macOS
macOS is an agent app that lets a coding agent click, type, and read the apps on your Mac in the background.
What it is good for
- Letting an AI agent read and click through Mac app windows
- Automating repetitive steps in apps that have no API
- Checking what is on screen before an agent takes its next action
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 1,002
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is macOS free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use macOS?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does macOS work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and OpenCode.
- What is macOS good for?
- Letting an AI agent read and click through Mac app windows, automating repetitive steps in apps that have no API, and checking what is on screen before an agent takes its next action.
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