Privacy-focused native AI desktop assistant launched by a hotkey, with your own API keys and reusable shortcuts.
Alice App is a native AI desktop assistant for macOS and Windows that you summon instantly with a keyboard shortcut. It routes you to best-in-class models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others using your own API keys, so you control cost and performance without extra subscriptions. With 100+ built-in snippets, a library of ready-made assistants and skills, and integrations with Zapier, Make, and n8n, it turns repeated prompts into one-hotkey automations while keeping keys and chat history stored locally.
| Pricing | Paid |
|---|---|
| Category | Productivity |
| Platforms | windows, macos |
| Company | Alice |
| Official website | heyalice.app |
When choosing a productivity tool, look first at how it fits the way you already work. The best tools connect with the apps you use every day — email, calendar, documents and chat — instead of becoming one more place to check. Automation matters most where work repeats: summaries, reminders, scheduling and turning notes into tasks are where AI genuinely saves time. Check whether the free tier covers your real usage, how the tool handles your data and privacy, and whether it works on the platforms you live on — web, desktop and mobile. A slightly less powerful tool that your whole team actually adopts beats a feature-rich one nobody opens.
Alice App is a native AI desktop assistant for macOS and Windows that you summon instantly with a keyboard shortcut. It routes you to best-in-class models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others using your own API keys, so you control cost and performance without extra subscriptions. With 100+ built-in snippets, a library of ready-made assistants and skills, and integrations with Zapier, Make, and n8n, it turns repeated prompts into one-hotkey automations while keeping keys and chat history stored locally.
Alice App offers Single-hotkey native AI assistant, Multi-model access via your own API keys, 100+ built-in snippets and keyboard shortcuts, Library of ready-made assistants and skills, Context memory from your documents and notes, Zapier, Make, and n8n integrations and Local storage of API keys and chat history.
Alice App is a paid product. Prices and plans change over time, so check its official website for the current pricing before you buy.
Strengths of Alice App include One-time purchase instead of a subscription; Privacy-first: data stays on your machine; Bring-your-own keys avoids stacked AI subscriptions. On the downside, AI usage costs extra via your own API keys; Desktop only, no mobile app; Upfront license price may deter casual users.
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