't look hard enough but is there a popclip extension that strips text to make it plain text?
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OS Why I Replaced Jettison with Ejectify After 15 Years
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In trying to be open-minded, I recently agreed to try Ejectify (€6,99), an app that performs a task for which I already had a solution: to automatically eject external disks from my Mac before it goes to sleep and to remount them when it wakes. I worked off a MacBook for a long, long time, and I needed a way to just shut it, unplug, and move on without getting nagged to death about thumb drives and external volumes. I've been using Jettison ($6.95) to do that since I saw it in Macworld in 2011. The developer, St. Clair Software, also makes Default Folder X, History Hound, and App Tamer, all good apps in their own right.
The reason I opted to try Ejectify is that it ticks some boxes that are pretty important in 2026. It's open source and on Github, meaning you can essentially get it for free if you have the chops to build it. You can also see how the developer, Niels Mouthaan, responds to issues, both in troubleshooting and in planning for additional features. I've used other apps from Niels, and he has provided me with good support.
Aside from philosophical differences with Jettison, there are also some features added by using Ejectify.
Volumes are managed individually, not as one size fits all, so you have more control.
Provides a way to force unmount a disk on a case-by-case basis.
Allows you to mute "Disks Not Ejected Properly" messages if you and macOS can't reach an agreement on what that means.
The full Ejectify feature set (from the website):
Helps prevent "Disk Not Ejected Properly" notifications after wake.
Helps reduce the risk of data loss or corrupted volumes by safely unmounting them first.
Lets you choose which supported volumes Ejectify manages, including external volumes, ejectable internal volumes, and disk images.
Supports automatic unmounting when the display turns off or the system starts sleeping, then attempts to mount volumes again after wake.
Includes force unmount, force mute notifications, and instant "Unmount all" actions, plus a global keyboard shortcut for manual unmount-all.
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In trying to be open-minded, I recently agreed to try Ejectify (€6,99), an app that performs a task for which I already had a solution: to automatically eject external disks from my Mac before it goes to sleep and to remount them when it wakes. I worked off a MacBook for a long, long time, and I needed a way to just shut it, unplug, and move on without getting nagged to death about thumb drives and external volumes. I've been using Jettison ($6.95) to do that since I saw it in Macworld in 2011. The developer, St. Clair Software, also makes Default Folder X, History Hound, and App Tamer, all good apps in their own right.
The reason I opted to try Ejectify is that it ticks some boxes that are pretty important in 2026. It's open source and on Github, meaning you can essentially get it for free if you have the chops to build it. You can also see how the developer, Niels Mouthaan, responds to issues, both in troubleshooting and in planning for additional features. I've used other apps from Niels, and he has provided me with good support.
Aside from philosophical differences with Jettison, there are also some features added by using Ejectify.
Volumes are managed individually, not as one size fits all, so you have more control.
Provides a way to force unmount a disk on a case-by-case basis.
Allows you to mute "Disks Not Ejected Properly" messages if you and macOS can't reach an agreement on what that means.
The full Ejectify feature set (from the website):
Helps prevent "Disk Not Ejected Properly" notifications after wake.
Helps reduce the risk of data loss or corrupted volumes by safely unmounting them first.
Lets you choose which supported volumes Ejectify manages, including external volumes, ejectable internal volumes, and disk images.
Supports automatic unmounting when the display turns off or the system starts sleeping, then attempts to mount volumes again after wake.
Includes force unmount, force mute notifications, and instant "Unmount all" actions, plus a global keyboard shortcut for manual unmount-all.
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Survey: Did you buy Cotypist?
got an email from Daniel this morning suggesting he’s already cut the price on renewals, and adding an extra three months to the first year if you purchase by today.
I know this community has been fairly vocal with its criticism of his pricing structure. I personally would be OK with a more modest one time lifetime payment, to entertain a subscription option it would have to be dirt cheap, like two bucks a month, max.
anyway, I know a lot of us have said “no way” in various threads but with the beta expiring tomorrow, I’m curious if anyone here said “okay” and pulled the trigger? no need to defend or justify your decision to those who don’t agree, it’s your money to spend as you please.
mostly I’m just curious if there actually is an audience willing to pay his prices that we don’t hear from; or if the general feedback that it’s too expensive is universal.
