Hi everyone, David here 👋
A few weeks ago I joined an Apple Developer session about Foundation Models, the locally running Apple LLM. Good session and I like the idea of local AI because it is private and free.
What started as an exploratory project to learn more about Foundation Models turned out to be a lot of fun and quickly escalated into a full product development mode.
Here's why:
I save tons of links but never organize them properly. Bookmarks just pile up in random places, and finding anything later is a pain. I knew AI could help with categorization and tagging, but I don't like the idea of sending all my browsing data to some company's servers.
So I built Gempod - a bookmark manager where the AI runs entirely on your device. Drop a link, and it automatically suggests categories, tags, and a summary—all processed locally using Apple Intelligence. Your bookmarks sync via your own iCloud, never touching my servers.
What you get:
💎 On-device AI categorization and tagging
🔒 Private by design—your data, your iCloud
📱 Works on iOS, iPad, and Mac
🆓 Completely free, no subscriptions
🌓 Beautiful minimal interface with dark mode
I built this solo over the past few weeks, and I think it's not too shabby. Would love to hear what you think.
Happy to answer any questions
Awesome , you could probably build something similar like an add on for X (twitter) bookmarks .
Feels like everyone just bookmarks a bunch of interesting stuff but never really get to look back on them .
Amazing launch @david_pfluegl1! 🚀 Gempod stood out to me because of the on-device AI tagging feature, which is something I've often wished existed in bookmark managers—true privacy without sacrificing intelligence. The clever clipboard detection with the gem button is brilliant UX. Your execution with iCloud sync and the completely free model really sets a new bar. Congrats and excited to follow your journey!
@david_pfluegl1 Precisely what I need for my research projects. Bookmark chaos might finally be over.
@david_pfluegl1 Tried it on my iPad, it has super clean interface and the AI tags are accurate.
Is that even legal? What does Rockstar Games say about it?
I love seeing practical applications of on-device AI that aren't just chatbots. How well does the local AI handle categorizing really niche or technical articles? Either way, the privacy-first approach is the real winner here. Congrats on launching a beautiful and much-needed tool
AI bookmark classification is a cool feature. Does it also support across multiple devices and browsers? Great app and congrats on the launch!
