The AI That Works With You, Not Just For You

Built for macOS.
Built for privacy.
Built for you.

• 🌐 Website: www.syntheticautonomicmind.org
• ⬇️ Download SAM: Latest Release
• 📚 Documentation: User Guides & Tutorials
• 🐙 Source Code: GitHub Repository
• 🐛 Report Issues: Issue Tracker
• 💖 Support SAM: Patreon

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A friendly note: SAM is a new project, you might find the occasional rough edge - your feedback helps shape SAM into the assistant we all want. Together, we're building something special.

In July 2025, I set out to build the AI assistant my wife actually wanted: one that adapted to her workflow instead of forcing her to adapt. SAM was made for her - and dedicated to her. It has since grown into a native macOS assistant that anyone can use to get real work done.

A native macOS app designed for non‑developers who want powerful tools in their everyday life.
Review documents, create images, write content, plan projects, or just have a conversation.
Say "Hey SAM" to go hands‑free, or type naturally.
You're always in control.

Your data stays on your Mac. Always.
(Switch to cloud AI providers only if you want to.)

SAM helps you finish things.
Whether it's organizing files, helping you draft documents, creating images, or researching a topic - SAM acts on your ideas.

SAM remembers what matters across conversations.
Create "Shared Topics" to connect chats around the same project, and find anything you've shared with semantic search.

Full voice control lets you keep your hands free.
Ask questions, give commands, or have a conversation - all without touching the keyboard.

Generate beautiful images locally with Stable Diffusion.
No subscriptions, no cloud uploads - just your imagination and SAM's creativity.

All your conversations, documents, and memories stay on your Mac.
SAM works with local AI models by default, and only uses cloud AI when you choose to.

Designed for everyday users - not just developers.
SAM's clean interface and natural interactions make powerful AI accessible to everyone.

• Upload and analyze PDFs, articles, and books
• Ask questions about your documents
• Summarize long texts in seconds
• Research online with reliable sources and citations

• Generate custom images from text descriptions
• Browse and apply different art styles
• Edit and refine images with simple prompts
• Get inspiration for projects or presentations

• Draft emails, essays, or reports
• Improve your writing with gentle suggestions
• Brainstorm ideas and organize your thoughts
• Translate text between languages

• Manage files and folders with voice commands
• Create project plans and task lists
• Organize your work in project folders
• Automate repetitive computer tasks

• Ask questions about any topic
• Get step‑by‑step explanations
• Explore new skills and hobbies
• Have thoughtful, engaging conversations

• Multi‑AI support: Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), GitHub Copilot, DeepSeek, or run models locally (MLX, llama.cpp)
• Voice in & out: "Hey SAM" wake word, speech recognition, and natural text‑to‑speech
• Local image generation: Create images with Stable Diffusion - no internet needed
• Document intelligence: Upload and chat with PDFs, Word docs, Excel files, text files, and more
• Semantic memory: Find past conversations and documents by meaning, not just keywords
• Project workspaces: Keep everything organized in ~/SAM/{project‑name}/ folders
• Personality system: Choose from friendly, professional, creative, or custom tones
• Dark/light mode: Beautiful SwiftUI interface that fits your style
• 100% free & open source: No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden costs

⬇️ Download SAM for macOS 14.0+
📚 Read the guides
🐙 View the code
🐛 Share feedback

• SAM - Main application
• ALICE - Artificial Latent Image Composition Engine
• website - Documentation and guides

SAM is licensed under GPL v3.0 - see individual repositories for details.
Documentation is licensed under CC BY‑NC 4.0.