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got an email from Daniel this morning suggesting he’s already cut the price on renewals, and adding an extra three months to the first year if you purchase by today.
I know this community has been fairly vocal with its criticism of his pricing structure. I personally would be OK with a more modest one time lifetime payment, to entertain a subscription option it would have to be dirt cheap, like two bucks a month, max.
anyway, I know a lot of us have said “no way” in various threads but with the beta expiring tomorrow, I’m curious if anyone here said “okay” and pulled the trigger? no need to defend or justify your decision to those who don’t agree, it’s your money to spend as you please.
mostly I’m just curious if there actually is an audience willing to pay his prices that we don’t hear from; or if the general feedback that it’s too expensive is universal.
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Sonexis - Drag-and-drop real-time system-wide audio effects for your Mac
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Automatically set folder icons on your Mac based on their names
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Update Side Calendar 2.1.0 — drag events, recurring events, custom hotkey
Hey r/macapps,
Quick heads‑up before anything else: I’m the developer of Side Calendar.
Before anything else, a real thank you to everyone who's reached out with suggestions, bug reports, and feedback — this release exists because of you. And a special shout-out to Max
For anyone who hasn’t seen it before: Side Calendar is a slide‑out menu‑bar calendar for macOS. It sits on the edge of your screen, pops in when you need it, and disappears when you don’t.
# What’s new in 2.1.0
Drag to reschedule — grab an event in the day view and drop it onto a new time. Resize handles let you adjust the duration in the same motion. No pop‑ups, no forms, no fuss.
Recurring events — daily, weekly, monthly, or custom repeats right from the add‑event sheet. Edits behave the way you’d expect.
Custom global shortcut — set whatever hotkey fits your workflow. ⌘⇧C, ⌥Space, anything.
Panel polish — smoother animation, rounded corners, and a proper resize handle so the panel adapts to your setup instead of the other way around.
Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side-calendar/id1435738245
Price: $3.99
How it's different from the calendar app you're already using
Not a full window. Most macOS calendar apps take over your screen or sit in the dock. Side Calendar lives on the edge and slides in on a shortcut — no dock icon, no app-switching, no focus stolen from what you're doing.
Not just a menu-bar dropdown either. Most menu-bar calendars are read-only month grids that drop down for two seconds. Side Calendar is a full agenda + day view you can actually work in — drag events to reschedule, resize to change duration, add and edit in place.
You decide when it's there. Bind your own global shortcut for instant access, pin it open if you want it always visible, hide it again with the same keystroke.
Native sync, no new account. Reads from macOS Calendar and Reminders — whatever you've already set up it just works.
Now I’d love your input.
2.1.0 was a big update, but the roadmap from here is wide open. I’d rather build what you actually want than guess.
What would you like to see next in Side Calendar?
Week view? Better reminders support? Natural‑language event entry? Meeting links? Time‑zone tools? Something totally different?
Drop your thoughts — I read everything, and whatever comes next will be shaped by this thread.
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Hey r/macapps,
Quick heads‑up before anything else: I’m the developer of Side Calendar.
Before anything else, a real thank you to everyone who's reached out with suggestions, bug reports, and feedback — this release exists because of you. And a special shout-out to Max
For anyone who hasn’t seen it before: Side Calendar is a slide‑out menu‑bar calendar for macOS. It sits on the edge of your screen, pops in when you need it, and disappears when you don’t.
# What’s new in 2.1.0
Drag to reschedule — grab an event in the day view and drop it onto a new time. Resize handles let you adjust the duration in the same motion. No pop‑ups, no forms, no fuss.
Recurring events — daily, weekly, monthly, or custom repeats right from the add‑event sheet. Edits behave the way you’d expect.
Custom global shortcut — set whatever hotkey fits your workflow. ⌘⇧C, ⌥Space, anything.
Panel polish — smoother animation, rounded corners, and a proper resize handle so the panel adapts to your setup instead of the other way around.
Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/side-calendar/id1435738245
Price: $3.99
How it's different from the calendar app you're already using
Not a full window. Most macOS calendar apps take over your screen or sit in the dock. Side Calendar lives on the edge and slides in on a shortcut — no dock icon, no app-switching, no focus stolen from what you're doing.
Not just a menu-bar dropdown either. Most menu-bar calendars are read-only month grids that drop down for two seconds. Side Calendar is a full agenda + day view you can actually work in — drag events to reschedule, resize to change duration, add and edit in place.
