Beam

Beam is a native macOS app that acts as a ChatGPT launcher, allowing you to access OpenAI's models instantly via a floating window. It eliminates context switching by letting you open a chat panel with a hotkey, select text or screen areas to ask about, and insert answers back into your work.

Key Features

• Instant access with customizable hotkeys (e.g., CTRL+SPACE) to open a chat panel from anywhere.
• Chat with selected text, screen captures, or entire PDF documents.
• Save prompts as templates with placeholders for quick reuse.
• Create AI profiles to tailor GPT-3 or GPT-4 responses to specific tasks or tones.
• Perform system actions like summarizing websites or translating text from any app.
• Native macOS performance: low memory usage, snappy and lag-free.
• Privacy-focused: sandboxed, no data leaves your machine except to OpenAI, and Beam servers never see your data.

Who It's For

Beam is ideal for macOS users—whether writers, developers, or business professionals—who want to integrate ChatGPT deeply into their workflow without the friction of switching windows or copy-pasting.

Requirements

• A Mac running macOS.
• An OpenAI API key (you only pay for the tokens you use).