Warden
The Native AI Chat Experience for macOS
Warden is a fast, beautiful, and privacy-focused AI client built purely in SwiftUI. No Electron, no web wrappers—just a premium native experience.
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brew install --cask SidhuK/warden/warden
✨ Why Warden?
Most AI apps today are just websites wrapped in a window (Electron). They feel heavy, drain battery, and don't integrate well with macOS.
Warden is different. It's built with 100% native code, making it:
- Blazing Fast: Launches instantly, uses minimal RAM (<150MB).
- Battery Friendly: Optimized for Apple Silicon efficiency.
- Truly Private: Your data never leaves your device (except to your chosen AI provider).
🚀 Features
- Multi-Model Support: Use OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Gemini, Perplexity, OpenRouter and more using your own API key.
- Local AI: Full support for Ollama and LM Studio.
- Projects & Workspaces: Organize chats into projects with colors, descriptions, and project-specific instructions.
- AI Assistants (Personas): Create custom assistants with different roles, tones, and default settings.
- File & PDF Chat: Drag & drop files (PDF, CSV, text, and more) and ask questions about what’s inside.
- Multi-Model Compare (Beta): Ask up to 3 models at once, compare responses, then continue with your favorite.
- Search Capabilities: Real-time web search integration with citation support.
- Developer Tools: Native code execution and syntax highlighting.
- Tools & Agents: Toggle tools per message (like web search) and connect optional MCP agents for advanced integrations.
- Menu Bar Access: Keep Warden in your menu bar for quick access.
- Fluid Design: Animations and interactions that feel right at home on your Mac, including liquid glass support for MacOS 26.
📥 Installation
Homebrew (Recommended)
brew install --cask SidhuK/warden/warden
Manual Download
| Typical User | Developer |
|---|---|
| Download Installer Simply drag to Applications | Build from Source Clone and run in Xcode |
Build from Source
git clone https://github.com/SidhuK/WardenApp.git
cd WardenApp
open Warden.xcodeproj
# Press Cmd+R to run
Automatic Updates:
Users who have downloaded the app version 0.9 or lower, please download the latest version from the releases page to get automatic updates. Earlier versions will not receive updates.
❤️ Support
Warden is open source and free. If you enjoy using it, you can support development:
- Star this repo 🌟
- Pay for Warden — Warden is free to use, but please contribute if you can.
- Join the Discord
- Buy Me a Coffee ☕️
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Created by Karat Sidhu Licensed under Apache 2.0
