System requirements
What you need to run Neatype on your Mac.
- Operating system
- macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Processor
- Apple Silicon or Intel
- Disk space
- About 2 GB free for the local runtime and model
- Memory
- 8 GB of RAM recommended for smooth local inference
- Network
- Needed once on first launch to download the model — works offline afterward
- Permissions
- Accessibility access, granted once, so Neatype can read and replace your selection
Three steps the first time
Because Neatype lives outside the App Store and sets up its own model, the very first run takes a minute. After that it just works.
Open it past Gatekeeper
Right-click Neatype in Applications and choose Open, then Open again. macOS flags it once because it's distributed outside the App Store; afterwards it opens normally.
Grant Accessibility
In System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, allow Neatype, then relaunch it so the permission takes effect.
Let the model set up
Neatype downloads the runtime and model in the background — watch progress in the menu bar and Settings → Model. Once it says Ready, select text and press a hotkey.
What gets downloaded
The app bundle is tiny; the runtime and model are fetched automatically on first launch and live under Application Support.
The app
A small bundle you drag to Applications — there's no installer.
The runtime
The open-source Ollama runtime, fetched on first launch — or reused if you already run it.
The model
A single model, qwen3.5:4b, pulled automatically — there's no model to choose.
Everything lands in ~/Library/Application Support/Neatype. Delete that folder to reclaim the space; it re-downloads on next launch.
Before you install
Not on the App Store
Neatype is distributed directly and self-signed — that's why you open it past Gatekeeper once. No Apple Developer account or notarization is involved.
Apple Silicon & Intel
It runs on both; the downloaded runtime is universal.
Works offline
After the one-time download, correcting and translating need no internet connection.
Managed Macs
Corporate or MDM-managed Macs that block self-signed apps are the exception — there Neatype may not open.