You decide when it's there. Bind your own global shortcut for instant access, pin it open if you want it always visible, hide it again with the same keystroke.
Native sync, no new account. Reads from macOS Calendar and Reminders — whatever you've already set up it just works.
Now I’d love your input.
2.1.0 was a big update, but the roadmap from here is wide open. I’d rather build what you actually want than guess.
What would you like to see next in Side Calendar?
Week view? Better reminders support? Natural‑language event entry? Meeting links? Time‑zone tools? Something totally different?
Drop your thoughts — I read everything, and whatever comes next will be shaped by this thread.
https://redd.it/1toz1e3
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OS Blinkendisk: A tiny little retro macOS app written by a "Celebrity Developer"
I have no affiliation with this project or with the developer, however I do follow him on social media and I do think this is cool from a retro perspective.
Dave Plummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave\_Plummer wrote a bunch of very early core Windows applications such as Task Manager and has his fingerprints on many back-end elements of products such as WindowsXP.
Today he released BlinkenDisk for macOS which is a little toolbar app that recreates the retro-feature of an LED that blinks with HD use. https://github.com/davepl/BlinkenDisk
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I have no affiliation with this project or with the developer, however I do follow him on social media and I do think this is cool from a retro perspective.
Dave Plummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave\_Plummer wrote a bunch of very early core Windows applications such as Task Manager and has his fingerprints on many back-end elements of products such as WindowsXP.
Today he released BlinkenDisk for macOS which is a little toolbar app that recreates the retro-feature of an LED that blinks with HD use. https://github.com/davepl/BlinkenDisk
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Dave Plummer
Canadian-American programmer and entrepreneur
Oriloq: a local, fast, accurate Mac dictation app that turns your voice into actions
Disclosure: I'm part of the team behind Oriloq and I handle the community side. Our developer, Nicolas, built the app. He doesn't do social media, so I'm the one posting, and I can relay anything technical straight to him in the comments.
Problem
Mac dictation usually forces a trade-off. The fast, accurate tools tend to send your audio to a server, which is a privacy cost. The private, on-device options (including Apple's built-in dictation) tend to be slower, less accurate, hard to customize, and they stop at plain text, so you still do everything else by hand. We wanted one tool that is local, fast, accurate, customizable, and able to act on what you said.
Oriloq permet une personnalisation complète, mais est également pensée pour être utilisée dès la première minute.
What it does: you talk, and Oriloq transcribes, translates, or runs a workflow you defined, all on your Mac. Transcription runs on open-source models with on-device inference plus semantic correction, and you can add custom vocabulary (names, jargon, technical terms) so the output comes out the way you actually want it. Optimized for Apple Silicon, it's near-instant with no network round-trip. No account, no telemetry. It works offline, on a plane, or when a server is down.
The piece we're proud of is Smart Actions. You chain 13 building blocks into voice-triggered workflows: Screenshot Capture + OCR, LLM Prompt, Translation, Apple Shortcut, Shell Command, Copy to Clipboard, Markdown to Rich, Review Diff, and more. A few recipes people use:
Screen Translator: OCR any text on screen, translate it, paste the result where you need it.
Professional Email: dictate a rough subject, let the AI draft a clean email, copy it ready to send.
Code Refactoring: grab code from a window, refactor it, review the diff, paste it back.
Enhanced Voice Note: transcribe an audio file, structure it with AI, output as rich text.
For example, here are the smart actions that I use every day with Oriloq.
You don't memorize command names. Say a keyword plus "translate the screen," "I want to translate this," or "translate what I see," and you get the same result. A small natural language model reads your intent from each Smart Action's title and description, and it runs locally too.
Comparison
vs Apple's built-in Dictation: Apple's runs on-device too, but Oriloq is more accurate (semantic correction plus custom vocabulary you control), and it doesn't stop at text. It feeds the transcript straight into a workflow.
vs local Whisper-based dictation apps (MacWhisper, Superwhisper): those are great at turning speech into text, but that's mostly where they stop. Oriloq adds the action layer (the 13-block Smart Actions) and natural-language command matching, so your voice becomes a full workflow, not just a transcript.
