cotypist.app

What Is It

Cotypist is an intelligent autocomplete app for Apple Silicon Macs. Instead of making users jump into a chatbot to write prompts, it predicts the next word, phrase, or full line directly inside the input field of the Mac app you are already using, and you can press Tab to accept the suggestion. The company emphasizes “on your Mac, not in the cloud,” meaning it runs locally and works offline. It is aimed at writers who want to type less while still preserving their own voice.

Key Features and Experience

Cotypist works in Apple Mail, Slack, Notion, Obsidian, browsers, and most Mac text fields, without requiring per-app setup. Its core capabilities include inline suggestions, accepting completions word by word, Emoji suggestions, multilingual suggestions, typo hints/full autocorrection, screen-aware suggestions, learning the user’s vocabulary and writing style, and custom writing instructions. Plus and Pro add unlimited completions and configurable completion length; Pro also includes stronger personalization, the full model catalog, clipboard awareness, app-specific instructions, and early Labs features.

Pricing and Free Trial

Cotypist uses a freemium subscription model. The Free plan lets users accept 100 completed words per day and is suitable for occasional writing. Every new installation includes a 30-day Pro trial with no credit card required, and it automatically falls back to Free when the trial ends. Plus costs $6/month, billed annually at $72, and supports 1 Mac. Pro costs $9/month, billed annually at $108, supports up to 3 personal Macs, and unlocks more models and deeper customization.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are clear: a strong privacy positioning, with all processing done on-device; a smoother cross-app experience than copying text into ChatGPT and editing it afterward; and a Free tier plus card-free trial that lowers the barrier to trying it. The limitations are also clear: it currently only supports Apple Silicon Macs, with no support for Windows, Linux, or Intel Macs; the subscription appears to be aimed at individuals, with no visible team, permission, audit, or enterprise management features; and the site does not disclose compliance certifications, an API, payment methods, or formal customer support channels.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Cotypist is best suited to Mac users, creators, knowledge workers, and people who write a lot of emails or notes, especially those who care about privacy and keeping their writing flow uninterrupted. If an organization needs multi-user collaboration, centralized management, or compliance documentation, the currently available information is insufficient. The site does not state whether access from China or payment from China is supported, so this remains unknown. Alternatives include Grammarly, Raycast AI, Notion AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or the predictive text features in local input methods.