DeSpot

DeSpot

Spotlight, dethroned.

Download for macOS How it works

macOS 14+  ·  Apple Silicon + Intel  ·  1MB  ·  no account, no telemetry

code editor
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Cursor
Code Editor
App
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Visual Studio Code
Code Editor
App
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Zed
Code Editor
App
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Xcode
Code Editor
App

The real thing, running

DeSpot listing code editors
code editor — every installed editor
DeSpot opening a project in Cursor
spotlight in cursor — project → editor

Type what you mean.
Get what you have.

Apps by purpose

Type browser, code editor, terminal, pdf reader — DeSpot lists every installed app that does the job, not just the one it remembers.

Projects, not just apps

frontend in cursor finds your repo and opens it straight in Cursor. One keystroke, zero file-manager spelunking.

Your AI, your key

Prefix ai to ask anything. Bring your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint — OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, Groq. Keys stay in Keychain.

Fast and private

All matching is local. ~1MB binary, under 100MB RAM, no account, no analytics, no phone-home. Press ⌥Space, it's just there.

Try these

code editorevery editor you own, ranked
web in zedopens your web project in Zed
browserevery installed browser
terminalTerminal, iTerm, Warp, Ghostty, Kitty
ai explain this regexstreams an answer from your endpoint

Install

1. Download DeSpot.zip and unzip
2. Move DeSpot.app to /Applications
3. First launch: right-click → Open (notarized build coming)
4. Press ⌥ Space — that's the whole tutorial

Optional: ◇ menu bar → Settings to set your AI endpoint, hotkey, and project folders.