On-device by default
Many core workflows process files on your Mac. Where an app supports an external AI provider or online service, review that connection before sending sensitive material.
About
Native Mac software from an independent developer.
IndepApps is the home of MultiAgentOS and a family of native Mac apps. The common thread across everything here: native desktop workflows and one-time website purchases. Some AI features can connect to optional external providers; each app explains its capabilities and limits.
Who builds this
IndepApps is the independent software project of Luke Kevin McLaughlin. Explore the app catalogue, release history and press resources, or contact the developer with a product question or correction.
IndepApps builds local-first software across on-device AI, native macOS apps, and data and AI engineering. Sister projects include LLM Browser, Jobomate, Math Logic Code, and Constructing Language.
What we make
The flagship is MultiAgentOS, a local-first desktop AI agent for Mac: plug in a cheaper provider API or a private local model and put it to work with a full desktop tool harness. Around it is a growing family of focused, native Mac apps, each doing one job well and on-device:
- VideoNotes turns lecture videos into source-cited study notes.
- Lectern transcribes meetings on-device and keeps a searchable archive.
- Shorts builds a short-form first cut from a brief; Broadcut streams and edits in one app.
- Sift declutters photo libraries; SpaceLens maps and cleans your disk.
- Recast converts files locally; Tidyset cleans spreadsheets; Alembic prepares AI datasets.
What we believe
Three principles run through all of it:
Own it, don't rent it
Every app on this site is a fully activated download for one purchase — $10 for one app, $20 for two different apps — with no subscription and no account.
Deterministic and inspectable
Pipelines replay identically, actions are reviewable, and removals are recoverable. Software should be predictable and honest about what it does.
How to get the apps
Open any product page and use Buy & download. A one-time purchase unlocks the fully activated app through a private, single-use link. macOS and processor requirements vary by release. Check the minimum OS and architecture on the product page before buying; a Mac App Store listing may describe a different edition.