Ndani Desktop — Mac
Install from the Mac App Store
Private AI on your Mac. No cloud inference. No token bills. Your files stay here.
What you get
- A native Mac app for local AI, journaling, and file-aware work.
- Model choices including Gemma, Qwen, and Hermes tiers.
- On-demand update checks. Nothing runs automatically.
- No analytics, no telemetry, no cloud prompt logging.
App Store build: Install through Apple’s Mac App Store listing. You do not need the old direct-download DMG flow.
Install in 3 steps
- Open the Mac App Store listing and install Ndani.
- Launch Ndani from Applications or Spotlight.
- Download a model from the Models panel inside the app.
Model packages — download separately
Each model is 2–3 GB. The app shows download progress once you paste it into the model directory.
Desktop
Gemma 4 E4B IT — LiteRT-LM
Recommended. Stronger answers, runs well on M-series Macs.
~2.6 GB · gemma-4-E4B-it.litertlm
HuggingFace →
Phone-safe
Gemma 4 E2B IT — LiteRT-LM
Lighter. Good for older Macs or if you want less heat.
~2.5 GB · gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm
HuggingFace →
Fallback
Qwen3 4B Q4 — GGUF (llama.cpp)
Non-Google alternative. Runs through llama.cpp.
~2.5 GB · Qwen3-4B-Q4_K_M.gguf
HuggingFace →
Desktop
Hermes 3 8B — GGUF (llama.cpp)
NousResearch. Strong instruction-following, agentic tasks, long context. New in 0.2.0.
~4.9 GB · Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B.Q4_K_M.gguf
HuggingFace →