Wisp: Summon Your Local AI Assistant With One Tap

Sunnyli1337 · reddit · 2026-07-11

The author released Wisp, an MIT-licensed open-source cross-platform app designed to invoke LLMs with minimal friction from within any application. It takes as few as two keystrokes to open and select an action, with results streaming back in a small floating overlay.

Key Features

Supports context sources like selected text, clipboard, current app, browser, documents, and screen captures
Can directly rewrite and paste results back into the original input field
Supports push-to-talk, voice input, and optional cloud TTS
Connects to cloud models or local OpenAI-compatible endpoints like Ollama and LM Studio
Supports MCP client and context-server
Provides a full chat window and isolated Python plugins

Privacy & Deployment

No backend operated, and no hosted storage provided
Settings, chat history, and optional memory are saved locally
API keys are stored in the system keychain
Privacy mode is enabled by default, prompting or masking sensitive info before sending

Other Info

Supports Windows 10+, macOS 13+, and Linux X11
Linux Wayland support is still a work in progress; newer macOS versions require more community testing
No paid or Pro version; all features are fully open-source

The author is seeking feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for improvement.

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