Arthur-Ficial/apfel
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The free AI already on your Mac. CLI tool, OpenAI-compatible server, and interactive chat — all on-device via Apple Intelligence. No API keys, no cloud, no downloads.
13 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 5 stories, 8 comments · first 2026-03-24 · latest 2026-06-08
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…https://developer.apple.com/documentation/updates/foundation... (not much info yet) but i maintain https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel so i might be biased
comment by franze · 2026-06-08 · in Apple Core AI Framework -
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Show HN: Strudel – Generate commit messages via Apple's on-device LLMstory by Mechse · 2026-05-24 · 3 comments
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i researched that question for apfel https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel and standardized API is openai api so thats what i went with
comment by franze · 2026-05-10 · in Local AI needs to be the norm -
as every AI provider is pushing news today, just wanted to say that apfel is v1.0.4 stable today https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel
comment by franze · 2026-04-16 · in Claude Opus 4.7 -
thx for the report - a totally valid attack vector i was not aware of before, should be fixed https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel/releases/tag/v0.6.23 - see also new https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel/blob/main/docs/server...
comment by franze · 2026-04-03 · in Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac -
…get why these websites make idiotic claims > $0 cost No kidding. Why not just link the GH Github: https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel
comment by ramon156 · 2026-04-03 · in Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac -
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Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Macstory by franze · 2026-04-03 · 157 comments
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I created "apfel" https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel a CLI for the apple on-device local foundation model (Apple intelligence) yeah its super limited with its 4k context window and super common false positives guardrails (just ask it…
comment by franze · 2026-03-31 · in Ollama is now powered by MLX on Apple Silicon in preview -
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Apfel CLI – use your free Apple Intelligence on your Mac your waystory by franze · 2026-03-26 · 0 comments
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if you are into local LLMs check out apfel https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel Apple Ai on the command line
comment by franze · 2026-03-25 · in Ensu – Ente’s Local LLM app -
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Show HN: Apfel - Apple Intelligence from the Command Linestory by franze · 2026-03-25 · 0 comments
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50+ sample results from apple ai https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md
comment by franze · 2026-03-24 · in Show HN: Apfel - Apple Intelligence from the Command Line -
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Show HN: Apfel - Apple Intelligence from the Command Linestory by franze · 2026-03-24 · 1 comment