Glaze turns AI prompts into custom Mac apps in minutes
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Glaze is a new Mac app for making your own software. It’s for vibe coding, meaning you just describe any kind of tool, game, or app you want to create. Glaze builds it. It’s like having a friend who codes and is happy to add whatever small feature you ask for. How Glaze is different: Unlike other vibe coding tools, like Lovable, Bolt, Gemini Canvas, Google’s AI Studio, or Claude Artifacts, Glaze creates software that runs locally on your computer, not on the web. That means: Your apps work offline. Your data stays on your machine. Apps you make benefit from your computer’s file system, keyboard shortcuts, menu bar integration, and background processes. They’re more like real software than the browser apps other vibe coding tools generate. Platform and Pricing: It’s Mac-only for now. It’s free to use with limits, or $20/month for additional credits. Join the waitlist at glaze.app to get an invite. The Team: Glaze comes from the startup that makes Raycast, my favorite launcher app. The First Apps I Made with Glaze I began by making tiny apps. Four steps: plan, create, refine, and publish. Box Breath: One-minute meditation breaks. Built in 12 minutes. A links app for storing URLs I use often, so I can copy them to my clipboard quickly. Built in 10 minutes. QuotePop, which can turn any text or quote into an image file. I use the images for presentations and social sharing. I can customize the image dimensions, style, and gradient background. Built in an hour. Free Public Glaze Apps I Like macHealth Identify battery, memory, or other issues impacting your laptop. Quickly find out why your Mac is slow. Pinfont Preview text across all your fonts to pick one you like. Focus Soundboard Play sounds together to help you focus. Silly Sounds Press keys to make playful noises. Useful for nothing in particular. Word Connections An offline version of t