BoltAI

Main Features & Characteristics:

• All AI Models in One Place: Switch between top AI services (Anthropic, Mistral, OpenAI, XAI, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Azure) and local models (Ollama) from a single native Mac app.
• Intuitive Chat UI: Click to select conversation, open Advanced Configuration, and attach files to use GPT-4 Vision and Code Interpreter.
• AI Commands & AI Inline: Ask questions right within your IDE with zero context switching. Seamlessly integrates with apps like Xcode, Apple Notes, Obsidian, and Apple Mail to provide AI suggestions in any text field.
• Custom AI Assistants: Create customized AI assistants by adjusting parameters and instructions to tailor the AI's behavior for specific tasks or roles (e.g., writing style emulation, programming help, brainstorming).
• Prompt Library: Offers a library of prompts to leverage the most out of AI assistance.
• Highly Customizable: Effortlessly configure preferred keyboard shortcuts for seamless workflow integration.
• Secure & Privacy-Respecting: Native app (not an Electron app). API keys are securely stored in Apple Keychain; features automatic redaction of sensitive data (emails, phone numbers, credit card numbers); no middle servers—prompts sent directly to AI providers; operates locally without storing user inputs.
• MCP Servers & Plugins: Supports Model Context Protocol and various plugins including Web Search, Web Browsing, Memory, DALL·E, Replicate, Whisper, and WolframAlpha.

Target Users & Typical Use Cases:

• For Developers: AI Coding Assistant within IDE (like Xcode) to fix grammar/syntax and ask code questions without quitting the IDE.
• For Content & Marketing: Generate high-quality posts in minutes, from blog outlines to highly technical content. Write content 10x faster.
• For Students: Integrate ChatGPT with favorite PKM tools like Obsidian to learn anything faster.
• For Everyone: Instant access to LLMs and Stable Diffusion to enhance productivity across writing, development, management, and entrepreneurship.

Usage Requirements:

1. A macOS device running macOS 12.0+ (Intel & Apple Silicon supported).
2. An OpenAI API key (ChatGPT Plus subscription does not provide an API key for BoltAI).
3. A stable internet connection.

Pricing & License Info:

• Paid software with a 30-day refund policy.
• The license is a perpetual license, allowing indefinite use of the current app version, plus one year of free updates. If not renewed after a year, users can keep using the last updated version indefinitely.
• Team plan licenses are available by contacting support via email.
• API costs are calculated based on public pricing of providers like OpenAI; all costs are estimates.

FAQ Highlights:

• How it works: Set API key, call BoltAI in any text field for AI suggestions.
• Data protection: Operates locally, no prompts stored, keys in Apple Keychain, auto-redacts sensitive data, uses anonymous analytics (can be disabled).
• Platform: Exclusively available for Mac; Windows/Linux may be considered in the future.
• License transfer: Can unlink a device in Preferences > License to activate on another computer.