# Vinaa for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/ai-chat-made-for-mac

> Native AI chat for Mac

- Price: $30
- Requires: macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: Sujeevan Nagarajah
- Categories: [AI Chat & Assistants](https://macbase.app/categories/ai-chat-assistants), [Local AI & LLMs](https://macbase.app/categories/local-ai-llms), [Productivity](https://macbase.app/categories/productivity)

## About

Vinaa is a native AI chat app for Mac that brings cloud and local models into one place. Use your own API keys, connect ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions, or run local models through Ollama or LM Studio.

Keep conversations organized in projects and folders, search across messages, and jump to a message or heading. Add files, reuse prompt templates, search the web, and connect external tools through MCP. Import conversations from ChatGPT and Claude and export chats as Markdown or PDF.

Built for Intel and Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later, Vinaa stores conversations on your Mac with optional sync through your private iCloud account. A one-time purchase includes every future update for the life of the app.

## An alternative to

- [BoltAI](https://macbase.app/alternatives/boltai): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [ChatGPT](https://macbase.app/alternatives/chatgpt): 3 alternatives on MacBase
- [Claude](https://macbase.app/alternatives/claude): 2 alternatives on MacBase
- [Gemini](https://macbase.app/alternatives/gemini): 1 alternative on MacBase

## Get it

- Website: https://www.vinaa.ai

Listed by [Sujeevan Nagarajah](https://macbase.app/@sujee).

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