PaletteBrain
PaletteBrain is a powerful and customizable ChatGPT app for macOS designed to bring the power of ChatGPT across all macOS apps with the press of a shortcut, helping users stop wasting time switching between windows and copying-pasting texts.
Main Features & Characteristics:
- Global Compatibility: Run AI commands on selected text with a quick keyboard shortcut (⌥SPACE) on any app or website on macOS (Notion, Google Docs, Slack, Discord, Gmail, etc.) and paste the response back (⌘⇧↵) into the application using a shortcut.
- Customizable AI Commands: Open the AI command palette with ⌃⌘SPACE, create customized commands to automate common actions (correcting grammar, summarizing text, refactoring code, etc.), bind keyboard shortcuts to trigger them instantly, and have full control over model and creativity settings.
- Top-Notch AI Models & Azure Support: Use the latest models from OpenAI without a ChatGPT Plus subscription by paying as you go directly to OpenAI. Also supports running experimental models and dedicated infrastructure models via native Microsoft Azure OpenAI.
- Privacy & Safety: Private between the computer & OpenAI or Azure. Delete conversations forever with no traces left.
- Advantages vs Other Apps: Pay once, use it forever with no app subscription fees; unlimited AI using your own OpenAI key; runs in the background without distractions; actively maintained for a bug-free experience; no tracking or data leaks.
Target Users: Founders, creators, and employees from world-class organizations, including fractional CTOs, content creators, tech copywriters, recruiters, marketers, and teachers who want to 10X their productivity on Mac.
Typical Use Cases & Workflow: Highlight the text you wish to transform -> Press ⌥SPACE to open the AI command palette -> Run a command to prompt the highlighted text in AI chat -> Press ⌘⇧↵ to paste the last reply into the original app. Built-in examples include Fix Grammar & Spelling, Translate to English, Summarize to Bullet Points, and Convert to Blog Post.
Pricing Information:
- Personal License (Early Supporter): $29/once (originally $99/year), perfect for 1 macOS device, includes unlimited conversations, messages, palette commands, keyboard shortcuts, bring your own OpenAI/Azure keys, lifetime auto-updates, and standard support. Most users see less than $1/mo in OpenAI costs.
- Family License (Early Supporter): $99/once (originally $299/year), perfect for 5 macOS devices with the same unlimited features.
- Team License (Early Supporter): Custom/once, for unlimited macOS devices, includes priority email & live chat support. Requires contacting sales.
FAQ Details:
- How it works: Connects to OpenAI via user-provided API keys and uses shortcuts to process selected text globally.
- API Key: A ChatGPT API key is required; ChatGPT Plus subscriptions cannot be used directly.
- Compatibility: Compatible with macOS only, not Windows or Linux.
- Data Protection & Refunds: Mentioned in FAQs, though specific refund terms are not detailed on the page.
Roadmap (Coming Soon): Multiple cutting-edge AI models from Google, Meta, Mistral, Perplexity, Anthropic, xAI; Integration with Agent.so AI Agents for third-party interactions; Chat with PDF & other files using proprietary multi-modal RAG; Image attachments via AI vision; Import conversations from ChatGPT & other apps; Folders, tagging, favorites for organization; Sync messages and conversations between devices via iCloud and Agent.so.
Prices
Standard
$ 19
Extended
$ 39
Enterprise
Custom
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