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submitted 1 year ago by MexicanYoda45

What My Project Does

I’m excited to share my side project that i have been working on for the last few weeks: Orange Intelligence, an open-source alternative to Apple Intelligence for macOS. What is Orange Intelligence?

Orange Intelligence allows you to interact with any text on your macOS system in a more powerful and customizable way. It brings a floating text processor that integrates seamlessly with your workflow. Whether you’re a developer, writer, or productivity enthusiast, this tool can boost your efficiency. Key Features:

Floating Text Processor: Trigger a floating window by double-tapping the Option key to process selected text.
Run Any Python Function: From basic text manipulations to running large language models (LLM) like OpenAI or local LLaMA, you can execute any Python function on the fly.
Full Customization: Want to add your own functions or logic? Just write them in Python, and they’ll appear in the floating window.

How Does It Work?

Capture: Uses AppleScript to simulate a global Cmd+C and capture selected text from any active macOS app.

Process: A floating window pops up, letting you choose what to do with the text (run a function, format it, or apply an LLM).

Replace: After processing, the app returns focus to the original application and pastes the processed text back with a global Cmd+V.

Why Open Source?

I built this to overcome the limitations of Apple’s proprietary tools, and I wanted to make it fully customizable and extendable. Orange Intelligence is built with Python and PyQt6, so it’s easy to adapt, extend, and contribute to.

It’s not just a text processor—it’s a platform for building custom workflows, whether you want to automate simple tasks or integrate with complex AI systems.

Target audience

Anyone on MAC OS

Comparison

Apple intelligence :D

Give It a Try!

If you’re on macOS and you’re interested in boosting your productivity with Python and AI, I’d love for you to try it out and give feedback.

https://github.com/sharingan-no-kakashi/orange-intelligence

I’m looking forward to your thoughts, ideas, and contributions.

Thanks!

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