Local

Local란 무엇인가요?

Local is a macOS app for running AI on your own machine. It is built around the idea that chat, coding, meeting notes, and other common AI tasks can run on-device instead of in the cloud, so your work and memory stay on your Mac by default.

The app uses BaseRT, Base Compute’s inference engine, to tune itself to your chip on first launch. It reads your Mac’s hardware and memory, then recommends models that fit and runs them locally. The product also supports optional cloud models through your own API key, but those requests are separate from Local’s privacy mode.

Local(으)로 무엇을 할 수 있나요?

On-device AI execution

Runs requests on your Mac so content does not need to leave the device for local workflows.

Chip-aware model selection

Reads your chip and memory to suggest models that fit your machine.

BaseRT optimization

Ships with BaseRT, which is compiled for your silicon and designed to improve tokens per second on supported Macs.

Chat, coding, and meetings workflows

Covers file-based chat, in-place coding assistance, and on-device meeting transcription with speaker labels.

Memory you control

Keeps lasting facts about you on the device, with the option to mark sensitive memory so it never leaves the Mac.

Cloud model support with your key

Lets you connect GPT/Claude-style providers using your own API key when you need a frontier model.

사용 사례

“Private everyday chat”

Ask questions, draft writing, and summarize files or PDFs while keeping the work local to your Mac.

“Coding in your project folder”

Point Local at a codebase so it can read, edit, and run code in place without uploading the repository.

“Meeting notes on-device”

Transcribe meetings locally and produce written notes with speaker labels.

“Personal memory workflow”

Store a short list of lasting facts that you can review and edit, including sensitive items that stay on the machine.

“Hybrid local-plus-cloud usage”

Use local models for everyday work and switch to your own-key cloud models only for tasks that need more capability.

자주 묻는 질문

Does Local work offline?

Yes. You need an internet connection to download the app and a model, but after that the product can run offline on your Mac.

Which Macs are supported?

The homepage says Local supports any Mac with Apple silicon.

Does Local collect my data?

No data collection is claimed on the homepage. It says everything lives in a database on your Mac, with no account and no telemetry.

Can I use GPT or Claude with Local?

Yes. The homepage says you can connect those models with your own API key, and those requests go to the provider.

What makes Local faster than other local apps?

The site attributes its speed to BaseRT, its inference engine, which is compiled for your chip rather than shipped as a generic build.