An AI buddy that lives
next to your cursor.
Blip sees your screen and answers right where you're looking. Ask by typing, by talking, or by circling the thing you're stuck on. It even points at the button you need.
Download for MacmacOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon & Intel
Three ways to ask.
Blip stays out of the way in your menu bar until you need it. Every question comes with a fresh look at your screen.
Type a question
A small panel opens next to your cursor. Ask anything about what's on screen and follow up as long as you like.
Just talk
Hold Control + Option and speak. Your words appear in an island at the top of the screen, and the answer shows up there when you let go.
Circle anything
Draw around a chart, an error, a word, or a photo. Press Return to have it explained, or ask something specific.
A buddy that shows you where
A little companion lives beside your cursor (Butters the pup by default). When an answer mentions a button or menu, it runs over and points at it, and it naps when you step away.
Reads answers aloud
Optional. Pick from 30 natural Gemini voices, or use your Mac's built-in voice, which works offline.
Stays out of the way
Lives in your menu bar, needs no account, and only looks at your screen when you ask it something.
Up and running in a minute.
Blip uses Google's Gemini models with your own API key, so there's no account to make.
- Download Blip and drag it into your Applications folder.
- Paste a free Gemini API key from aistudio.google.com/apikey into Blip's settings.
- Allow Screen Recording when macOS asks, so Blip can see what you're looking at. Microphone access is only requested when you first talk to Blip.
Privacy
Blip only looks when you ask. Screenshots are taken at the moment you press a shortcut, never in the background.
Your data goes straight to Google, not to us. Your question and screenshots are sent directly from your Mac to the Gemini API using your own key. Blip has no servers and no accounts. Google's handling is covered by the Gemini API terms. Note that on the free tier, Google may use what you send to improve its products. Use a key with billing enabled if you'd rather it didn't.
Speech stays on your Mac wherever macOS supports on-device recognition. If you turn on read-aloud with a Gemini voice, the answer text is sent to Google to make the audio; the Mac voice never leaves your Mac. Your API key is kept in your macOS Keychain.
Anonymous usage counts, and you can turn them off. Blip sends simple counts through TelemetryDeck, things like "a question was asked by voice" or "the answer took 2 to 4 seconds", plus the app and macOS version. Users are identified only by a random, hashed ID. Your questions, answers, screenshots and API key are never included. Turn it off any time in Settings → Privacy.