What is TabType?
Free, open-source AI autocomplete for every Mac app — on-device ghost-text suggestions powered by a local LLM (MLX); nothing leaves your Mac.
Verified product facts
- Type
- productivity appEditorially reviewed
- Platform
- macOS
- Pricing
- Open sourceDeveloper-stated
- Open source
- Yes
- Relationship to Nuanyue
- Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
- Licence
- MIT
- Official website
- github.com/nilava/TabType
Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.
Key features
What TabType does at a glance.
Inline ghost text everywhere you type
With pixel-matched placement and a text-mirroring mode for web apps
Type-through
Keep typing and the suggestion shrinks to match, never flickers
Word-by-word or whole-suggestion accept; word alternatives popup (⌃⌥Space) when you want options
Instant dictionary + learned-phrase completions while the model works (zero latency)
Overview
Free, open-source AI autocomplete for every Mac app — on-device ghost-text suggestions powered by a local LLM (MLX); nothing leaves your Mac.
TabType runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the productivity category.
Links
Sources
Facts on this page are checked against the sources below. Last updated .
- TabType — official websiteGrade B
- TabType — source repositoryGrade D
