THE IDEA
- Learn. Bring a difficult paper, manual or unfamiliar subject. Ask for an explanation, follow-up questions and a way to test your understanding.
- Research. Compare documents, trace assumptions and ask the assistant to point to passages worth checking.
- Reason. Explore trade-offs, challenge an argument and find questions you have not yet asked.
- Write. Draft, revise, summarize and develop work in your own voice.
- Build. Turn an idea into a plan, experiment or first working draft, with your judgment in charge.
- Work with your files. Bring notes, drafts and documents to a conversation on your Mac.
- Speak and listen. Use voice when typing is inconvenient.
- Keep going on your phone. Connect to your Mac from an iPhone or iPad.
YOUR PHONE
Your Mac does the thinking. Your phone keeps you connected.
Pair your iPhone or iPad with SuperDuck on your Mac. Ask a question while you are away; the Mac processes it and sends the answer back over an encrypted connection.
Remote access uses a relay to forward encrypted messages between your devices. Your Mac needs to be on and connected. This is networked use, not offline use.
With the model downloaded, local chat and document work can also run on the Mac without an internet connection.
on your phone · waiting for the dentist
what did I note about the cat
Two things in notes.md: she's due at the vet on the 14th, and she has decided the new chair is hers.
add: ask about the limp
Added to notes.md.
answered by your mac, at home
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Explore more. Understand more. Make more.
- A memory of its own. SD has its own folder. Add files, notes, lists, drafts and SD can read and work on them.
- Talks and listens. Press the mic and speak. Turn on Read aloud and it talks back, with the Mac's voice.
- Reads what you show it. Hold a page up to the camera. Drag a rectangle on your screen. Drop a PDF or Word file on the chat.
- Refine. /refine draft.md 20 — twenty passes over a file, each reading its own notes from the last. Walk away; come back to a better draft.
- Toasted, if you ever want it. Optional, and off by default. On a Mac with less memory, or for a long /refine run, a LinuxToaster subscriber can flip it on and borrow faster hardware. While it's on, that conversation goes to LinuxToaster. SuperDuck never needs it.
- Internet, but only when you want it. Switch it on and SD can search and browse. Off — the default — your Mac is an island.
- Quick looks. /ls, /grep, /cat notes.md: instant.
- Themes. Space, Paper, Glass, Mirror (your camera behind the chat), CRT, Amber, Red for night vision.
- For other apps. SD offers a local API in OpenAI format. Your editor, Obsidian, VS Code, JetBrains, can use it, all free.
- Toast Expand SD's capabilities. When
toast detects SD it uses it, no configuration required. See Toast.
HOW IT WORKS
Local by default. Connected when you choose.
SuperDuck runs its AI model on your Apple silicon Mac. Once the model is installed, local chat and document work can run without Wi-Fi. The optional services change where information goes, so you decide when to enable them.
On your Mac
Local processing keeps inference on your machine. Your files, backups and device security still deserve attention.
On your phone
An encrypted relay connects your iPhone or iPad to the Mac. The Mac does the processing; it must remain online.
External services, optional
Browsing contacts websites. Optional accelerated inference processes the conversation on external hardware. Know what you enable.
See the Personal AI Edition for the fuller explanation and a four-step offline test. Read our privacy policy for service details.
What you need
Apple silicon Mac
A supported Mac with sufficient unified memory for a compatible model. Setup helps you select one that fits.
Room for a model
AI models are substantial downloads. Allow disk space and time for initial setup.
iPhone or iPad (optional)
Pair a mobile device to access the assistant running on your Mac while you are away.
GETTING STARTED
- Install SuperDuck. Start with the Mac beta on TestFlight.
- Download a model. Setup helps select a model for your Mac. Allow time and disk space.
- Bring one question, document or idea. Ask a follow-up and verify the answer. Pair your phone if you like.
FREE BETA
Put your Mac to work.
Start with one document, one question or one idea. Install the Mac beta first; the iPhone beta is optional.
SuperDuck for Mac →
SuperDuck for iPhone →
Something odd? Write to sd@superduck.ai. A person reads it.
