Download ToolPiper
Everything Ollama does, free — the native llama.cpp engine, unlimited model downloads, a local OpenAI-compatible API. Plus over 450 MCP tools, voice, vision, and automation.
Running beta 8? Its automatic updater cannot install this build, and beta 8 is about to stop receiving licences. Download it here and install it by hand.
Prefer the terminal? Install with Homebrew:
brew tap modelpiper/tap
brew trust modelpiper/tap
brew install --cask toolpiperUsing Claude Code? Install the plugin and the MCP server is configured for you:
claude plugin marketplace add ModelPiper/toolpiper
claude plugin install toolpiper@modelpiperUsing Codex? Install the plugin from the same marketplace:
codex plugin marketplace add ModelPiper/toolpiper
codex plugin add toolpiper@modelpiperUsing Claude Desktop? Download the Claude Desktop extension and double-click it to install.
On-device by default
Prompts, files, and inference stay on your Mac with local models. A cloud provider sees a request only if you add one and pick it.
Signed updates
Sparkle EdDSA, same as Bear, Tot, Acorn.
No content in reports
No account needed for local use. Update checks, a license check when signed in, a daily activity count and optional usage counts carry none of your content. Turn the last two off in Settings.
Free forever
Pro, Studio and Max are optional.
Everything in one .dmg
No model store. No marketplace. Open it and start working.
9 Inference Backends
llama.cpp on Metal GPU, Apple Intelligence on Neural Engine, FluidAudio, MLX Audio, Apple Vision OCR, and more.
Over 450 MCP tools
Plug ToolPiper into Claude Code, Cursor, Devin. One server, everything from chat to git to PDF extraction.
Browser Automation
AX-native selectors, self-healing, recording, network capture. No flaky CSS, no headless container.
Voice In & Out
Push-to-talk dictation, voice commands, TTS with cloning. Whisper-class transcription at 210x realtime.
RAG & Knowledge
Local embeddings, HNSW vector search, web scraping in 7 formats with framework detection.
OpenAI-Compatible API
Drop-in replacement at localhost:9998. Works with LangChain, Aider, Continue.dev.
System Requirements
Want to confirm before you download? Can I run this?
Intel Macs are not supported. ToolPiper relies on Apple Silicon's Neural Engine and unified memory. See every release's requirements.
Install in 60 seconds
Download the .dmg
~127.2 MB. Notarized by Apple, signed with our Developer ID.
Drag to Applications
Standard Mac install. The .dmg includes a shortcut to your Applications folder.
Open ToolPiper
First launch sets up voice and tool search on its own and starts the local server on localhost:9998. You pick the language model. No account, no email, no setup wizard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is ToolPiper really free?
Yes. The download is free and the engine, the MCP host, speech and chat are all unrestricted, with no account and no caps. Our own native tools are the product; a ModelPiper subscription adds more, one rung at a time:
- Pro $10/mo — Browser automation: act, fill, extract, record, intercept, assert and run Autopilot loops in Chrome, Files, Git and archives: the agent reads, edits, searches and commits, Clipboard cache tools: the agent reads and writes your clipboard history, Mac automation: the agent drives apps, types and clicks, arranges windows and Spaces, launches and stops processes, writes defaults and undoes, Local RAG over your files, Web scraping and YouTube transcripts, Screen and image analysis: screenshot, OCR, color pick, webcam, live stream and capture region controls, Image composition: import, fill, outpaint, free transform, perspective, gradients and text, Agent audio tools: record, transcribe and speak from a tool call, Cloud AI models in chat, voice and the API (bring your own keys), Outreach toolkit: SEO tools (SERP capture with AI Overview detection, keyword discovery, rank check), Reddit and HN listening, content queue, API discovery toolkit + request replay, Save captured video streams to disk
- Studio $29/mo — Image editing and generation: adjust, crop, rotate, flip, transform, cut out, inpaint, remove, segment, generate, Image upscaling (on-device), Image workbenches: layered canvases, masks, adjustment layers, Storyboards and video: shots, narration, timeline, render, Video upscaling (ANE-native), Image to video, Gaussian splats and 3D worlds, Screen recording, media extraction and hosting for the clips you make, plus live stream recording with rewind, Pose detection (60fps streaming)
- Max $49/mo — Code (agentic AI code editor), PiperTest (self-healing browser tests), Automations: run any tool, command or chat in a project automatically, once, on an interval or on a cron schedule, Priority support
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once a model is downloaded, ToolPiper runs entirely offline. Inference, transcription, TTS, OCR, and embeddings all happen on-device. You can also wire up cloud providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq) if you want them, but nothing is forced.
Do I need an account?
No. ToolPiper opens straight into the app. An account is only required if you want to subscribe to a paid plan or sync settings across machines.
Where are models stored?
~/Library/Application Support/ToolPiper/models/. You can move them, symlink them to an external SSD, or point ToolPiper at an existing Ollama model directory.
How are updates delivered?
ToolPiper checks for updates daily and on launch using Sparkle with EdDSA signature verification (the same scheme Bear, Tot, and Acorn use). You can disable auto-updates in Settings and update manually instead.
How do I uninstall?
Drag ToolPiper.app to the Trash. To remove downloaded models, delete ~/Library/Application Support/ToolPiper/. That's it — no kernel extensions, no background daemons, no hidden state.
Get the Mac that runs AI.
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