# Sidekick (open-source AI desktop app)

> Sidekick is a free, open-source AI desktop app for macOS. A native macOS app that allows users to chat with a local LLM that can respond with information from files, folders and websites on your Mac without installing any other software. It has 3,318 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Chat with a local LLM that can respond with information from your files, folders and websites on your Mac without installing any other software. All conversations happen offline, and your data stays secure. Sidekick is a local first application –– with a built in inference engine for local models, while accommodating OpenAI compatible APIs for additional model options.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/johnbean393/Sidekick |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,318 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://johnbean393.github.io/Sidekick/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/johnbean393/Sidekick/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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