A local AI email assistant for Apple Mail
Liamia has a built-in assistant that runs an AI model on your own Mac through Ollama, so your mail stays on your Mac while it reads, sorts and drafts. It only talks to Ollama at 127.0.0.1 on the same Mac, never lists cloud models, needs no AI subscription, and every send still waits for your click.
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How it works
Set up local AI in three steps
Press Set up local AI
Liamia downloads Ollama's own signed installer from ollama.com, about 200 MB, checks Ollama's Apple signature, and starts it on your Mac only.
Download a model
Liamia suggests two models that fit your Mac's chip and memory, each with a Download button and a progress bar.
Ask your mail
Open Ask and type or say “What needs a reply today?” The answer comes from the model on your Mac.
Models Liamia suggests
Picked for your Mac's memory
| Your Mac | Best fit | Second choice |
|---|---|---|
| Apple silicon, 48 GB or more | qwen3.6:35b-mlx, 23.6 GB | qwen3:8b, 5.2 GB |
| Apple silicon, 12 to 47 GB | qwen3:8b, 5.2 GB | qwen3:4b, 2.5 GB |
| Apple silicon, under 12 GB | qwen3:4b, 2.5 GB | qwen3:1.7b, 1.4 GB |
| Intel, 12 GB or more | qwen3:4b | qwen3:1.7b |
| Intel, under 12 GB | qwen3:1.7b | qwen3:4b |
Models you already have in Ollama show up too, if they can use tools. Local models run fastest on Apple silicon and much slower on Intel.
The honest part
What still uses the internet
Liamia itself
- A daily license check with Liamia's own server. No email content is sent.
- Ollama's installer from ollama.com, only when you press Set up local AI.
- Optional Jev Triage, off unless you switch it on for chosen accounts: it sends a sender, a subject and a short preview with numbers and addresses blanked out.
Apple Mail
Mail still syncs with Gmail, iCloud or Yahoo, as it always has. Liamia adds no new place for your mail to go.
So it is not fully offline, but the reading, sorting and writing happen on your Mac.
What it will never do
You stay in charge of your mail
Never sends without your click. Every email waits in a Liamia dialog that shows the exact recipient, subject and text. Only your click on Send sends it. No setting, tool or license skips it.
Never asks for your mail password. Liamia reads the files Apple Mail already keeps on your Mac, through Full Disk Access that you switch on. It holds no password and no sign-in token for your mail.
Never uploads your email to Liamia. Our server only checks your license and offers updates. With the local AI, your mail stays on your Mac. An assistant you connect, like Claude, gets only the messages it reads.
Questions
Short answers
Is the local AI fully offline?
Not completely. The model runs on your Mac, so your mail stays there while it reads and drafts. Starting the trial, the license check and Apple Mail's own syncing still use the internet.
Do I need an AI subscription?
No. Ollama is free and the models Liamia suggests are free to download. You do not need a Claude or ChatGPT plan to use the built-in assistant.
Which Mac do I need?
Any Mac on macOS 14 or later. Apple silicon (M1 and newer) runs local models best; Intel Macs work with smaller models but are much slower.
Can I use a model I already have in Ollama?
Yes, if it can use tools. Liamia lists the tool-capable models already on your Mac. Cloud models are never listed, because the assistant only talks to Ollama at 127.0.0.1.
Can the local AI send email?
Only with your click. Like every other path in Liamia, a send opens a dialog with the exact recipient, subject and text, and waits for you.
More guides
Other ways to use Liamia
- Apple Mail MCP serverConnect Claude, Codex or Cursor to Mail.app.
- Claude and Apple MailSet up Claude Desktop or Claude Code in a minute.
- Talk to your emailAsk out loud, hands-free, and talk over the answer.
- Liamia comparedFree MCP servers, Mailbutler and Spark, side by side.
- Liamia homeThe film, screenshots and pricing.
Try it on your own inbox
Every feature, free for 7 days. No card, no sign-up, nothing sends without your click.