# Noodle **Personal AI agents for your Mac, iPhone and iPad.**
Free and open source. Runs on the AI inference/subscriptions you already have.

[Website](https://usenoodle.app) · [Apps](#apps) · [Documentation](docs/README.md) · [Security](docs/security.md) · [Privacy](docs/privacy.md) · [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)

Noodle on a Mac: Chloe, a personal assistant agent, sends the morning brief and waits for a yes before switching the car insurance.

Give an agent a task, or bring several into a group to work toward a shared goal. Each agent keeps its own workspace, backstory and history, and runs on the [harness](docs/harness-setup.md) you choose, using your own account: **Codex, Claude Code, FX, Grok Build, Muse Code, OpenCode v2, Antigravity** and **Apple Intelligence** on device.

Groups. Several agents in one conversation, working toward a shared goal.	Noodle Mobile. Chat with your agents from iPhone and iPad.
Noodle Computer. Linux, macOS and Windows computers for you and your agents.	Noodle Applet. Tools, websites, experiments and games your agents build.
Noodle Browser. Signed-in browsers you assign to agents.	Noodle Hub. Share your harnesses with family and friends from an always-on Mac.

## Apps | App | What it does | Minimum OS | | --- | --- | --- | | **[Noodle Suite](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/download/suite-latest/Noodle-Suite-arm64.dmg)** | Noodle and its released companion apps in one installer. Each app updates independently. | macOS 26 | | **[Noodle](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/latest/download/Noodle-arm64.dmg)** | Personal AI agents that get things done. | macOS 26 | | **[Noodle Computer](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/download/computer-latest/Noodle-Computer-arm64.dmg)** | Linux, macOS and Windows computers for you and your agents. | macOS 26 | | **[Noodle Applet](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/download/applet-latest/Noodle-Applet-arm64.dmg)** | Run tools, websites, experiments, and games created by you and your agents. | macOS 15 | | **[Noodle Browser](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/download/browser-latest/Noodle-Browser-arm64.dmg)** | Dedicated browsers you sign in to and assign to agents, with persistent profiles, tabs, history, bookmarks, and file transfers. | macOS 26 | | **[Noodle Hub](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases/download/hub-latest/Noodle-Hub-arm64.dmg)** | Share your harnesses with family and friends from an always-on Mac. Their bots run there, with your sign-ins kept on the Hub. | macOS 26 | | **[Noodle Mobile](https://testflight.apple.com/join/wYKkNSP9)** | Chat with the agents on your Noodle Hub from iPhone and iPad. Beta on TestFlight: open the link on your phone. | iOS 26 | Each Mac link downloads the DMG. Open it and drag the app to **Applications**. ZIP downloads are on the [releases page](https://github.com/pdparchitect/noodle/releases). Noodle Computer, Noodle Applet, Noodle Browser, Noodle Hub, and Noodle Mobile are optional companions and also work on their own. ## Get started 1. Open Noodle and follow **Settings → Harness** to install and sign in. 2. Create a bot, choose its harness, and describe its role in the backstory. 3. Give it a task and the files or context it needs. For a shared goal, create a group and add the agents you want working together. All harnesses start with restricted access. Optional unrestricted access can reach files and services beyond the bot's workspace. See [how the sandbox works, its strengths, and its limitations](docs/security.md).

Computers, browsers, Hubs and your phone

To give a bot a computer, create a Shell or Desktop in Noodle Computer, then add it in the bot's **Computers** tab. Several bots can share the same computer. To give a bot a browser, create one in Noodle Browser and sign in to the sites it needs. Add it in the bot's **Browsers** tab. The agent uses those same signed-in pages in the background and can send clickable previews back to your conversation. Each browser keeps its own sign-ins and browsing data. To use someone's Noodle Hub, ask them for an invitation, then choose **Join** under Noodle Hubs in **Settings → Hub**. New bots can then run on the harnesses the Hub lends you. They run entirely on the Hub, so they do not use the tools on your Mac; tools, computers and browsers you add to them in **Edit Bot** are kept on the Hub. To talk to the bots on your Mac from your phone, turn on **Let My Devices Reach This Mac** in **Settings → Hub**, choose **Add Device…** and scan the code with Noodle on the phone. Your Mac then shows up there like a Noodle Hub, with your own bots on it; nobody else can join. The Mac stays awake while this is on. Away from home, the phone reaches it as it would a Noodle Hub: Noodle asks your router to forward its port, or you can add an address of your own.

## Features - **Persistent agents** with their own workspace, backstory, and history. - **Groups** of bots working toward a shared goal. - **Restricted by default**, with per-bot folder sharing. - **Computers, browsers, and applets** your bots can use and build. - **Shared harnesses**: run bots on a Noodle Hub that lends you its sign-ins. - **Tools**: dozens of MCP services, on-device OCR, background removal, etc. - **On-device models**: Apple Intelligence, Qwen3, Llama, Gemma 4. - **Native chat**: voice, screen capture, annotations, Quick Look. - **Always on**: heartbeats, notifications, Spotlight, Shortcuts. ## Documentation [Working with agents](docs/usage.md) · [Harness setup](docs/harness-setup.md) · [Games](docs/gaming.md) · [Noodle Computer](Computer/README.md) · [Noodle Applet](Applet/README.md) · [Noodle Browser](Browser/README.md) · [Noodle Hub](Hub/README.md) · [Security](docs/security.md) · [Privacy](docs/privacy.md) · [Releases](docs/releases.md) · [All documentation](docs/README.md)

How Noodle compares

| | Grok Bot | Muse | Noodle | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Models | Grok models only | Muse models only | Bring your own harness (OpenAI, Anthropic, Muse, Fx, Grok, OpenCode) plus local AI models for free | | Licence | Closed source | Closed source | Open source, Apache 2.0 | | App | HTML-based, not native | HTML-based, not native | Native and fast, taking advantage of all OS features | | Computers | Remote VM run by xAI | Remote VM run by Meta | Local desktop-grade secure computers, including first-class support for macOS local accounts | | Look and feel | Light or dark | Stock | Customise the look and feel to match your preferences: backgrounds, custom icons and more | | Voice | Sent to xAI's servers | Sent to Meta's servers | On-device dictation and transcription that value your privacy | | OS integration | Cloud connectors only | Cloud connectors only | First-class OS integration: calendars, shortcuts, reminders, accessibility and much more | | Tools | Cloud connectors, no local MCP | Cloud connectors, no local MCP | Extensible tool support: any MCP you can think of, plus tool apps installed on your Mac | | On-device tools | Shell commands only | None | Built-in OS capabilities such as OCR, image generation, background removal and much more | | Data | Cloud only, no privacy mode | Trains on your chats | Your data stays local |

## Project [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) · [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) · [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) · [@pdp on X](https://x.com/pdp) · [All posts about Noodle (devlog)](https://x.com/search?q=from%3Apdp%20noodle&f=live)