Hover action
Write sharper emails
Turn a rough reply into a clear, polished message without opening another app.
> Rewrite this into a concise client update.
Native macOS AI, powered by your models
AI anywhere on your Mac.
Hover lives beside your cursor and brings AI into every app on macOS: writing, coding, summarizing, translating, explaining, and more, powered by local models or your own API keys.
No subscriptionsPrivacy-firstLocal model supportWorks offline
Mail - reply draft
Hey Sam, thanks for sending the brief. I read through the timeline and have one concern.
I can probably get this done next week, but the scope is still a bit fuzzy.
Can you send the final requirements today so I can lock the estimate?
Hover
Rewrite ready
I can start next week once the scope is final. Send the remaining requirements today and I will confirm the estimate.
Cmd Shift X
Keychain
Local models
Works with the AI stack you already use
OllamaLM StudioOpenAIFeatherlessCustom APImacOS
How it works
Highlight text. Ask AI. Stay in flow.
Hover removes the context-switching tax from everyday AI work. It appears exactly where your attention already is.
01
Select text anywhere
Use any macOS app: browser, editor, PDF reader, mail client, chat, notes, or docs.
02
Press the shortcut
Command-Shift-X opens Hover at the cursor with context already captured.
03
Act instantly
Explain, rewrite, summarize, translate, copy, paste, or replace without leaving the flow.
Use cases
Useful in the tiny moments where productivity usually leaks.
Hover is built for repeated daily actions: refine, understand, shorten, translate, respond, and move on.
Hover action
Explain code fast
Select a function, ask what it does, and keep your editor in focus.
> Explain the async flow and edge cases.
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Fix grammar anywhere
Clean up text inside Notes, Slack, Linear, Gmail, Notion, browsers, and more.
> Make this more natural and direct.
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Summarize dense text
Get the point from long docs, PDFs, issue threads, and research snippets.
> Summarize into 4 action bullets.
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Translate in place
Translate selected text while staying in the same conversation or document.
> Translate to Spanish, keep tone friendly.
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Use local models
Run Hover with Ollama or LM Studio for a private local-first workflow.
> ollama run llama3.1
Privacy-first
Your data stays yours.
Hover is built like a serious Mac utility: local-first, provider-neutral, explicit about permissions, and transparent about what may be sent to external APIs.
Device-first pipeline
Selected context goes only where you configure it to go.
Selected textHover
HoverLocal model or chosen API
ResultBack to active app
No Hover cloud account
No prompt storage by default
No analytics creep
API keys stay in macOS Keychain
Local models supported
You choose what leaves your Mac
Developer-friendly
Bring your own model, endpoint, and workflow.
Hover speaks the OpenAI-compatible chat completions shape, so you can run local models or connect the provider you already trust.
Ollama
Auto-detect local models on localhost:11434.
LM Studio
Use the OpenAI-compatible local server.
OpenAI compatible
Bring OpenAI, Featherless, OpenRouter, or your own endpoint.
hover.config
provider = "local"
baseURL = "http://localhost:1234/v1"
model = "llama-3.1-8b-instruct"
actions = [
"Explain",
"Rewrite",
"Summarize",
"Translate",
"Fix grammar"
]
privacy.telemetry = false
privacy.promptHistory = falseSimple pricing
Pay once. Own it forever.
A small one-time purchase for the official Hover DMG. No subscriptions, annual billing, accounts, or cloud lock-in.
Hover for Mac
One-time payment. Lifetime access.
$10USD
Unlimited usage through your own local models or API keys.
macOS app
Local model support
OpenAI-compatible APIs
Privacy-first workflow
Keyboard shortcuts
Inline AI actions
Future updates included
Pay once. Own it forever.
Product signals
Built with the restraint a Mac utility deserves.
Hover is intentionally focused: fast invocation, clear context, provider choice, no account system, and no telemetry by default.
Cursor-firstH
“The product direction is simple: AI should appear where work is already happening.”
Hover design note
No telemetryH
“Local-first is not a footnote. It is the default posture for a Mac utility that sees user context.”
Privacy principle
BYO modelH
“Built for people who want AI speed without giving up model choice, API control, or keyboard flow.”
Developer roadmap
$10 lifetimeH
“The paid build funds packaging, support, signing, docs, and the boring polish that makes software reliable.”
Indie release model
Cursor-firstH
“The product direction is simple: AI should appear where work is already happening.”
Hover design note
No telemetryH
“Local-first is not a footnote. It is the default posture for a Mac utility that sees user context.”
Privacy principle
BYO modelH
“Built for people who want AI speed without giving up model choice, API control, or keyboard flow.”
Developer roadmap
$10 lifetimeH
“The paid build funds packaging, support, signing, docs, and the boring polish that makes software reliable.”
Indie release model
FAQ
Everything important, without the marketing fog.
Hover is a native Mac app with local-first defaults and provider choice. Here are the details people ask before buying.