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MacAIterm
Terminal · AI agent
A real shell with an AI agent in the same session. Server monitoring, file trees and SSH sessions are built in.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 13+
- MIT license
Apps for macOS
Professional tools,
made for the Mac.
A terminal with a built-in AI agent, CAD that now works on the Mac, a notes app and a paint app.MacAIterm and NotePadX are open source. MacCAD is free to try for 15 days. Every app is one DMG download below.
- Apple silicon
- 15-day CAD trial
- DMG downloads
Products
Four apps. One standard.
Each one does its job well and runs natively on your Mac.
MacCAD 2027
2D and 3D CAD
AutoCAD-style drafting, DWG and DXF, real 3D solids and scenes. CAD, now on your Mac.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 11+
- 15-day trial
NotePadX
Notes · Open source
A notes app for the Mac: rich text and code, folders and tags, split editing and an optional AI writing helper.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 14+
- Open source
macPaint
PNG and SVG editor
One window for raster and vector: a PNG editor with layers and filters, and an SVG editor in the style of Illustrator.
- v1.0.0
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Source not published
MacAIterm · Terminal with an AI agent
A real terminal.
An agent that asks first.
MacAIterm keeps your zsh session at the center and adds an AI agent that works in the same session and directory. Risky commands wait for your approval, and every change is shown as a diff you can undo.
- Approvals and an audit logFour permission modes, secret masking, a network-block mode and a log of every command the agent ran or tried.
- Local or cloud modelsOllama, any OpenAI-compatible server, the OpenAI API or Codex CLI. Local models keep the conversation on your Mac.
- Remote work over SSHThe agent runs commands and edits files on the server. Anything that changes it needs an approval that names the server.
- Monitoring and filesServer CPU, memory, GPU and disk under the tabs, plus file trees for both machines with SHA-256 verified transfers.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 13+
- Apple silicon
- Free · MIT license
MacCAD 2027 · 2D and 3D CAD
CAD used to mean Windows.
Now it works on the Mac.
MacCAD brings AutoCAD-style drafting to macOS: the command line, aliases and shortcuts you already know, DXF and DWG, real 3D solids, and a Studio for scenes and materials.
- Familiar from the first minuteMore than 260 commands, object snaps, layers, dimensions, hatches, blocks and layouts.
- DWG and DXFWorks with DWG and DXF and saves its own format, DXF and DWG R2000. The product page says what was verified.
- Real 3D solidsBoxes to fillets and slices on the OpenCascade kernel. Open and save STEP, export STL and OBJ.
- Studio and a local AI helperScenes and materials from one window. An optional AI on your own Mac builds parts from a sentence.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 11+
- Apple silicon
- 15-day trial
Built on open-source parts: Electron (app shell), OpenCascade and replicad (3D kernel), LibreDWG (DWG), pdf.js (PDF) and polygon-clipping (2D regions). The rest of the engine is built in-house.
NotePadX · Notes for the Mac
Write, organise,
find it again.
NotePadX is a notes app for macOS with a rich text and code editor, hierarchical folders and tags, full-text search and an optional AI writing helper. The source code is open on GitHub.
- Rich text and codeHeadings, lists, checklists, tables, images, links and code blocks with syntax highlighting for 18 languages.
- Folders, tags and searchNested folders, several tags per note, favourites, a trash that empties itself after 30 days, and search over titles, text, code and tags.
- Split editing and historyEdit two notes side by side. Automatic and manual versions with a line-by-line diff you can restore from.
- Export and syncExport to several formats and sync through OneDrive. The AI helper is optional and needs your own OpenAI key.
- v1.0.0
- macOS 14+
- Open source
- 5.7 MB
The app is not notarised by Apple. If macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and choose "Open Anyway".
macPaint · PNG and SVG editor
Pixels and vectors,
in one window.
macPaint puts a raster PNG editor and a vector SVG editor in a single Mac window, with several documents open as tabs. It works without a server or any online service.
- PNG editorSixteen tools, gradients, selections, text, a history tree, GIMP-style filters, and layers with opacity and merge.
- SVG editorPen, shapes, text, groups and layers. Opens existing SVG files without changing their markup, with a code tab for direct edits.
- New document templatesPaper sizes A0 to A7, cards, web banners, screens and phones, in pixels, millimetres, inches and more.
- Recent files and tabsA start screen with recent items, and several documents open at once in tabs.
- v1.0.0
- macOS
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Source not published
- 0.6 MB
The app is signed ad hoc. The first time, right-click macPaint and choose Open.
Principles
How we build
The same few rules for every app.
Native for the Mac
Apple silicon builds with the menu bar, keyboard shortcuts and Retina drawing you expect from a Mac app.
Open source
The source of MacAIterm and NotePadX is open on GitHub. The source of MacCAD and macPaint is not published. MacCAD is free to try for 15 days; ask by email about a licence after that.
At a glance
| MacAIterm | MacCAD 2027 | NotePadX | macPaint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Terminal with an AI agent | 2D and 3D CAD | Notes | PNG and SVG editor |
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Requires | macOS 13+, Apple silicon | macOS 11+, Apple silicon | macOS 14+ | macOS, Apple silicon and Intel |
| Source code | Open (GitHub) | Not published | Open (GitHub) | Not published |
| Download | about 131 MB | about 445 MB | about 5.7 MB | about 0.6 MB |
| Price | Free | 15-day trial, then ask by email | Free | Free to download |
Contact
Contact the developer
Questions, bug reports, ideas and MacCAD licence enquiries go straight to the developer. MacAIterm and NotePadX also take issues on GitHub.
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