Pricing
Voice transcription is free forever, unlimited, no subscription. If you only want local unlimited dictation, you never pay. The paid tier (Pro, 9.99 EUR/mo) covers fast mode, the bigger model, and unlimited Smart Actions. There's also an Ultra tier at 19.99 EUR/mo with custom voice models. Download (publisher's own site, direct DMG): https://www.oriloq.app/
Here are the different plans available for Oriloq.
Requirements
Mac only, Apple Silicon. Direct DMG download from the official site, not the Mac App Store.
Who we are (for transparency)
Nicolas has been building for the web for 20+ years and works at an agency called NowwweB. Real company, real identity, reachable. Privacy policy:
Disclosure: I'm part of the team behind Oriloq and I handle the community side. Our developer, Nicolas, built the app. He doesn't do social media, so I'm the one posting, and I can relay anything technical straight to him in the comments.
Problem
Mac dictation usually forces a trade-off. The fast, accurate tools tend to send your audio to a server, which is a privacy cost. The private, on-device options (including Apple's built-in dictation) tend to be slower, less accurate, hard to customize, and they stop at plain text, so you still do everything else by hand. We wanted one tool that is local, fast, accurate, customizable, and able to act on what you said.
Oriloq permet une personnalisation complète, mais est également pensée pour être utilisée dès la première minute.
What it does: you talk, and Oriloq transcribes, translates, or runs a workflow you defined, all on your Mac. Transcription runs on open-source models with on-device inference plus semantic correction, and you can add custom vocabulary (names, jargon, technical terms) so the output comes out the way you actually want it. Optimized for Apple Silicon, it's near-instant with no network round-trip. No account, no telemetry. It works offline, on a plane, or when a server is down.
The piece we're proud of is Smart Actions. You chain 13 building blocks into voice-triggered workflows: Screenshot Capture + OCR, LLM Prompt, Translation, Apple Shortcut, Shell Command, Copy to Clipboard, Markdown to Rich, Review Diff, and more. A few recipes people use:
Screen Translator: OCR any text on screen, translate it, paste the result where you need it.
Professional Email: dictate a rough subject, let the AI draft a clean email, copy it ready to send.
Code Refactoring: grab code from a window, refactor it, review the diff, paste it back.
Enhanced Voice Note: transcribe an audio file, structure it with AI, output as rich text.
For example, here are the smart actions that I use every day with Oriloq.
You don't memorize command names. Say a keyword plus "translate the screen," "I want to translate this," or "translate what I see," and you get the same result. A small natural language model reads your intent from each Smart Action's title and description, and it runs locally too.
Comparison
vs Apple's built-in Dictation: Apple's runs on-device too, but Oriloq is more accurate (semantic correction plus custom vocabulary you control), and it doesn't stop at text. It feeds the transcript straight into a workflow.
vs local Whisper-based dictation apps (MacWhisper, Superwhisper): those are great at turning speech into text, but that's mostly where they stop. Oriloq adds the action layer (the 13-block Smart Actions) and natural-language command matching, so your voice becomes a full workflow, not just a transcript.
Pricing
Voice transcription is free forever, unlimited, no subscription. If you only want local unlimited dictation, you never pay. The paid tier (Pro, 9.99 EUR/mo) covers fast mode, the bigger model, and unlimited Smart Actions. There's also an Ultra tier at 19.99 EUR/mo with custom voice models. Download (publisher's own site, direct DMG): https://www.oriloq.app/
Here are the different plans available for Oriloq.
Requirements
Mac only, Apple Silicon. Direct DMG download from the official site, not the Mac App Store.
Who we are (for transparency)
Nicolas has been building for the web for 20+ years and works at an agency called NowwweB. Real company, real identity, reachable. Privacy policy:
Oriloq: a local, fast, accurate Mac dictation app that turns your voice into actions
Disclosure: I'm part of the team behind Oriloq and I handle the community side. Our developer, Nicolas, built the app. He doesn't do social media, so I'm the one posting, and I can relay anything technical straight to him in the comments.
**Problem**
Mac dictation usually forces a trade-off. The fast, accurate tools tend to send your audio to a server, which is a privacy cost. The private, on-device options (including Apple's built-in dictation) tend to be slower, less accurate, hard to customize, and they stop at plain text, so you still do everything else by hand. We wanted one tool that is local, fast, accurate, customizable, and able to act on what you said.
