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Arci
Instant, private Mac launcher with AI and custom actions
Arci is a fast, free launcher for macOS. Press one shortcut to open apps, calculate, convert units and currencies, check time zones, search files, ask AI, set timers, and paste from encrypted clipboard history. AI runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, or bring your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or OpenRouter key. Build custom actions in plain JSON, or describe one and let Arci Builder write it. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays on your Mac.
Hey Product Hunt! Vinod here, maker of Arci.
I built Arci so the small things I do dozens of times a day take one keystroke: a quick calculation, a currency or time zone conversion, finding something I copied an hour ago, asking AI a one-line question, or starting a timer.
What makes Arci different:
• Answers as you type: math, units, currencies, time zones and date countdowns, even offline
• Private by default: no account, no analytics, no tracking. AI runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, or plug in your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or OpenRouter key
• Encrypted clipboard history that skips passwords and one-time codes
• Paste suggestions: paste a link, address or text and Arci offers the right action
• Custom actions as readable JSON files. Describe what you want and Arci Builder writes it, with a preview before saving
• Notes saved as plain text files in a folder you choose, plus timers, alarms, emoji picker, color picker, file search, Downloads cleanup and keep-awake
Arci is free, with no limits on your own actions or AI. Arci Pro (coming soon) adds unlimited Builder runs, AI Search without your own key, unlimited notes and longer clipboard history.
Requires macOS 26 and Apple silicon.
I'd love your feedback: what's the one thing you wish your launcher did? I'll be here all day answering questions.
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About Arci on Product Hunt
“Instant, private Mac launcher with AI and custom actions”
Arci was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #57 on the daily leaderboard. Arci is a fast, free launcher for macOS. Press one shortcut to open apps, calculate, convert units and currencies, check time zones, search files, ask AI, set timers, and paste from encrypted clipboard history. AI runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, or bring your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or OpenRouter key. Build custom actions in plain JSON, or describe one and let Arci Builder write it. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays on your Mac.
Arci was featured in Mac (103.8k followers), Productivity (663.7k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (481.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 312.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Arci?
Arci was hunted by Vinod Ponmanadiyil. 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.
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