Warden
A native, privacy-focused AI chat client for macOS.
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## Why Warden?
Warden uses native SwiftUI and macOS frameworks for a responsive, battery-conscious chat experience. Your conversations stay on your device, except for requests sent to the AI provider you choose.
## Features
- **Multi-model support:** OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Perplexity, OpenRouter, and more with your own API key.
- **Local AI:** Ollama and LM Studio support.
- **Projects and workspaces:** Organize chats with colors, descriptions, and project-specific instructions.
- **AI assistants:** Create custom assistants with distinct roles, tones, and default settings.
- **File and PDF chat:** Drop in PDFs, CSVs, text files, and more to ask questions about their contents.
- **Multi-model compare (beta):** Ask up to three models, compare their responses, then continue with one.
- **Web search:** Get real-time search results with citations.
- **Developer tools:** Run code and read syntax-highlighted snippets.
- **Tools and agents:** Enable tools per message and connect MCP agents.
- **Menu bar access:** Open Warden quickly from the menu bar.
- **Native design:** macOS-focused interactions, animations, and Liquid Glass support for macOS 26.
## Installation
### Homebrew
```bash
brew install --cask SidhuK/warden/warden
```
### Download or build
| For most people | For developers |
| --- | --- |
| [Download the installer](https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp/releases) and drag Warden to Applications. | [Build from source](#build-from-source) in Xcode. |
### Build from source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp.git
cd WardenApp
open Warden.xcodeproj
```
Press Command-R in Xcode to build and run Warden.
### Automatic updates
If you use version 0.9 or earlier, download the current release from the [releases page](https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp/releases) once to enable automatic updates.
## Support
Warden is free and open source. You can support its development by [starring the repository](https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp), [contributing through Gumroad](https://karatsidhu.gumroad.com/l/warden), [joining Discord](https://discord.gg/fasY8gAQR), or [buying me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/karatsidhu).
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Created by Karat Sidhu · Licensed under Apache 2.0