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A fast macOS menu-bar assistant for questions, selected text, and your own AI services.

Get Started

Explore SpotAsk

Ask from anywhere

Summon a focused question window with one hotkey, ask, copy what you need, and close it without leaving your task.

Work with selected text

Select text in another app and translate, explain, summarize, polish, or run a custom prompt from the quick actions.

Bring your own AI service

Connect OpenAI-compatible or Anthropic services, keep your access key on this Mac, and switch models when you need to.

Fit into macOS

Use Spotlight, Siri, Shortcuts, configurable shortcuts, and a menu bar entry that stays out of the way.

SpotAsk chat window

What SpotAsk is for

SpotAsk is designed for quick, focused work: ask a question, run a prompt on selected text, copy the answer, and return to what you were doing. It is not a full AI workspace.

The quickest way to see the two core workflows is to watch the GIFs below. The hotkey workflow opens a chat window from any app. The selection workflow shows actions next to text you select in Safari, Notes, or other apps.

Quick chat with the default hotkey

Quick actions on selected text

Next steps

Getting Started walks through installation and your first question.
Explore SpotAsk is a map of what you can do with the app.
Troubleshooting covers connection, model, permission, and shortcut problems.