Pricing
A one-time purchase of $19.99 for a lifetime license. There is no membership subscription and no bundled LLM quota; you connect your own provider account or local server and pay that provider directly for usage.
Learn moreMacCopilot
Native macOS copilot that reads any screen region you select.
Intermediate
What is MacCopilot?
MacCopilot is an AI screen analyzer tool. A native Mac app that sends any screen selection to your own OpenAI, Claude, Gemini or Ollama model for analysis, explanation or rewriting, sold as a one-time license with no bundled model usage.
MacCopilot is a native macOS app that turns any part of your screen into a prompt. You drag a selection over a chart, a code snippet, an email draft, a contract clause or a webpage, and the app sends that capture to an AI model of your choosing for explanation, critique or rewriting. The pitch is simple: no copy-paste, no switching windows, no manual transcription of what you are looking at. The app is built for people who already pay for a model provider and want a lightweight capture layer on top. It ships no bundled model usage and instead connects to your own OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI or Ollama endpoint, with unlimited model profiles so you can keep a fast cheap model for quick lookups and a stronger one for design or code review. Ollama support matters for anyone who prefers inference to stay on the machine. In practice the workflow is capture, ask, read. Built-in screenshot tools let you resize a selection or reuse the last region, and hotkeys can trigger a capture without leaving the current app. From there a chat panel opens on top of the model's answer, so follow-up questions keep the screen context in view. Common uses on the site include reviewing interface layouts, translating on-screen text for language learners, working through homework problems and unpacking legal language. Against general-purpose chat assistants, MacCopilot's advantage is the screen as context rather than a pasted wall of text, and against other Mac copilots its differentiator is bring-your-own-key pricing with no membership. The trade-off is that you carry the setup: API keys, model names and provider billing are yours to manage, and the app is macOS only.
How do you use MacCopilot?
1Buy and install the macOS app
Purchase the lifetime license through the Gumroad checkout, then download and install the native Mac app. The one-time price covers the app itself; model usage is billed separately by your provider.
2Grant screen recording permission
macOS requires explicit permission before any app can capture the screen. Approve the recording permission when prompted so the selection tool can read the region you draw.3Connect your first AI model
Add a provider such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini using your own API key, or point the app at an Ollama or OpenAI-compatible local server. Model profiles can be added without limit.4Set capture hotkeys and system prompt
Assign hotkeys for starting a screenshot capture so you can invoke the copilot without leaving the active app. Adjust the system prompt if you want default answers tuned to a particular kind of work.5Capture a region and ask
Drag over the area you want analyzed, resize the selection if needed, then type your question. The answer appears in a chat panel so you can keep asking follow-ups with the same screen context.6Try a real workflow
Run through the published walkthroughs for on-screen translation, homework explanations or legal clause breakdowns to see how the capture and chat pattern fits your own tasks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Screen-region capture removes copy-paste friction for charts, code, designs and documents.AI
- Bring-your-own-key model means no bundled quota and no recurring membership fee.AI
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI and local Ollama endpoints.AI
- Unlimited model profiles let you switch between fast and strong models per task.AI
- Reusable last-region capture and configurable hotkeys keep the flow fast.AI
Cons
- You must supply and pay for your own API keys, so the real cost is higher than the sticker price.AI
- No bundled model access means setup requires provider accounts and model configuration.AI
- Reviewers note there is no chat history, so past captures and answers cannot be revisited.AI
- Switching between configured models is reported as slower than it should be.AI
- macOS only, so the workflow does not carry over to Windows or mobile.AI
How much does MacCopilot cost?
Support
Support is handled by email at hello@maccopilot.co. An in-app FAQ covers permissions, adding each provider model, hotkeys, system prompt changes, system requirements and license management.
Learn moreIntegrations
Connects to OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5 Preview and others), Anthropic Claude, Google Generative AI (Gemini 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 series), Azure OpenAI and local Ollama or OpenAI API-compatible servers.
Learn moreFeatures
Select any area of the screen and chat with an AI model about it. Includes flexible screenshot capture with resizable selections and reuse of the last region, hotkey triggers, editable system prompt, and support for OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, Ollama and other OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Model profiles are unlimited, so fast and strong models can coexist in one workflow.
Frequently asked questions about MacCopilot
How much does MacCopilot cost?
A one-time purchase of $19.99 for a lifetime license. There is no membership subscription and no bundled LLM quota; you connect your own provider account or local server and pay that provider directly for usage.How do you use MacCopilot?
The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Buy and install the macOS app 2. Grant screen recording permission 3. Connect your first AI model 4. Set capture hotkeys and system prompt 5. Capture a region and ask 6. Try a real workflow.What platforms does MacCopilot support?
MacCopilot is available on MacOS.What does MacCopilot integrate with?
Connects to OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5 Preview and others), Anthropic Claude, Google Generative AI (Gemini 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 series), Azure OpenAI and local Ollama or OpenAI API-compatible servers.What are the limitations of MacCopilot?
You must supply and pay for your own API keys, so the real cost is higher than the sticker price. No bundled model access means setup requires provider accounts and model configuration. Reviewers note there is no chat history, so past captures and answers cannot be revisited.
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Added10/21/2026
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