# Manus Alternative for Mac: An App Like Manus

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/manus

General-purpose AI agent that plans and carries out multi-step tasks such as research and building sites.

Manus runs its tasks in the cloud through a paid account, and long jobs can use up a plan quickly. Alternatives include agents that run on your own Mac, open-source tools you can point at any model, and assistants made for one job like research or coding.

- Website: https://manus.im

## Mac apps people use instead of Manus for ai agents

- [Shift](https://macbase.app/apps/shift): AI workspace for research, conversations, and results (Free, AI Agents, Apple silicon, macOS 26 Tahoe or later, in English, verified)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).