ToolPiper runs on Apple Silicon Macs, M1 or later. Beta 10 needs macOS 26 or later, and Beta 11 will need macOS 27. It is tested in Google Chrome and Brave, the current stable release and the one before it. Older browsers are not supported.
Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs are not supported. Each release names the macOS it requires, so ToolPiper can build on Apple's newest on-device AI frameworks. The minimum moves forward between betas, and every move is announced before it ships.
ToolPiper is tested only in Chromium browsers: Google Chrome and Brave, the current stable release and the one before it. Older browsers are not supported. A bug that appears only in an older browser may never be fixed, so keep your browser up to date.
The browser tools drive Chrome through its remote debugging switch, so they need Chrome 144 or later. MediaPiper is also available for Firefox and Safari, but it is tested only in Chromium browsers, so a bug there may not be fixed.
Requires macOS 27. Updates are never forced, so a Mac on macOS 26 stays on beta 10, and ToolPiper tells it when a release needs macOS 27.
macOS 26 or later. From the Mac App Store.
macOS 26 or later. From the Mac App Store.
Tested in Google Chrome and Brave, the current stable release and the one before it. From the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, Mac App Store.
Updates are offered and never forced. Fixes ship in the newest release your macOS can run, and an older build is retired only with advance notice. Every release's notes are in the changelog.
Beta 10 needs macOS 26 or later on an Apple Silicon Mac. Beta 11 will need macOS 27. Updates are never forced, so a Mac that stays on macOS 26 keeps Beta 10.
No. ToolPiper needs an Apple Silicon Mac, M1 or later. It relies on Apple Silicon's Neural Engine and unified memory, which Intel Macs do not have.
ToolPiper is tested in Google Chrome and Brave, the current stable release and the one before it. Older browsers are not supported. A bug that appears only in an older browser may never be fixed, so keep your browser up to date. The browser tools also need Chrome 144 or later, the version that added the remote debugging switch they use.
MediaPiper is also available for Firefox and Safari, but it is tested only in Chromium browsers, so a bug there may not be fixed.
Each release names the macOS it requires, so ToolPiper can build on Apple's newest on-device AI frameworks. The minimum moves forward between betas, and every move is announced before it ships.