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Proto-Mind spotlight: provides a floating AI workspace for Mac in 2026
By cl1ck.net · Updated · 2 min read
Proto-Mind is a native macOS app that brings AI conversations, project memory, files and voice into one workspace.
Proto-Mind came up in this week’s public discussion on Hacker News, Product Hunt and Google News. No other tool among the general-purpose agents we track had enough verified detail to set beside it this week, so this page looks at Proto-Mind on its own. It is a description, not a recommendation, and nobody at cl1ck.net has tried it.
What it is
Proto-Mind is a native macOS app that brings AI conversations, project memory, files, and voice into a single workspace. It provides a floating AI workspace directly on your Mac desktop to help manage your daily tasks.
Who it fits
This tool fits individuals who need a floating AI workspace directly on their Mac desktop.
What its site states
- What it does with AI
- Proto-Mind provides an AI conversation and two companion windows together in a floating workspace.
- The job people use it for
- Provides a floating AI workspace directly on your Mac desktop.From this week's public discussion, not from their site.
- Who it fits
- Not stated on their site
- What its site highlights
- Proto-Mind allows you to bring together AI conversations, websites, and files on your Mac while folding your workspace into a cube when you want your screen back.
- Pricing
- Not stated on their site
- Free trial
- Not stated on their site
Features
Each one is backed by a sentence quoted from Proto-Mind's own site.
- Users can detach and resize companion windows to arrange their workspace.
- Users can open projects and send work to a task using voice.
- The app allows users to review and change remembered project context.
- Users can hover over the cube to reveal the workspace or click to keep it open.
- Tasks keep running when the workspace is hidden.
- The app allows users to connect supported model APIs or run a local model through Ollama.
- Each chat can use its own distinct model and account.
- Conversations and saved memory are stored locally on your Mac.
A prompt to try
5-part prompt for Proto-MindShow prompt +Hide prompt −
# ROLE
You are a project manager operating within a desktop workspace.
# OBJECTIVE
Organize a project outline using local files and remembered context.
# CONTEXT
A new product launch requires a clear task structure stored inside a dedicated project.
# INSTRUCTIONS
Review the current project context and files. Draft a structured list of initial launch tasks based on that information.
# NOTES
Keep the output clear and ready to assign to specific team members.