Rewrite your clipboard with one keystroke.
cmdFlow runs your prompt on whatever you copied — translate, fix, summarize — with Apple's on-device AI. The result lands back in your clipboard, ready to paste. Private by default. Free and open source.
macOS 26 · Apple Silicon · MIT licensed
"je suis en retard"
I'm running late.
How it works
Three keystrokes, start to finish
No window to open, no context to switch. It happens right where you are.
Copy anything
Select text, ⌘C. A snippet, an email, a comment block.
Press your shortcut
Each action has its own global hotkey. cmdFlow reads the clipboard and runs your prompt.
Paste the result
The AI's output replaces your clipboard. ⌘V, done.
Features
Everything, one keystroke away
Built for developers and power users who live in their keyboard.
Global shortcuts
Trigger from anywhere. No window, no context switch.
Your prompts, your actions
As many actions as you want — each on its own key.
On-device & private
Apple Intelligence, locally. Your text never leaves your Mac.
Bring your own cloud
Optional OpenRouter with your key — any model, any language.
Model search
Pick from 300+ OpenRouter models in a built-in picker.
Menu bar native
No dock icon. A quiet ⌘ that lights up while it works.
Launch at login
Set once, always ready.
Free & open source
MIT. Inspect it, fork it, ship your own.
Backend
On-device by default. Cloud when you need it.
cmdFlow uses Apple's Foundation Model right on your Mac — no account, no key, nothing sent anywhere. Need a language the on-device model doesn't cover, or a specific model? Switch to OpenRouter with your own key, or let cmdFlow fall back to it automatically.
- Private
- Free
- Offline
- Any model
- Any language
- Your key
Use cases
Copy in. Better out.
Wire up an action for each thing you do all day. Here are a few to start.
je suis en retard
I'm running late.
i has finish the task yesterday
I finished the task yesterday.
A long paragraph of meeting notes and context…
One clear line.
hey can u send that over whenever
Could you please send that at your convenience?
the thing is basically kind of not really working
It isn't working as expected.
Anything you can describe.
Exactly what you asked for.
Shortcut recorder
Set a shortcut in a tap.
cmdFlow listens for your combo — with a live radar animation — and warns you if it clashes with a system shortcut.
No clashes with system shortcuts
Requirements & install
Up and running in a minute
Requirements
macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later, Apple Silicon.
Apple Intelligence
Enable Apple Intelligence for the on-device backend.
Install
Download the DMG, drag cmdFlow to Applications.
First launch
Right-click → Open — the app is unsigned (open source, no Apple Developer account).
Gatekeeper complaining? Clear the quarantine flag:
$xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/cmdFlow.appFAQ
Questions, answered
Yes — free and open source (MIT). The on-device model costs nothing. OpenRouter usage is billed by OpenRouter on your own key.
With the on-device backend, nothing leaves your Mac. OpenRouter mode sends text to OpenRouter.
The on-device Apple model supports English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. For anything else, use OpenRouter.
cmdFlow isn’t code-signed yet. Right-click → Open on first launch, or run the xattr command above.
No. Global shortcuts use Carbon hotkeys — no Accessibility prompt.