What is Manzoni?
A local writing assistant that runs on your device.
Who is Manzoni best for?
Manzoni is best for Mac users who write confidential text and want AI writing help that runs offline with no account.
Confidential documents
Suggestions are processed on your Mac and documents stay on your laptop, so nothing goes to a cloud service.
Help inside any app
A hotkey opens the assistant wherever you are typing, to summarize, translate, change tone or draft a reply without copying text into a chat tab.
Writing without internet
It works fully offline with open models such as Qwen 3, Llama 3.1, Mistral 7B and Gemma 3 that you install from its catalog.
People tired of subscriptions
One $59 payment gives unlimited documents and requests for good, with no monthly fee.
How much does Manzoni cost?
Manzoni is free with 3 editor documents and 10 assistant requests a day, and a one-time $59 lifetime license removes both limits with no subscription.
- All features and updates
- 3 editor documents
- 10 assistant requests a day
- All features and updates
- Unlimited editor documents
- Unlimited assistant requests
There is no subscription and no per-request or token charge, because the AI models run on your own Mac. Manzoni is offered as a macOS download only, and it needs no account. Full pricing on manzoni.app. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Manzoni alternatives?
One tool on Recaply does Manzoni's job. It is open source, so you can run it on your own server.
Questions about Manzoni
What is Manzoni?
A local writing assistant that runs on your device.
Who is Manzoni for?
Manzoni is best for Mac users who write confidential text and want AI writing help that runs offline with no account.
Is Manzoni free?
Yes. Manzoni has a free plan: all features and updates.
How much does Manzoni cost?
Manzoni's paid plans are Lifetime License at $59 one-time payment.
Is there an open source alternative to Manzoni?
Yes. Harper is an open source tool that does the same job, so you can run your own.
What are the best Manzoni alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Harper.
Where can I try Manzoni?
On its official website, manzoni.app.
Does Manzoni work offline?
Yes. Manzoni runs open-source language models on your Mac, so it works with no internet connection and your text stays on the device. You choose models from its catalog, from Qwen 3 4B at 2.5 GB up to QwQ 32B at about 20 GB.
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