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Intro price $19  ·  Free local AI  ·  No subscription, ever

Stop copy-pasting to ChatGPT.
Do it in any app.

Select text anywhere on your Mac. Press ⌘⇧A. AI rewrites, summarises, or fixes it — right inside Mail, Safari, Slack, and every app you already use. No tab switching. No subscription. No data sent to anyone.

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macOS 14+·Apple Silicon + Intel·Native Swift app

Less than one month of ChatGPT Plus — forever·30-day money-back guarantee

The old way

The 9-step workflow
nobody asked for.

Every time you want AI to help with your writing, this is what you go through — right now, today.

1. Select text 2. ⌘C 3. Open browser 4. Go to ChatGPT 5. ⌘V paste 6. Type your prompt 7. Wait... 8. ⌘C the result 9. Switch back & paste
↓
Press  ⌘⇧A  — done.

Gist replaces all 9 steps — instantly, from anywhere, in any app you already use.

⌘⇧A  ·  Email Reply

Reply like a pro.
Instantly.

Highlight the email you received, press ⌘⇧A, and watch Gist draft a polished, professional reply in real-time — right inside Mail, Spark, Airmail, or Outlook.

  • Works in any email app on your Mac
  • AI streams the reply directly into your compose window
  • Choose tone: professional, casual, concise, or detailed
  • Customise before sending — it's your words, AI-polished
⌘⇧A
⌘⇧A  ·  Summarize

Stop reading
the whole article.

Select any block of text — an article, PDF, document, email — press ⌘⇧A and get clear bullet points in seconds. Then save to Notes, Obsidian, or Bear with one tap.

  • Works in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and every browser
  • Summarise articles, research papers, long emails, PDFs
  • Bullet points stream in real-time as AI reads
  • Save directly to Notes, Obsidian, Bear — one click
⌘⇧T  ·  AI Chat

Your AI, always
one keystroke away.

Press ⌘⇧T with nothing selected and a floating AI chat opens instantly. Ask anything, get answers, then send results directly to Obsidian, Notes, or Bear — without switching apps.

  • No browser tab, no copy-paste, no context switching
  • Full conversation history saved locally
  • Export to Obsidian, Notes, Bear with a single click
  • Recipes, research, code, writing — handles anything
⌘⇧T
⌘⇧D  ·  Voice Dictation

Just speak and we
will get the gist.

Press ⌘⇧D, speak your message, and Gist transcribes it live. Then one more press turns your rough spoken words into a polished, professional email — ready to send.

  • Live transcription as you speak — no waiting
  • AI drafts a full email from your voice notes
  • Works in Mail, Spark, Airmail, and any email client
  • Hands-free — great for commuting or between tasks
⌘⇧D

Local AI — Included Free

Your text never
leaves your Mac.

Most AI tools charge $20–$200/month and send your text to their servers. Gist ships with free, on-device AI — no API key, no monthly fee, nothing ever sent anywhere. Choose the model that fits your hardware and start immediately.

FREE
Lite
gemma3:1b
815 MB  ·  Fastest
DEFAULT
Standard
gemma3:4b
3.3 GB  ·  Balanced
FREE
Pro
gemma4:e2b
7.2 GB  ·  Best quality

Or bring your own key — OpenAI, Anthropic, or OpenRouter (200+ models supported).

No telemetry  ·  No data collection  ·  No cloud processing

Universal

If you can type in it,
Gist works in it.

Gist uses macOS Accessibility to work in every app — no plugins, no extensions, no configuration.

Apple Mail Safari Slack VS Code Notion Word Chrome Obsidian Spark Bear Pages Messages Numbers Outline + And everywhere else

Beta testers

People who switched.

★★★★★

"I used Elephas for two years and kept hoping it'd get better. Gist works in every app without any fiddling — and the local AI is genuinely fast on my M3. Worth every penny of the one-time price."

S
Sarah K.
Freelance Copywriter
★★★★★

"The voice dictation is the killer feature for me. I speak, it transcribes, then drafts the email. I reply to 3x more messages in the same time. The $29 price is almost insulting — this should cost more."

M
Marcus T.
Product Manager
★★★★★

"I was sceptical about another AI tool, but the local AI model is what got me. My notes never leave my Mac. I summarise research papers in Safari then save to Obsidian in one click. Daily driver."

A
Aisha R.
PhD Researcher

Intro Pricing — Limited Time

$29 $19. Once. Forever.

Introductory price for early adopters — goes up to $29 when the launch window closes.
One-time purchase. No subscription. No feature gating. Full access from day one.
7-day free trial — no card required to start.

Gist Elephas Raycast AI
Price $19 intro (then $29) $150 / year $96 / year
Subscription Never Required Required
Free local AI ✓ Included ✗ ✗
Works in every app ✓ ✓ Partial
Voice dictation ✓ ✗ ✗
7 app integrations ✓ ✗ ✗
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macOS 14+  ·  Apple Silicon + Intel  ·  30-day money-back guarantee

FAQ

Questions.

Yes. Gist uses a combination of the macOS Accessibility API and a smart clipboard fallback to work in apps that don't support standard text APIs — including Chrome, VS Code, Notion, Slack, and all Electron apps.
When you use local AI, your text never leaves your Mac — full stop. When you use your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter), your text goes directly to that provider — not through Gist servers. We collect zero telemetry and zero data.
No. The free local AI option works without any API key or internet connection. If you want access to more powerful cloud models (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, etc.), you can optionally add your own API key.
Yes. Gist works on all Macs running macOS 14 or later. Local AI runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon — though it's faster on Apple Silicon chips.
Yes. Save unlimited custom prompt templates in Settings and they appear instantly in the command palette. You can also type any one-off instruction on the fly — no template needed.
If Gist doesn't work for you, email us within 30 days and we'll refund you. No questions asked.

Every tab you switch
is time you don't get back.

7-day free trial. Intro price: $19 this month, then $29 forever.
No subscription, ever. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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macOS 14+  ·  Apple Silicon + Intel  ·  30-day money-back guarantee