Most AI assistants sit idle until you type something. MacPaw says Eney is built differently: it monitors activity across your apps, files, and calendar, then proposes a next step for your approval. MacPaw launched Eney on October 15, 2026, for Apple-silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later, with an iPhone version available through the App Store.
What Eney Actually Does
MacPaw’s Eney Wand aims to eliminate the copy-paste friction that comes with juggling multiple apps.
Acting on visible screen content is the central idea behind Eney Wand. MacPaw says it can be triggered via Option-W and lets you invoke the assistant directly over content already on screen, without switching apps.
Eney Spell handles writing correction inside Mail, Slack, Notes, and supported browsers, catching spelling, grammar, and wording problems where you already work.
Meeting support takes a different approach than tools that join calls as a separate participant. MacPaw says Eney transcribes from the system level, then prepares summaries, action items, and follow-up draft invitations for your review.
Scheduled workflows including Morning Brief, Plan My Day, and Weekly Review can run automatically or on demand. Eney also monitors system health, flagging low disk space, memory pressure, and crashing apps. MacPaw says fixes require your sign-off before consequential changes are made.
Memory, AI Architecture, and Privacy
MacPaw’s proprietary Mnemos system is designed to give Eney a persistent sense of context, though it remains a work in progress.
MacPaw built a memory system called Mnemos. The company describes it as a knowledge graph connecting people, projects, preferences, and events, one that updates when you correct outdated information.
MacPaw says Mnemos handles Eney’s own memories locally on the Mac. The broader assistant uses a hybrid architecture, and demanding tasks can still route to cloud processing. Eney is not a fully offline product, and available reporting indicates cloud processing is enabled by default for requests.
MacPaw partnered with Liquid AI on models optimized for Apple hardware. Heavier requests lean on cloud models, though the company has not published a clear breakdown of which tasks go where.
Not all planned Mnemos capabilities are currently available in Eney. Mnemos is also still developing as a component rather than a finished feature. Users who want to carry over existing context can import a ChatGPT archive, though the supported archive formats should be confirmed before relying on that option.
Integrations, Compatibility, and Pricing
Eney covers the core of most knowledge-worker toolsets, but the credit-based pricing model leaves some cost questions open.
Hardware requirements are firm: an Apple-silicon Mac with macOS 15 or newer. Apple Mail, Calendar, and Reminders connect natively, and Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Jira, and Linear are also supported.
Eney includes a 14-day free trial with 10,000 AI credits. Paid plans run $14.99 per month for Starter (10,000 credits), $29.99 per month for Boost (20,000 credits), and $49.99 per month for Power (30,000 credits).
MacPaw has not published a standardized credit-to-action conversion. That gap leaves the practical ceiling of each tier unclear for heavy users. Eney is available through Setapp but does not require a Setapp membership. Readers evaluating compatible hardware may also want to consider options like the Mac Mini and Mac Studio.
The Honest Bottom Line
Eney’s proactive architecture is a meaningful departure from chat-only assistants, but its real-world track record has yet to be established.
Eney’s system-wide, approval-based model is a genuinely different approach from the chat-only assistants that currently dominate the market. Most capability descriptions in the available material come from MacPaw. Independent benchmark evidence of productivity gains was not identified in the sources consulted for this article.
A hands-on review will be the real test of whether proactive suggestions feel useful or simply add to your notification load.
