# Poinky for Mac

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

> Ask about your screen and get spoken, visual answers

- Price: Free
- Requires: macOS 26 Tahoe or later
- Languages: English
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Open source: yes (https://github.com/tomyud1/poinky), 1 GitHub stars
- Developer: Tomer Yud
- 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

Poinky is a free, open-source Mac assistant that lets you ask questions about anything on screen. Hold Control and Option, speak, and it uses Claude to answer out loud while pointing to relevant content, drawing step-by-step explanations, or showing a 3D model you can spin.

It can guide you through tasks by circling clicks and waiting for you, or type into apps on your behalf after asking for confirmation before sending. Poinky lives in the Mac notch or menu bar, supports voice conversations, and can run a natural English voice locally. It requires macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon is recommended, and an Anthropic API key or Claude Code account.

## An alternative to

- [ChatGPT Atlas](https://macbase.app/alternatives/chatgpt-atlas): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [ChatGPT](https://macbase.app/alternatives/chatgpt): 2 alternatives on MacBase
- [Claude](https://macbase.app/alternatives/claude): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [Cluely](https://macbase.app/alternatives/cluely): 2 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Download: https://github.com/tomyud1/poinky/releases/latest
- Website: https://github.com/tomyud1/poinky
- Source: https://github.com/tomyud1/poinky

Listed by [Tomer Yud](https://macbase.app/@tomyud).

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