Typeahead is the writing assistant that writes with you, not for you. It works in every text field on your Mac, helping you type faster and smarter with inline suggestions that appear as you write. It runs on a local AI model, works offline and keeps your writing on your device.
Typeahead 2.0 is private AI autocomplete for every app on your Mac, with writing styles per app, support for any language, and smarter context that adapts to how you work. It now feels more customizable and more useful every day, while staying lighter on memory and faster in the background. You also get private Insights to see your time saved. One-time $79 purchase, free updates, no subscription.
Using Typeahead has been very useful for typing quickly and with much less effort. I really like how the suggestions appear right where I'm writing, so I can keep my train of thought and get words out more easily. Very quick and very helpful!
What needs improvement
Down the line it would be great to see a cross-platform version.
This is so great to hear! Helping people type faster with much less effort is exactly what we're aiming to achieve. Cross-platform is something we'd love to do down the line too. Really appreciate the review 🙏
Super amazing LTD app for Mac. Runs natively, stays out of my way, and just works. Exactly what a desktop utility should feel like.
What needs improvement
Better content awareness - sync data between devices
vs Alternatives
Looked at a few cloud-based alternatives before picking Typeahead. Stuck with this one because it's a real native Mac app with a one-time LTD price, not another subscription or browser tab pretending to be software.
Thanks for the review Ruben! A native app that "just works" and stays out of your way is exactly what we set out to build. Syncing across devices is a great suggestion, definitely one for the roadmap 👍
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We launched the first version here a few weeks ago. Since then, we have shipped 8 releases. Today we are back with the biggest update yet.
Typeahead 2.0.
If you are new to it, Typeahead is AI autocomplete for every app on your Mac. As you type, it suggests what comes next right at the cursor. Press Tab to accept.
The autocomplete runs on your Mac, so it works offline and your writing stays on your device.
It is a one-time $79 purchase with no subscription.
What is new in 2.0
Writing styles and custom instructions per app. Keep Mail professional and Slack casual, or tell Typeahead to keep things short and friendly in plain English. It switches automatically as you move between apps.
Support for any language you write in. Suggestions follow the language you are typing, and the app itself is now localized into 16 languages.
Smarter context. Typeahead picks up the conversation you are in so suggestions fit what is actually being said. All on-device.
More control over pacing. Choose instant, balanced, or relaxed suggestion timing, and decide exactly where Typeahead shows up. Terminals and code editors are supported too, opt-in per app.
Private by default. Typeahead is auto-disabled in password managers, wallets, and finance apps. You control what it can read, app by app.
Lighter and faster. The new engine frees up hundreds of MB of memory when you step away.
Insights. See how much time you are getting back, computed on your Mac and staying there.
Every one of those 8 releases went to our earliest buyers for free.
That is the whole point of one-time pricing. You buy Typeahead once, and it keeps getting better.
Would love your feedback. I will be here all day answering questions.
Sam
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@samasante@hnshah Many congratulations to Sam and Hiten on shipping the second version of Typeahead. The AppSumo team and I were really impressed with v1, and it’s great to see so many exciting updates in v2. The LTD is a steal deal, hope the community grabs it. :)
@hnshah@rohanrecommends Thanks Rohan, your support means a lot, great to have you following along from the start!
Buy it once and it keeps getting better, that's exactly what we're going for. Everyone who grabbed V1 just got all of this free, and we have plenty more features on the way 😃
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Curious how Typeahead behaves across different kinds of Mac apps. Since the pitch is AI autocomplete for every app on your Mac, does it work through the standard text fields only, or can it also suggest inside places like design tools, chat apps, terminals, and browser-based editors? The edge cases there would be interesting for dev and creative workflows.
@crystalmei Great question. It works anywhere the app has a real text field, native apps, chat apps like Slack and Discord, browsers and web editors, Electron apps included. Smart context capture reads the conversation you're in so suggestions fit what's actually being said, in whatever app you're writing. Terminals and code editors are fully supported too (you can opt in per app in 2.0)!
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How reliable is the auto disable in password managers and finance apps? That's kind of feature that needs to be bulletproof, not just "mostly works."
@zoe_sullivan Very reliable! Typeahead is automatically disabled in all major password managers, wallets and finance apps right out of the box, so it only runs there if you deliberately switch it on. It also keeps clear of any password or secure field across every app.
You can see exactly where it's active in the Apps tab, and with everything running on-device, nothing you type ever leaves your Mac.
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Tried couple of local autocomplete tools before and battery drain always the dealbreaker. Curious if Typehead handles that better since it's marketed as lighter now.
@owen_parker4 Should feel much lighter than anything you tried before! And V2's new engine makes suggestions even faster, with a bunch of performance optimizations to make sure it's as energy efficient as possible. It frees up memory when you're not using it, then picks up again the second you start typing.
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Isn't there a risk that autocomplete for everything, Slack, Mail, terminals, ends up homogenizing how people write? Half the point of switching tone between apps is doing it yourself.
@stella_reed1 Good observation, and it's exactly what we set out to solve. Typeahead knows what you write, how and where, then follows your instructions to match your style, down to dialect, slang and the nuances that make it sound just like you. Slack stays casual, Mail stays sharp, none of it blurs together. Write in whatever voice is yours and Typeahead runs with it 😃
The per-app writing styles feature is a nice touch. Does it sync those custom instructions if I move to a new Mac, or do they stay local to each device only?
@zain_sheikh Love this idea! Right now your styles and instructions stay local to each Mac, which is by design, everything lives on your device and nothing touches the cloud. We're planning to add an import/export option in the next update so you can carry them over to a new machine. Fully local and account-free, as always ✅
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This is neat. Does context capture work differently in apps that load content dynamically, like web CRMs?
@dhiraj_patel5 Thanks Dhiraj! It handles those really well. The context engine intelligently captures relevant text from the window as you type, so content that loads in dynamically gets picked up in real time. Suggestions stay accurate, even in busy web apps like CRMs.
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This is so great to hear! Helping people type faster with much less effort is exactly what we're aiming to achieve. Cross-platform is something we'd love to do down the line too. Really appreciate the review 🙏