[Oriloq permet une personnalisation complète, mais est également pensée pour être utilisée dès la première minute.](https://preview.redd.it/4neqmhafco3h1.png?width=1326&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2d2effaba88780b5d7f93339a3f510275d4c208)
What it does: you talk, and Oriloq transcribes, translates, or runs a workflow you defined, all on your Mac. Transcription runs on open-source models with on-device inference plus semantic correction, and you can add custom vocabulary (names, jargon, technical terms) so the output comes out the way you actually want it. Optimized for Apple Silicon, it's near-instant with no network round-trip. No account, no telemetry. It works offline, on a plane, or when a server is down.
The piece we're proud of is Smart Actions. You chain 13 building blocks into voice-triggered workflows: Screenshot Capture + OCR, LLM Prompt, Translation, Apple Shortcut, Shell Command, Copy to Clipboard, Markdown to Rich, Review Diff, and more. A few recipes people use:
* Screen Translator: OCR any text on screen, translate it, paste the result where you need it.
* Professional Email: dictate a rough subject, let the AI draft a clean email, copy it ready to send.
* Code Refactoring: grab code from a window, refactor it, review the diff, paste it back.
* Enhanced Voice Note: transcribe an audio file, structure it with AI, output as rich text.
[For example, here are the smart actions that I use every day with Oriloq.](https://preview.redd.it/8letuqknco3h1.png?width=1102&format=png&auto=webp&s=76b332b72e34aea70ea053ddea9557b23f091b51)
You don't memorize command names. Say a keyword plus "translate the screen," "I want to translate this," or "translate what I see," and you get the same result. A small natural language model reads your intent from each Smart Action's title and description, and it runs locally too.
**Comparison**
vs Apple's built-in Dictation: Apple's runs on-device too, but Oriloq is more accurate (semantic correction plus custom vocabulary you control), and it doesn't stop at text. It feeds the transcript straight into a workflow.
vs local Whisper-based dictation apps (MacWhisper, Superwhisper): those are great at turning speech into text, but that's mostly where they stop. Oriloq adds the action layer (the 13-block Smart Actions) and natural-language command matching, so your voice becomes a full workflow, not just a transcript.
**Pricing**
Voice transcription is free forever, unlimited, no subscription. If you only want local unlimited dictation, you never pay. The paid tier (Pro, 9.99 EUR/mo) covers fast mode, the bigger model, and unlimited Smart Actions. There's also an Ultra tier at 19.99 EUR/mo with custom voice models. Download (publisher's own site, direct DMG): [https://www.oriloq.app/](https://www.oriloq.app/)
[Here are the different plans available for Oriloq.](https://preview.redd.it/kr49i3vpco3h1.png?width=1225&format=png&auto=webp&s=621fe790292ac5f80550b7bb60caf0299a96096a)
**Requirements**
Mac only, Apple Silicon. Direct DMG download from the official site, not the Mac App Store.
**Who we are (for transparency)**
Nicolas has been building for the web for 20+ years and works at an agency called NowwweB. Real company, real identity, reachable. Privacy policy:
Disclosure: I'm part of the team behind Oriloq and I handle the community side. Our developer, Nicolas, built the app. He doesn't do social media, so I'm the one posting, and I can relay anything technical straight to him in the comments.
**Problem**
Mac dictation usually forces a trade-off. The fast, accurate tools tend to send your audio to a server, which is a privacy cost. The private, on-device options (including Apple's built-in dictation) tend to be slower, less accurate, hard to customize, and they stop at plain text, so you still do everything else by hand. We wanted one tool that is local, fast, accurate, customizable, and able to act on what you said.
[Oriloq permet une personnalisation complète, mais est également pensée pour être utilisée dès la première minute.](https://preview.redd.it/4neqmhafco3h1.png?width=1326&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2d2effaba88780b5d7f93339a3f510275d4c208)
What it does: you talk, and Oriloq transcribes, translates, or runs a workflow you defined, all on your Mac. Transcription runs on open-source models with on-device inference plus semantic correction, and you can add custom vocabulary (names, jargon, technical terms) so the output comes out the way you actually want it. Optimized for Apple Silicon, it's near-instant with no network round-trip. No account, no telemetry. It works offline, on a plane, or when a server is down.
