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# Typeahead
> Typeahead is an AI autocomplete app for Mac. It finishes your sentences
> inline, as grey ghost text at your cursor, in Mac apps with a standard text
> field (email, chat, documents, browsers, notes). Tab accepts. The AI model
> runs on your Mac, and Typeahead never sends your writing to a server.
> $149 once (lifetime), or $96 a year or $10 a month, with a 14-day
> free trial on the yearly and monthly plans. No account required.
Typeahead is made by Noats Inc. It completes the sentence the user is
already writing, in their own words; it is not a chatbot, a grammar checker
or a content generator. Mac only (macOS 14 Sonoma or later).
## Key facts
- What it does: suggests the rest of the sentence as you type. Tab accepts
the whole suggestion, the right arrow accepts one word, and typing on
ignores it. Suggestions appear at the caret in each app's own font and
size.
- Where it works: system-wide, in Mac apps with a standard text field
(Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Notion, Messages, WhatsApp, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Teams, Safari, Chrome, Firefox and more; Google Docs after
a one-time setup), through the macOS Accessibility API. No plugins or
browser extensions. Password fields and protected apps are left alone.
The tested list: https://www.typeahead.ai/compatibility
- Requirements: built for Apple silicon Macs. macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later,
8 GB RAM and about 4 GB of free disk space for the AI model.
- Pricing: $149 once for a lifetime license (all your Macs, every update), or
$96 a year or $10 a month (up to 3 Macs, renews until canceled). No
subscription required. On a Mac, the yearly or monthly plan can start
with a 14-day free trial (card required; cancel before it ends
and you aren't charged). 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment
of any plan. No word limits, and every model is included on every plan.
Switching to lifetime in the first 3 months of a subscription: what was
paid counts toward the $149. Details: https://www.typeahead.ai/pricing
- Privacy: the AI model runs locally on the user's Mac. Typeahead never
sends the user's writing to a server. No telemetry or analytics in the
app; signed and notarized. It goes online only to check the license,
look for updates and download the AI model, and none of those requests
include anything the user writes. (The license is checked at activation
and each time the app starts; a monthly or yearly plan also checks it on
wake from sleep and around its paid-through date.)
- Offline: works offline after setup. The app checks its license each time
it starts; if it can't connect, it keeps working on its cached license.
Lifetime keeps working offline. A monthly or yearly plan works offline
until 7 days after its paid-through date, and checks its license when the
user is back online.
- What it reads: the text near the cursor and the visible text of the
window the user is typing in (window context, on by default, can be
switched off per app), through macOS Accessibility. Clipboard text only
if the user turns clipboard context on. All of it is processed on the
Mac. It needs the Accessibility permission only, no Screen Recording
permission.
- Models: a built-in local model (Gemma or Qwen) or the user's own GGUF
model file. Its own engine is built to be fast and light on memory (it
frees memory when idle).
- Learning and styles: learns the user's go-to phrases on the Mac (can be
switched off, or forgotten per app). Writing styles set the tone per app
and follow the instructions the user gives them.
- Languages: suggests in 16 languages, following the one being typed.
- Speed: up to 30% faster typing.
- Latest release: 2.5 (September 2026) added Learning, an on-device
writing memory: it finishes the lines the user writes most and their
details (like an address), and anything it learned can be inspected or
forgotten in Settings. Earlier 2.x releases added a faster engine, starter
writing styles, full Firefox support, hold-Tab-to-keep-accepting and a
live bubble overlay.
- Launch: v1 on Product Hunt on June 1, 2026; Typeahead 2.0 was #2 Product
of the Day on Product Hunt on July 6, 2026.
## Start here
- [Typeahead, AI autocomplete for Mac](https://www.typeahead.ai/): the product, a demo and the plans
- [How it works](https://www.typeahead.ai/how-it-works): install, allow Accessibility, press Tab; what it reads
- [Pricing](https://www.typeahead.ai/pricing): lifetime, yearly and monthly plans, the free trial and the money-back guarantee
- [App compatibility](https://www.typeahead.ai/compatibility): the Mac apps Typeahead is tested in
- [All features](https://www.typeahead.ai/features): everything Typeahead does, in one list
- [Help center](https://www.typeahead.ai/help): setup, settings, troubleshooting and billing answers
## Features
- [AI autocomplete for Mac](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/autocomplete): The rest of your sentence, in grey, as you type.
- [Works in every app you use](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/system-wide): Mail, Slack, Notion, your browser and more.
- [Local AI on your Mac](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/local-ai): The model runs on your Mac. Pick one, or bring your own.
- [Private by design](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/privacy): Typeahead never sends your writing to a server.
- [Works offline after setup](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/offline): After setup, suggestions keep coming with the Wi-Fi off.
- [Type faster on your Mac](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/speed): Type up to 30% faster, and see the time it saves you.
- [Reads the window you’re in](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/screen-context): Suggestions that fit what's in the window.
- [Uses what you copied](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/clipboard-context): Opt in, and what you copied is one Tab away.
- [Learns how you write](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/learning): Your go-to lines, back after a couple of words.
- [Writing styles per app](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/writing-styles): A style for each app, or write your own.
- [Autocomplete in 16 languages](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/languages): It follows the language you're typing.
- [Tab, or one word at a time](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/keyboard): Tab takes it all, → takes one word.
- [Pause it anytime](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/control): Pause it, or switch it off for one app.
