Collate is a local-first AI workspace that turns your Mac into a private research assistant. Built on-device with optimized small language models, it lets you read, highlight, summarize, and chat with PDFs—instantly and offline. There are no usage caps, no subscriptions, and zero data leaves your computer, so sensitive contracts, lecture notes, or strategy decks stay 100 % yours. Whether you’re a student racing through readings, or a founder refining a pitch, Collate distills dense documents into clear insights and searchable conversations in seconds.
Collate Highlights
- Offline & Private: All processing happens locally; nothing is uploaded.
- Unlimited AI Summaries: No token limits, throttles, or paywalls.
- Chat-With-PDF + Citations: Ask questions and jump to source passages instantly.
- Multi-Document Workflows: Merge, organize, and compare PDFs side-by-side.
- Smart Exports: One-click to copy, email, or save polished summaries as PDFs.
Key Features
1. Instant, On-Device Intelligence
Collate ships with finely-tuned Llama-based models compiled through llama.cpp, delivering sub-second answers without an internet connection. Each query references exact page snippets, so you can trust every summary or Q&A response and verify the context immediately. The result is Gen-AI speed with notebook privacy.
2. Seamless Multi-PDF Workspace
Drag a single file or an entire folder into Collate and switch between documents like browser tabs. You can merge related papers into one, persist chat history per document, and highlight passages that sync back to the original PDF. It’s designed for deep research sessions where scattered sources become one coherent knowledge base.
3. Effortless Output
After refining a summary, export it as a PDF, Markdown, or email draft—perfect for reports or study guides. Collate offers one-click automations (e.g., “TL;DR then email”)
Conclusion
Collate reimagines how knowledge workers interact with documents by combining privacy, performance, and usability in a single Mac app. Instead of waiting on cloud queues or risking data exposure, you get unlimited, precise AI assistance right where your files live. If you believe powerful AI should be equitable, secure, and always at your fingertips, Collate is the workspace built for you.
