MacPaw launches Eney, an AI assistant that prepares Mac tasks for approval

MacPaw launched Eney for Mac and iPhone on October 15, promising help before users ask—but not unchecked action. By default, the assistant seeks approval before sending messages, changing events or moving files. It combines desktop context with a memory system, though running on a Mac does not mean all its AI stays there.

MacPaw frames the product around a gap between trying AI and making it part of everyday work. In its July–August 2026 research among US Mac users, 81% said they had used an AI tool in the previous three months. Only 39% said AI was embedded in how they work. Those are company research figures, not an independent adoption study.

From a calendar reminder to prepared follow-ups

Eney works with Apple Mail, Calendar and Reminders out of the box. Users can also connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Jira and Linear. These connections let the assistant work across services rather than requiring users to move information into a separate chat.

Meetings illustrate the intended sequence. MacPaw says Eney can recognize an approaching calendar event and remind the user. When the call starts, it offers transcription without adding a separate bot to the conversation. Afterward, it prepares notes, action items and a follow-up invitation for review, rather than sending the invitation itself.

For work already on screen, Eney Wand opens with Option-W. Users drag over content to get actions such as translating text, converting a price, turning a date into a calendar event or extracting text from an image. Double-tapping Option opens the main assistant from anywhere, with either typed or spoken input.

Ready-made routines include Morning Brief, Plan My Day and Weekly Review, which can run on demand or on a schedule. Eney Spell checks spelling, grammar and wording inside Mail, Slack, Notes and browsers. At launch, Eney supports English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Ukrainian.

The assistant also reaches into Mac maintenance. It warns about low disk space, memory pressure and repeatedly crashing apps, then suggests fixes. MacPaw says Eney can organize Downloads and locate files, with confirmation required before anything moves.

Local memory does not mean fully offline AI

Eney uses both local and cloud-based models, with more demanding tasks still handled in the cloud, according to 9to5Mac. MacPaw worked with Liquid AI on custom models optimized for Apple hardware. The desktop app is therefore not an assurance that every request is processed entirely on the device.

Its memory layer, Mnemos, has a different role. MacPaw says it remembers user preferences, updates facts when corrected or outdated, and indicates when a response draws on remembered information. It links people, projects, preferences and events in a knowledge graph—a network of connected information—and is designed to store and process memories locally on the Mac.

Users need not start with an empty history: CEO Oleksandr Kosovan told 9to5Mac that Eney already supports importing ChatGPT archives. The outlet’s demonstration also showed a rough edge. Eney occasionally switched between English and Ukrainian after Kosovan spoke Ukrainian, a reminder that its language handling was not seamless in that session.

A free trial, then credit-based subscriptions

Eney is available for Mac through eney.ai and for iPhone through the App Store. The Mac version requires macOS 15 or later. A 14-day free trial includes 10,000 AI credits; after that, 9to5Mac lists three monthly subscription tiers:

• Starter: $14.99 per month for 10,000 monthly credits.
• Boost: $29.99 per month for 20,000 monthly credits.
• Power: $49.99 per month for 30,000 monthly credits.

Users can sign in with a Setapp account, but a Setapp membership is not required. Usage appears as Setapp AI credits in Settings.