# Perry for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/perry

> AI guidance and automation from your Mac's notch

- Price: Free
- Requires: macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Open source: yes (https://github.com/hridaya423/perry), 6 GitHub stars
- Developer: Hridya
- Categories: [AI Agents](https://macbase.app/categories/ai-agents), [AI Chat & Assistants](https://macbase.app/categories/ai-chat-assistants), [Menu Bar & Notch](https://macbase.app/categories/menu-bar-notch)

## About

Perry is an open-source AI helper for Apple silicon Macs. Ask how to complete a task in the app you are using, and it points to each control in sequence. You can also let Perry perform the task while you watch, pause, take over, or stop it.

Perry opens from the top edge of the screen and supports voice or typed questions. It can answer questions about the active window, save repeated tasks as routines, and connect to services including Slack, Notion, Linear, and Google Workspace. Requests go directly to the AI provider or local model you choose; screenshots remain in memory and API keys stay in macOS Keychain.

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## Get it

- Download: https://github.com/hridaya423/perry/releases/latest
- Website: https://perry.hridya.tech
- Source: https://github.com/hridaya423/perry

Listed by [Hridya](https://macbase.app/@agrawalhridaya).

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