Side launches Dock-side AI chat panel

// 1h agoPRODUCT LAUNCH

Side launches Dock-side AI chat panel

ANNOUNCEMENT PRODUCT GITHUB PRODUCT HUNT

Side is a free, open-source macOS AI chat panel that sits beside the Dock, stays visible across Spaces and full-screen apps, and opens with ⌘⇧Space. It supports multiple providers, models, reasoning levels, ChatGPT sign-in, and API keys.

// ANALYSIS

Side’s strongest idea is spatial, not model-related: putting AI one glance away could make quick questions feel more like a native Mac utility than another app to manage.

–Always-on-top placement reduces app switching and context loss
–Provider and model switching makes it useful for users comparing AI services
–BYO-account support avoids forcing another subscription or proprietary model
–MIT licensing gives developers a lightweight base to inspect, fork, or extend
–Its narrow focus may limit adoption versus broader Mac AI utilities with clipboard, screen, or automation features

// TAGS

sidellmchatbotapiopen-source

DISCOVERED

1h ago

2026-10-08

PUBLISHED

8h ago

2026-10-08

RELEVANCE

6/ 10

AUTHOR

pony

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