# synth-inc/onit

Onit MacOS client

Repository: https://github.com/synth-inc/onit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/onit
Homepage: https://www.getonit.ai/ai-sidebar
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-27T00:59:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 90, longevity 50
- inputs: {"age_days": 712, "days_push": 68, "days_rel": 68, "gap_med": 7.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1095, forks 48 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.197249+00:00)

## What it is
Onit SideKick is an open-source macOS AI chat sidebar that docks to any application, letting users chat with LLMs using highlighted text or the current window as context. It supports multiple remote providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) and local models via Ollama with a privacy-focused Local Mode.

## Use cases
- chat with AI about text I highlighted in any app
- use my current window as AI context without copy-pasting
- dock an AI chat sidebar next to any Mac application
- use local LLMs via Ollama for private AI chats
- switch between Claude, GPT, and Gemini in one assistant
- ask AI about error messages on my screen

## When to choose
- you want a Cursor-Chat-like AI assistant across all macOS apps, not just your IDE
- you want to mix cloud and local (Ollama) models in one desktop chat tool
- privacy matters and you want local-only inference or direct provider API calls

## When to avoid
- you need a Windows or Linux assistant - it is macOS only
- you need voice dictation (Onit Dictate is a separate, closed-source product)
- you want a fully open-source stack end to end - parts of the ecosystem are proprietary

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, llm-inference, rag, gui
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: ai-sidebar, ollama, local-llm, provider-agnostic, screen-context, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- synth-inc/onit (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.197249+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:47:17.719347+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/synth-inc/onit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.197249+00:00, sha edcaad7e1ccb)
  - homepage: https://www.getonit.ai/ai-sidebar (fetched 2026-08-29T12:50:19.449128+00:00, sha 8d7eed444acd)
  - site_page: https://www.cloudless.so/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:50:19.458604+00:00, sha e8cbfdb91790)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.