The piece we're proud of is Smart Actions. You chain 13 building blocks into voice-triggered workflows: Screenshot Capture + OCR, LLM Prompt, Translation, Apple Shortcut, Shell Command, Copy to Clipboard, Markdown to Rich, Review Diff, and more. A few recipes people use:
* Screen Translator: OCR any text on screen, translate it, paste the result where you need it.
* Professional Email: dictate a rough subject, let the AI draft a clean email, copy it ready to send.
* Code Refactoring: grab code from a window, refactor it, review the diff, paste it back.
* Enhanced Voice Note: transcribe an audio file, structure it with AI, output as rich text.
[For example, here are the smart actions that I use every day with Oriloq.](https://preview.redd.it/8letuqknco3h1.png?width=1102&format=png&auto=webp&s=76b332b72e34aea70ea053ddea9557b23f091b51)
You don't memorize command names. Say a keyword plus "translate the screen," "I want to translate this," or "translate what I see," and you get the same result. A small natural language model reads your intent from each Smart Action's title and description, and it runs locally too.
**Comparison**
vs Apple's built-in Dictation: Apple's runs on-device too, but Oriloq is more accurate (semantic correction plus custom vocabulary you control), and it doesn't stop at text. It feeds the transcript straight into a workflow.
vs local Whisper-based dictation apps (MacWhisper, Superwhisper): those are great at turning speech into text, but that's mostly where they stop. Oriloq adds the action layer (the 13-block Smart Actions) and natural-language command matching, so your voice becomes a full workflow, not just a transcript.
**Pricing**
Voice transcription is free forever, unlimited, no subscription. If you only want local unlimited dictation, you never pay. The paid tier (Pro, 9.99 EUR/mo) covers fast mode, the bigger model, and unlimited Smart Actions. There's also an Ultra tier at 19.99 EUR/mo with custom voice models. Download (publisher's own site, direct DMG): [https://www.oriloq.app/](https://www.oriloq.app/)
[Here are the different plans available for Oriloq.](https://preview.redd.it/kr49i3vpco3h1.png?width=1225&format=png&auto=webp&s=621fe790292ac5f80550b7bb60caf0299a96096a)
**Requirements**
Mac only, Apple Silicon. Direct DMG download from the official site, not the Mac App Store.
**Who we are (for transparency)**
Nicolas has been building for the web for 20+ years and works at an agency called NowwweB. Real company, real identity, reachable. Privacy policy:
[https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html) and terms of use: [https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html). Since this is a local utility, the rule we hold is simple: software that does local work shouldn't talk to the internet without an explicit user action.
**Links**
* Site and download: [https://www.oriloq.app/](https://www.oriloq.app/)
* Demo: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFRNfhRb3c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFRNfhRb3c)
* YouTube: [https://youtube.com/channel/UCofUw0mMoy4vBI8GonvGFDw](https://youtube.com/channel/UCofUw0mMoy4vBI8GonvGFDw)
* X: [https://x.com/Oriloq](https://x.com/Oriloq)
* LinkedIn (NowwweB, our agency, content in French): [https://www.linkedin.com/company/agence-nwb](https://www.linkedin.com/company/agence-nwb)
* Privacy: [https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html)
* Terms: [https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html)
**Feedback**
We'd like to hear which Smart Action recipes you want, and any case where a fully local voice workflow beats what you use now. If something misbehaves, tell us your setup and macOS version and we'll dig in.
https://redd.it/1tp49g7
@macappsbackup
**Links**
* Site and download: [https://www.oriloq.app/](https://www.oriloq.app/)
* Demo: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFRNfhRb3c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFRNfhRb3c)
* YouTube: [https://youtube.com/channel/UCofUw0mMoy4vBI8GonvGFDw](https://youtube.com/channel/UCofUw0mMoy4vBI8GonvGFDw)
* X: [https://x.com/Oriloq](https://x.com/Oriloq)
* LinkedIn (NowwweB, our agency, content in French): [https://www.linkedin.com/company/agence-nwb](https://www.linkedin.com/company/agence-nwb)
* Privacy: [https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/privacy.html)
* Terms: [https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html](https://www.oriloq.app/en-us/terms.html)
**Feedback**
We'd like to hear which Smart Action recipes you want, and any case where a fully local voice workflow beats what you use now. If something misbehaves, tell us your setup and macOS version and we'll dig in.
https://redd.it/1tp49g7
@macappsbackup
www.oriloq.app
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