Warden
Warden - A Fully Native AI Chat App For macOS
About Warden
Warden
A native, privacy-focused AI chat client for macOS.
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Why Warden?
Warden uses native SwiftUI and macOS frameworks for a responsive, battery-conscious chat experience. Your conversations stay on your device, except for requests sent to the AI provider you choose.
Features
- Multi-model support: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Perplexity, OpenRouter, and more with your own API key.
- Local AI: Ollama and LM Studio support.
- Projects and workspaces: Organize chats with colors, descriptions, and project-specific instructions.
- AI assistants: Create custom assistants with distinct roles, tones, and default settings.
- File and PDF chat: Drop in PDFs, CSVs, text files, and more to ask questions about their contents.
- Multi-model compare (beta): Ask up to three models, compare their responses, then continue with one.
- Web search: Get real-time search results with citations.
- Developer tools: Run code and read syntax-highlighted snippets.
- Tools and agents: Enable tools per message and connect MCP agents.
- Menu bar access: Open Warden quickly from the menu bar.
- Native design: macOS-focused interactions, animations, and Liquid Glass support for macOS 26.
Automatic updates
If you use version 0.9 or earlier, download the current release from the releases page (opens in a new tab) once to enable automatic updates.
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 1.10
- Updated
- Oct 5, 2026
- Size
- 16 MB
- License
- Apache License 2.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v1.10
- Released
- Oct 5, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 346
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveApache License 2.0
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays. Includes a patent grant.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by Karat Sidhu (8S4248F6RV)
Apple Developer ID team 8S4248F6RV
Notarized by Apple
Extra macOS protections on (Hardened Runtime)
File matches the fingerprint GitHub published
Show the SHA-256
aeb20d7615e16b25c984d7be4fa904a04677060c1a39f02fbdb0a12490c04e66
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 20, 2026
Updates itself from the maintainer's own feed
sparkle: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SidhuK/WardenApp/main/appcast.xml. AppsXi checks each new version too.
Not included yet: installing and watching the app run in a virtual machine.
What these checks do and don't coverVersions
Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Mac
ZIP · 16 MB
Questions about Warden
Is Warden free?
Yes. Warden is free and open source under the Apache License 2.0. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Warden safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Warden from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 1.10 (checked Oct 20, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Warden run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Warden has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Warden need to run?
Warden needs macOS Sequoia (15) or later.
Who makes Warden?
Warden is an open source project by Karat Sidhu on GitHub (SidhuK/WardenApp). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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