The launcher macOS forgot to build.
Apple gave us Spotlight. We took it from there.
A private, local intelligence layer for your computer.
So what does it actually do? It finds your files, opens your apps, runs your shortcuts, pulls answers from your local data, and chains it all together, every one of those without a server in the middle.
Every other launcher ships your keystrokes to a server before it answers you. tvara doesn't. The index lives on your Mac, the model runs on your Mac, and nothing leaves unless you tell it to. It's the launcher you'd build for yourself if you knew how, and trusted no one.
Open anything.
A blazing fast way to navigate your Mac. File a Linear issue, open a Notion page, play a Spotify playlist; whatever the app does, tvara does it without you ever switching to it.
Chain actions.
Highlight something. Hit ⌘K. Type a sentence: summarize, send, translate, draft, file. tvara reads the context, picks the right apps, and runs the whole chain on a single keystroke.
You become faster not by using shortcuts, but by building them.
tvara is just a tool to help you build those.
And everything in between.
A short list of what tvara already does out of the box. Each one returns under 5ms, runs locally, and is a keystroke away.
More integrations are actively being added.
Begin at ⌘K.
tvara is rolling out in small waves. Drop your email to request access, we'll reply within a few days.
For macOS 14+. Access by invitation.
FAQ
Your data never leaves your Mac. The index is local, the search is local, the AI calls run on-device by default. We don't have a server that sees your files — we couldn't snoop on you if we wanted to.
Yes. Search, open, and chain actions all run without an internet connection. If you wire up a cloud model for AI features, those calls obviously need the network — but everything else is offline-first.
It runs on Apple Silicon (M1 and up). Older Intel Macs will fall back to a smaller local model or a BYO-key cloud route. Either way, no data goes through our servers.
Raycast is great, but most of its AI features round-trip through their servers. Alfred is local but doesn't do semantic search or chained actions. tvara sits in the middle — local-first like Alfred, modern like Raycast.
We're inviting people off the waitlist in small waves. If you sign up, expect a reply within a few days. Earlier signups go out first.