Slack
profileConcise, friendly, uses emoji only when you do
“Sounds good — I can push that by Thursday.”
Glintype.
Inline autocomplete, on your Mac.
Glintype watches the field you're already typing in, finishes the sentence in ghost text, and accepts with Tab. Apple Intelligence or a local model. Your words never leave your computer.
One-time payment·macOS 15+·Apple Silicon & Intel
Attaches to every editable field on macOS
Apple MailMimestreamOutlookGmailMessagesSlackTeamsDiscordWhatsAppWeChatSafariChromeBraveEdgeOperaVivaldiArcFirefoxZen BrowserNotesTextEditWordGoogle DocsNotionObsidianVS CodeCursorWindsurfXcodeJetBrainsGitHubGitLabLinearJiraChatGPTClaudePerplexityLe ChatApple MailMimestreamOutlookGmailMessagesSlackTeamsDiscordWhatsAppWeChatSafariChromeBraveEdgeOperaVivaldiArcFirefoxZen BrowserNotesTextEditWordGoogle DocsNotionObsidianVS CodeCursorWindsurfXcodeJetBrainsGitHubGitLabLinearJiraChatGPTClaudePerplexityLe Chat
How it works
Four steps. Then it gets out of the way.
Glintype lives in your menu bar. It does its job, then disappears. The whole setup takes about a minute.
01
Grant three permissions.
Accessibility reads the focused field. Input Monitoring catches your Tab. Screen Recording is optional and only used for visual context.
- Accessibility
- Required
- Input Monitoring
- Required
- Screen Recording
- Optional
02
Pick an engine.
Apple Intelligence on supported Macs. Or download a local GGUF model in your tier of choice. Switch anytime.
- Apple Intelligence
- macOS 26+ · Apple Silicon
- Open Source
- Qwen · Gemma · Phi
03
Start typing.
Click into any field — Mail, Slack, Notes, Xcode, anywhere on macOS. Glintype is already listening. The ghost text appears beside the caret.
- No mode switch
- Always on
- Caret-attached
- No overlay
04
Press Tab.
Tab accepts the next chunk. Shift+Tab accepts the rest. Keep typing to ignore. The interaction stays out of the way.
- Tab
- Accept next chunk
- Shift + Tab
- Accept the rest
- Keep typing
- Diverge
Engines
Three engines. Your call.
Glintype picks the best path for your Mac automatically. You can override it any time from the menu bar app.
BETA
Apple Intelligence
On-device, Apple optimised
Routes through FoundationModels when your hardware, macOS, and language qualify. The fastest path on supported Macs. The model ships with macOS — no separate Glintype download — and stays on the Neural Engine.
Apple Silicon
macOS 26+
Supported language
On diskShipped with macOS
GGUF
Open Source
Local llama.cpp, your choice of model
Run any tier of local model in-process. Glintype ships with a curated set of Qwen, Gemma, and Phi weights, or drop in your own .gguf file. Available on Apple Silicon and Intel.
Apple Silicon or Intel
macOS 15+
Tier-appropriate RAM
On disk0.4 – 18.6 GB
BYOK
Cloud
Hosted models, opt-in only
Drop in your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Mistral key and Glintype can route completions to the cloud. Use it as a fallback for older or slower Intel Macs, or in Hybrid mode where the local model handles the easy suggestions and the cloud only steps in when context gets long. Strictly opt-in. The key lives in Keychain and nothing is sent unless Cloud or Hybrid is selected.
Your own API key
Keychain permission
Active internet
On diskNo model on disk
Per-app profiles
Different apps, different voices.
Glintype detects the frontmost app and applies its profile. Length cap, tone, accept keys — all set per app, all overridable.
Apple Mail
profileFormal, complete sentences, full sign-off
“Thanks again for making the time. Talk soon.”
Notes
profileMatches your personal voice, streams longer
“The next step is to ship the demo and watch what sticks.”
Notion
profileStructured, prefers lists and headings, expands shorthand
“Q3 priorities: ship the Mac release, lock in pricing, hire a designer.”
