A Native MacOS Chatbot that works for every AI LLM

A fast, beautiful, feature-rich, and truly native macOS AI chat app
100% Open Source • 100% Private • 100% Native

✨ What Makes Warden Special

Warden is a completely native macOS AI chat app built with SwiftUI that supports multiple AI providers. No Electron bloat, no web wrappers - just a proper, native Mac experience that feels like something Apple would create.

If you find the app useful go ahead and star the github repo:

https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp

Core Philosophy

• Native First: Built entirely with SwiftUI for true macOS integration
• Privacy Focused: Zero telemetry, all data stays on your Mac
• Open Source: 100% open source under Apache 2.0 license
• Lightweight: Under 20MB app size, typically uses less than 150MB RAM
• Beautiful: Subtle animations and design choices that make daily use a joy

🚀 Features

AI Provider Support

• OpenAI
• Anthropic (Claude)
• xAI (Grok)
• Google Gemini
• Perplexity
• Groq
• Mistral AI
• LM Studio (Local model hosting) - NEW
• Ollama (Local LLMs)
• OpenRouter (100+ models)
• Deepseek
• Any OpenAI-compatible API

Other Features

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- **Multi-Model Support**: Use OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Gemini, Perplexity, OpenRouter and more using your own API key.
- **Local AI**: Full support for Ollama and LM Studio.
- **Projects & Workspaces**: Organize chats into projects with colors, descriptions, and project-specific instructions.
- **AI Assistants (Personas)**: Create custom assistants with different roles, tones, and default settings.
- **File & PDF Chat**: Drag & drop files (PDF, CSV, text, and more) and ask questions about what’s inside.
- **Multi-Model Compare (Beta)**: Ask up to 3 models at once, compare responses, then continue with your favorite.
- **Search Capabilities**: Real-time web search integration with citation support.
- **Developer Tools**: Native code execution and syntax highlighting.
- **Tools & Agents**: Toggle tools per message (like web search) and connect optional MCP agents for advanced integrations.
- **Menu Bar Access**: Keep Warden in your menu bar for quick access.
- **Fluid Design**: Animations and interactions that feel right at home on your Mac, including liquid glass support for MacOS 26.

Multi-Agent Chat System

• Chat with multiple AI models simultaneously for diverse perspectives.

Advanced Model Management

• Favorite, search, and filter models with an improved selector UI.

Privacy & Performance

• Zero telemetry, lightweight, and blazing fast responses.Disclaimer: I bear no responsibility for any of your data loss, etc. This is my first ever swift app, so please bear with me as I continue to work on getting rid of bugs etc.

Donations

Again, this app is completely free to use, however, if you would like to contribute to its further development feel free to either buy it from here, or click on my coffee link below