{"repo":"joexk1/JoeBro","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/joexk1/JoeBro","clone":"git clone https://github.com/joexk1/JoeBro.git","description":"A native macOS AI workspace that's actually yours — local-first, private, pro-AI and anti-big-tech. Own your assistant, don't rent it. GPLv3.","language":"Swift","stars":89,"topics":["ai","life-management","localai","localllama","macos","ollama","opensource","productivity","writing-tool","anti-big-tech"],"license":"GPL-3.0","category":"productivity","readme_excerpt":"JoeBro A native macOS AI workspace that's actually yours. Local-first. Private. Built to get things done. --- Why JoeBro exists Most people never get the most out of AI. Not because they couldn't, but because: 1. The good stuff is hidden behind a learning curve. Agents, tools, local models, document editing, automations. Most people only ever see a chat box. 2. Nobody has time to learn it. Reading docs, wiring up APIs and writing prompts is a job in itself, and you already have one. 3. Big tech overcharges for it and watches you while you use it. Your work, your inbox, your calendar and your half-formed ideas all become training data and ad signal. JoeBro is another way. It hands a busy person the full power of modern AI without asking them to become a software engineer, and it does it while keeping their data on their own machine. You bring your own models (run them locally or plug in any API key), and JoeBro turns them into a real assistant that knows your work, edits your documents, reads your email, manages your calendar, runs research, and remembers what matters. No platform tax, and nobody looking over your shoulder. AI is better when it knows you, so keep it close, away from big tech. Read the technical breakdown on why I built this with zero dependencies and no Electron on Dev.to --- What it is JoeBro is a native macOS app (SwiftUI) with a small backend bundled right inside it. The backend is plain Python standard library, spawned automatically when the app launches a","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/joexk1","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/joexk1/JoeBro/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}