- [Suggestions you can see](https://www.typeahead.ai/features/display): Suggestions in a color you can actually see.
## Use cases
- [Faster email replies](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/email): Inbox replies, finished as you type.
- [Quicker chat replies](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/messaging): Quick replies in Slack, Messages and more.
- [Follow-ups that go out](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/follow-up): The email after the call, and the nudge.
- [Cold emails that sound like you](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/outreach): First messages that still sound like you.
- [Weekly status updates](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/status-updates): Weekly updates without the blank page.
- [Meeting recap emails](https://www.typeahead.ai/use-cases/recaps-and-handoffs): Recap emails and handoff notes.
## Apps
- [Autocomplete in Slack](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/slack): Replies in threads and DMs, in your style.
- [Autocomplete in Gmail](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/gmail): Gmail replies in your style, beyond Smart Compose.
- [Autocomplete in Apple Mail](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/apple-mail): The rest of the sentence, not just the next word.
- [Autocomplete in Outlook](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/outlook): Work email in your style, beyond text predictions.
- [Autocomplete in Notion](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/notion): Keep the page moving.
- [Autocomplete in Google Docs](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/google-docs): Drafting help inside the doc (one-time setup).
- [Autocomplete in Chrome](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/chrome): Autocomplete on the web, no extension.
- [Autocomplete in Word](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/microsoft-word): Documents, finished as you type.
- [Autocomplete in Messages](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/messages): Texts, answered in a Tab.
- [Autocomplete in WhatsApp](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/whatsapp): Chats, finished as you type.
- [Autocomplete in Teams](https://www.typeahead.ai/apps/teams): Work chat, in your style.
## Who it's for
- [Typeahead for founders](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/founders): A hundred replies before lunch.
- [Typeahead for sales teams](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/sales): Follow-ups while the call is still fresh.
- [Typeahead for support teams](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/support): Kind, quick answers on the fortieth question.
- [Typeahead for consultants](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/consultants): Client replies between back-to-back calls.
- [Typeahead for writers](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/writers): Keep the sentence moving, in your voice.
- [Typeahead for lawyers](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/lawyers): Private autocomplete for legal writing.
- [Typeahead for doctors](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/doctors): Private autocomplete for busy days.
- [Typeahead for researchers](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/researchers): Notes and drafts without the blank page.
- [For operators and PMs](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/operators): Handoffs, specs and updates, finished as you type.
- [Typeahead for executives](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/executives): Short, clear replies, in your voice.
- [Typeahead for recruiters](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/recruiters): Outreach and follow-ups that sound human.
- [For non-native speakers](https://www.typeahead.ai/for/multilingual): Your second language, and your first.
## Comparisons
- [Typeahead vs Grammarly](https://www.typeahead.ai/vs/grammarly): Checks what you wrote vs helps you write it.
- [Typeahead vs Apple](https://www.typeahead.ai/vs/apple-intelligence): Finishes the word, or the sentence.
- [Typeahead vs ChatGPT](https://www.typeahead.ai/vs/chatgpt): Writes for you, or with you.
- [Typeahead vs Cotypist](https://www.typeahead.ai/vs/cotypist): Buy it once. Styles that follow you.
- [Typeahead vs TextExpander](https://www.typeahead.ai/vs/textexpander): Snippets you set up, or sentences it finishes.
## Free writing tools
Free browser-based writing tools from the Typeahead team. No sign-up or
account is required for any of them. They are separate from the Mac app:
the AI tools process text on our servers, unlike the app.
- [All free tools](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools)
- [Word Counter](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/word-counter): Words, characters, sentences, and reading time, counted live as you type. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Character Counter](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/character-counter): Count every character, with or without spaces, alongside words and reading time. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Typing Speed Test](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/typing-speed-test): Measure WPM and accuracy, then see a Typeahead-style completion estimate. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Spell Checker](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/spell-checker): Find misspelled words as you type, review suggestions, and correct every match with one click. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Grammar Checker](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/grammar-checker): Find common grammar, spelling, punctuation, structure, and clarity problems as you type. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Punctuation Checker](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/punctuation-checker): Find common punctuation problems as you type and apply clear corrections with one click. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Passive Voice Checker](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/passive-voice-checker): Spot possible passive voice as you type and decide when an active version reads more clearly. (runs entirely in the browser)
- [Rewording Tool](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/rewording-tool): Say it again, cleaner. Rewrites clause by clause without losing your point. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [Paraphrasing Tool](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/paraphrasing-tool): Four styles, fluent to academic. The same meaning, said a new way. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [AI Humanizer](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/ai-humanizer): AI drafts tend to sound like AI. Make yours sound like you. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [AI Detector](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/ai-detector): A straight answer to one question: does this read as AI-written? (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [Citation Generator](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/citation-generator): APA, MLA, or Chicago, formatted right on the first try. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [Hallucination Detector](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/hallucination-detector): AI invents sources with confidence. Catch them before you cite them. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
- [Translator](https://www.typeahead.ai/tools/translator): Move your writing between languages without losing its tone. (AI tool; text is processed server-side)
## Optional
- [Blog](https://www.typeahead.ai/blog): guides and essays on AI autocomplete and writing on Mac
- [Press kit](https://www.typeahead.ai/press): logos, screenshots, product videos and facts
- [Contact support](https://www.typeahead.ai/help/contact): talk to the people who make it
- [Privacy policy](https://www.typeahead.ai/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://www.typeahead.ai/terms)
