Sidekick Chat

Chat with a local LLM that can respond using information from your files, folders, and websites on your Mac without installing any additional software. All conversations occur offline, and your data is stored locally. **Features:** **Resource Utilization** Sidekick accesses your expert files, folders, and websites, which can be individually configured to include resources relevant to specific areas of interest. Activating an expert allows Sidekick to access related information. Since Sidekick uses RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), you can theoretically include unlimited resources for each expert, and Sidekick will still find information relevant to your request to aid its response. This stands in stark contrast to most services, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which can only process about 45 pages of text. For example, a student might create experts for English Literature, Math, Geography, Computer Science, and Physics. In the example below, they activate the Computer Science expert, allowing Sidekick to respond with information from that expert. Users can also grant Sidekick access to files by dragging them into the input field. Sidekick can even use web searches to respond with the latest information, speeding up research. **Reasoning Model Support** Sidekick supports various reasoning models, including Alibaba Cloud’s QWQ-32B and DeepSeek’s DeepSeek-R1. **Code Interpreter** Sidekick uses a code interpreter to enhance the model’s mathematical and logical capabilities. Since smaller models are much better at writing code than performing math, writing code, executing it, and presenting the results significantly improves the reliability of answers. **Image Generation** Sidekick can generate images from text, allowing you to create visual aids for your work. No buttons, no toggle switches, no image generation mode. Instead, the built-in CoreML model automatically recognizes image generation prompts and generates images when necessary. **Inline Writing Assistant** Press **Command + Control + I** to access Sidekick’s inline writing assistant. For example, use the "Answer Question" command to complete your homework without leaving Microsoft Word! **Advanced Markdown Rendering** Beautifully rendered in Sidekick. - **LaTeX:** Sidekick provides native LaTeX rendering for mathematical equations. - **Data Visualization:** Tables are automatically visualized where appropriate, with various chart options available, including bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts. Charts can be dragged and dropped into third-party applications. - **Code:** Code is elegantly displayed with syntax highlighting and can be exported or copied with a single click.

Sidekick Chat is a macOS native app allowing users to chat with a local large language model that pulls information from files, folders, and websites on their Mac, with all conversations and data stored offline locally.