Accept modesTab to accept.
Tab to accept.
Or don't.
Glintype never blocks your cursor. Accept what you want, dismiss the rest, keep typing to diverge. The interaction is opt-in on every keystroke.
Every shortcut is fully customisable — rebind accept, dismiss, and chunk keys per app from Settings → Accept keys.
Tab
Accept the next word or phrase
Default accept. Works in any editable field.
ShiftTab
Accept the rest of the suggestion
One quick press takes the whole sentence.
Keep typing
Diverge naturally
No key required. The ghost text vanishes the moment you steer away.
If you can type in it, Glintype works.
Native apps, browsers, Electron editors, terminal-adjacent tools. Glintype attaches via macOS Accessibility and stays out of the way.
Apple Mail
GitHub
Outlook
Notion
Gmail
Word
Chrome
Linear
Slack
ChatGPT
WeChat
Discord
VS CodeNotesGitHub
SafariNotionApple MailWordOutlookLinearGmailChatGPTChromeDiscordSlackNotesWeChatSafariVS CodeLocal-first
Your writing never leaves the Mac.
Not encrypted in transit. Not anonymized. The autocomplete runs on local weights that never call home. There is nothing to intercept because nothing is transmitted.
Local models by default
GGUF weights are downloaded once, hashed, and stay on your disk. Apple Intelligence stays on the Neural Engine.
Cloud is opt-in, BYOK only
Want a hosted model? Drop in your own key. It lives in Keychain and only runs when you choose Cloud or Hybrid mode.
No telemetry, no tracking
No analytics SDK, no usage pings, no “anonymous improvement” opt-out. The only network calls are license activation and auto-update checks.
Encrypted dictionary and memory. Your learned phrases and per-app replacements sit in a Keychain-encrypted store. Even with disk access, the content is sealed.
Early access pricing
Buy once, own forever.
No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Pay once and Glintype is yours for life, including all future engines and model weights.
Free trial
$0for 7 days
Full feature parity. No card required. Cancel by uninstalling.
- All engines and model tiers
- Every per-app profile
- Accept modes and key customization
- Multilingual writing
Launch day offer
$18$30
Full local models, lifetime updates, and unlimited usage forever.
- Everything in the trial
- Lifetime auto-updates
- All future engines and weights
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Why one-time? Glintype runs on your Mac, on your hardware, with weights that never phone home. There is no usage to meter, no seat to count, no feature to drip out next quarter. You bought the Mac. You bought the model. We just built the bridge — once.
Frequently asked
Common questions.
What Mac do I need?
macOS 15 or later. Apple Silicon is strongly recommended for local model speed; Intel works with the Fast and Balanced tiers. The Apple Intelligence engine additionally needs an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 26 or later.
Apple Intelligence vs Open Source — which should I use?
Apple Intelligence is the fastest path and is on-device with no Glintype-managed download, but only runs on supported Apple Silicon Macs and macOS versions. Open Source works everywhere, gives you a choice of model size, and is what you fall back to when Apple Intelligence is unavailable.
Can I bring my own .gguf model?
Yes. Drop any Q4_K_M GGUF into Glintype's models folder and refresh the model list. Glintype validates size and SHA-256 metadata before loading it.
Does it work offline?
Yes. All AI processing happens on your Mac. License activation checks the network on startup, but between checks the app works fully offline — including on a plane.
How do per-app profiles work?
Glintype detects the frontmost app and applies a profile with its own length cap, context mode, tone, and accept keys. You can override or add new profiles from the menu bar app.
What about my privacy?
Your writing never leaves your Mac. The only outbound traffic is license activation and auto-update checks. Cloud providers are strictly BYOK, stored in Keychain, and only used if you explicitly pick a cloud or Hybrid mode.
Is it a subscription?
One-time purchase. $18 launch price, $30 full price. Own it permanently. No renewal, no recurring fees.
Stop typing the endings
you have written a thousand times.
One-time price. No subscription. Yours forever.
macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Apple Intelligence & local GGUF