Your local AI coworker for the Mac, like Dots but free!
Linda is a free, private AI coworker for your Mac. Say or type what you need and it does the work in its own browser and your folders: research, price checks, pages, sheets, renamed files, replies. Set up specialists, like a Researcher or a Bookkeeper, with their own instructions and skills. Watch every step in the Computer column and take over any time. It runs local AI on Apple Silicon or uses your own key, and asks before it sends, buys, deletes or posts. No account.
I love what AI agents do for me. But I hated two things about them: my files and data live on someone else's server, and the bill grows every month. Instead Linda runs open models on your Apple Silicon. No cloud, no account, nothing sent anywhere unless a task needs the web.
Fast on small models. A decision layer picks the right model for each step, compacts the context and keeps only what matters. Small specialist models handle quick choices like clicks and form fields, so most steps finish in few seconds on an M-series Mac.
Real work. Linda browses the web, organizes your files, builds websites and runs routines while you keep working.
No token bills. Your Mac does the work, so Linda is free to use.
You stay in charge. Linda asks before she sends, buys or deletes anything.
Would you trust a local AI with your daily work, or does the cloud still win for you?
About Linda on Product Hunt
“Your local AI coworker for the Mac, like Dots but free!”
Linda launched on Product Hunt on October 7th, 2026 and earned 76 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #24 on the daily leaderboard. Linda is a free, private AI coworker for your Mac. Say or type what you need and it does the work in its own browser and your folders: research, price checks, pages, sheets, renamed files, replies. Set up specialists, like a Researcher or a Bookkeeper, with their own instructions and skills. Watch every step in the Computer column and take over any time. It runs local AI on Apple Silicon or uses your own key, and asks before it sends, buys, deletes or posts. No account.
On the analytics side, Linda competes within Mac, Productivity and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 1.2M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Linda performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Linda?
Linda was hunted by Jack Rossi. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Linda including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Jack Rossi
Hi Product Hunt! I'm the maker of Linda.
I love what AI agents do for me. But I hated two things about them: my files and data live on someone else's server, and the bill grows every month.
Instead Linda runs open models on your Apple Silicon. No cloud, no account, nothing sent anywhere unless a task needs the web.
Fast on small models. A decision layer picks the right model for each step, compacts the context and keeps only what matters. Small specialist models handle quick choices like clicks and form fields, so most steps finish in few seconds on an M-series Mac.
Real work. Linda browses the web, organizes your files, builds websites and runs routines while you keep working.
No token bills. Your Mac does the work, so Linda is free to use.
You stay in charge. Linda asks before she sends, buys or deletes anything.
Would you trust a local AI with your daily work, or does the cloud still win for you?