Goldfish
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What is Goldfish?
Goldfish is an AI memory companion for Mac that lives across your apps and remembers the context of what you are working on. It is designed to help you reply, write, summarize, or continue tasks without re-explaining everything each time. The core idea is that it captures context as you work and turns it into searchable local memory. It also writes in your tone, using the surrounding context already on screen, so its output feels more like you.
The product works anywhere you can type on a Mac, including email, Slack, WhatsApp, Notion, browsers, and editors. You trigger it with an Option key press, and it can respond from any text field with full context. Goldfish also offers an aquarium view in the notch for chatting with context, plus a connection to Claude Desktop through local MCP. It is built to identify repetitive workflows, notice forgotten follow-ups, and help nudge you before things slip.
Goldfish emphasizes privacy and local-first storage. Your data stays on your Mac in a SQLite database rather than in the cloud, and the company says no one, including the makers of Goldfish, can see it. AI requests run through Azure OpenAI with zero data retention and no training on your data. The product also describes itself as a “wiki of your life,” which you can browse as your memory grows over time.
The tool is aimed at people who want AI help with real work context instead of generic prompts. It is especially relevant for users who switch between many apps, write frequent replies, or want AI to follow their style and recurring workflows. Goldfish is currently free during beta, and the site presents downloads for both macOS and Windows.
Goldfish pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Goldfish is free during beta, and the homepage also calls it free during alpha. The site highlights downloads for macOS and Windows, but it does not list any paid tiers, subscription levels, or feature-gated plans on the public pages reviewed. Based on the website, the current offer is a free early-access product with local storage and AI requests routed through Azure OpenAI with zero data retention.
Goldfish pros
- Works across any text field on Mac
- One-click reply generation
- Writes in your tone
- Uses full on-screen context
- Remembers threads, docs, and tabs
- Searchable local memory
- No integrations required
- Connects to Claude Desktop via local MCP
- Chats from the aquarium in the notch
- Identifies repetitive workflows
- Detects forgotten follow-ups
- Offers context-aware summarization
- Supports email, Slack, WhatsApp, Notion, browser, and editor workflows
- Stores data locally on your Mac
- Zero data retention on AI requests
- No training on your data
- Auto-generates a browsable wiki of your life
- Free during beta
Goldfish cons
- Mac-first experience
- Windows support is secondary on the homepage
- Free pricing is limited to beta
- No paid plan details listed on the site
- Depends on AI model calls for output
- Requires access to on-screen context
- Local storage may not suit users wanting cloud sync
- Best value seems tied to heavy multi-app workflows
- No integrations beyond the stated local MCP path
- Still presented as alpha/beta rather than a fully mature release
Frequently asked questions about Goldfish
What is Goldfish?
Goldfish is an AI memory companion for your Mac that remembers what happens across your apps and helps you act on that context without re-explaining everything. It is built to work like a second brain that is queryable from anywhere on your computer.
How does Goldfish work?
You press Option anywhere you type, and Goldfish reads the context already in front of you to help you reply, write, summarize, or continue. It captures what you are working on as it happens and stores it as searchable local memory.
Where can I use Goldfish?
Goldfish works anywhere there is a text field on your Mac, including email, Slack, WhatsApp, Notion, browsers, and editors. The site says that if you can type into it, Goldfish can help in it.
Does Goldfish write in my style?
Yes. Goldfish learns your writing style across your apps, scenarios, and people so its replies read like you wrote them. It is also designed to use the context you would otherwise need to explain manually.
Does Goldfish need integrations?
No integrations are required for the main experience. The site says it works by reading the context already on your screen, and it can also connect to Claude Desktop through local MCP.
Is my data private?
Goldfish says your data stays on your Mac in a SQLite database rather than in the cloud. The site also says no one, including the makers of Goldfish, can see your data, and AI requests use Azure OpenAI with zero data retention and no training.
What extra features does Goldfish have?
Beyond reply and writing help, Goldfish can chat with full context from the aquarium in the notch, identify repetitive workflows, notice forgotten follow-ups, and auto-generate a browsable wiki of your life.
Which devices does Goldfish support?
The homepage shows downloads for both macOS and Windows. The FAQ and main feature set are centered on Mac behavior, including the Option key trigger and local storage on your Mac.
Is Goldfish free?
Yes. The site says Goldfish is free during beta, and the homepage also describes it as free during alpha. No paid plans are listed on the public pages reviewed.
Who is Goldfish for?
Goldfish is for people who want AI to understand the context of their work without repeated copy-pasting or explanation. It is especially suited to users who move between many apps, write frequent replies, or want AI help that matches their tone and workflows.