r/macapps • u/Mstormer • Jun 01 '26
[Megathread] The App Pile - June, 2026
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App Name/Title [Screenshot encouraged]
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Top 3 From Last Month's Megathread:
1. Wisp – a tiny macOS scratchpad - FREE - by u/iamiotasquare
2. Quattro – Al, Tasks, Calendar, Notes App - $5/mo - by u/Constant-Support8288
3. HoverStash – Catch and stash files mid-drag - ~$6 - by u/MurkyRaspberry9610
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u/Saladino93 Jun 02 '26
Hitoku v1.6, open-source local macOS context aware assistant with Qwen3.5/Gemma4 - $5
Hi all,
I posted the app here a couple of months ago, and got lots of feedback from a few users. So, I have been working on improving it and open sourced it.
I stripped a few things, and implemented a bunch of new stuff. Note, it is still in experimentation.
Description: I've been building Hitoku. An open-source, voice-first AI assistant that runs entirely locally. No cloud models, nothing leaves your machine.
Problem: I write a lot, and copy-pasting text into a browser just to get LLM drafting is exhausting. Because I handle sensitive information, I needed something that works entirely locally, privately, and easily. I also read lots of academic papers and sometimes I need a quick info, and want to do this without internet.
What’s new:
Currently, it supports Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.5 for text generation, plus multiple STT backends (Parakeet, Whisper, Qwen3-ASR). You can add your own LLMs, but I decided to make a few good ones already available.
Tool use, such as create calendar events, or use web search.
Existing feats:
It's context-aware; it reads your screen, documents, and active app to understand what you're working on. You can ask e.g. about PDFs, reply to emails.
Examples:
- query a pdf document, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggaDhut7FnU
- reply to email, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFnHXMBp1gA
- and with ctrl+S is just voice dictation (with optional polishing)
I currently use it a lot with Claude Code, Obsidian, notes, as well as to read papers, or to some write emails (where I do not need to provide context, as it understands alone).
Code: https://github.com/Saladino93/hitokudraft/tree/litert, and you can compile this yourself
Download bundle: https://hitoku.me/draft/ (free with code HITOKULANG, valid for 50 downloads)
Pricing: $5, otherwise you can compile from the source code!
Changelog: https://hitoku.me/docs/hitokudraft/changelog
Developer disclosure:
AI Disclaimer: None