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Side · House #34,191

A little AI chat panel that lives beside your Mac's Dock

In the AI companions and character chat neighborhood (AI and agents). In town since 8 Oct 2026.

Nobody has claimed this house yet. Tablif records every new product and gives it a house; when its owner claims it, the lights go on.

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What Tablif read on Side's site

Side describes itself as: “Side — A little AI. By your side.”

What it is

Calls itself “AI chat panel”.

  • Calls itself: AI chat panel
“Side is a tiny AI chat panel”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “It doesn't read your screen or run shell commands.”.

  • Says it will not: It doesn't read your screen or run shell commands.
“It doesn't read your screen or run shell commands.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Free and open source (MIT).”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key.

  • Kind: desktop
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
  • AI role: core to the product
  • Bring your own key: yes
“Side is a macOS-first desktop app”
“The download is for Apple Silicon Macs.”

What it works with

Integrates with Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google and 1 more. Built on Pi. Names ChatGPT and Claude on its pages.

  • Integrates with: Amazon Bedrock · Anthropic · Google · +1
  • Built on: Pi
  • Names: ChatGPT · Claude
“Anthropic OpenAI Google Amazon Bedrock & more through Pi”
“Anthropic⌄ Claude⌄”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“↓ Get Side for Mac”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 8 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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