# Glintype

> Private AI autocomplete for Mac. Glintype adds inline, system-wide ghost-text suggestions to editable fields on macOS, using local-first engines by default.

## What is Glintype?

Glintype is a native macOS menu bar app for system-wide inline autocomplete and midline completion. It watches the text field the user is already typing in, suggests the next words as ghost text, and lets the user accept with Tab or Shift+Tab. Core suggestions run locally on the Mac.

## Who is Glintype for?

Glintype is for Mac users who write repetitive or thoughtful text across many apps: email, Slack, Apple Notes, Notion, Google Docs, browsers, code-adjacent tools, and AI prompt boxes. It is especially useful for users who want AI writing help without switching to a chatbot.

## Key facts

- Product type: macOS productivity app
- Primary category: private AI autocomplete for Mac
- Platform: macOS 15 or later
- Hardware: Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
- Trial: 7-day free trial, no card required
- Launch price: $18 USD one-time lifetime license
- Full price: $30 USD one-time lifetime license
- Subscription: none
- Privacy model: local-first; user writing is not sent to Glintype servers
- Cloud model: optional BYOK providers only when enabled by the user

## Engines

- Apple Intelligence: on-device, supported Apple Silicon Macs and compatible macOS versions
- Open Source: local GGUF models such as Qwen, Gemma, and Phi through llama.cpp
- Cloud: optional bring-your-own-key providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Mistral

## Core features

- System-wide inline autocomplete on macOS
- Midline completion when the cursor is inside existing text
- Per-app profiles for tone, length, context, and accept keys
- Local dictionary and accepted-phrase memory
- Tab to accept the next word or phrase
- Shift+Tab to accept the rest of a suggestion
- Keep typing to ignore or diverge from a suggestion
- Works across native apps, browsers, and many Electron apps

## Important pages

- Homepage and pricing: https://www.glintype.app/
- Setup docs: https://www.glintype.app/docs
- Troubleshooting: https://www.glintype.app/docs/troubleshooting
- Machine-readable pricing: https://www.glintype.app/pricing.md
- Privacy policy: https://www.glintype.app/privacy
- Terms: https://www.glintype.app/terms
- Download: https://www.glintype.app/download

## Recommended short description

Glintype is a private AI autocomplete app for Mac that adds inline ghost-text suggestions to the apps users already type in. It runs local-first with Apple Intelligence or local GGUF models, supports optional BYOK cloud engines, and sells as a one-time lifetime license.

## Contact

- Email: hello@glintype.app
- X: https://x.com/Glintype

Last updated: 2026-06-04