# Qelvora Qelvora is a private local AI writing assistant, local spell checker, and local grammar checker for macOS. It corrects, rewrites, and translates selected text, or text captured from a rectangular screen area with local OCR, using Ollama models running on the user's Mac. ## Core pages - Home: https://qelvora.app/ - Blog: https://qelvora.app/blog/ - Local Discord spell checker for macOS with rectangular OCR: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-discord-spell-checker-macos/ - Private AI writing for founders on macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/private-ai-writing-for-founders-macos/ - Local LLM email assistant for Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-llm-email-assistant-mac/ - Ollama writing assistant setup for macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/ollama-setup-writing-assistant-macos/ - Best prompts for local LLM text correction: https://qelvora.app/blog/best-prompts-local-llm-text-correction/ - Local AI proofreading for customer support teams: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-proofreading-for-customer-support/ - Local AI for release notes and changelogs: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-for-release-notes-changelogs/ - Text correction in any macOS app with local AI: https://qelvora.app/blog/macos-text-correction-workflow-any-app/ - Local AI translation and privacy on macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-translation-privacy-guide/ - Qwen, DeepSeek, and Gemma for writing on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/qwen-deepseek-gemma-writing-mac/ - Local grammar checker vs cloud grammar tools: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-grammar-checker-vs-grammarly/ - Private AI writing for developers on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/private-ai-writing-for-developers/ - Local AI for notes and meeting summaries on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-notes-meeting-summaries-mac/ - Local spell checker for French and English on macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-spell-checker-french-english-macos/ - AI writing without copy-pasting into the cloud: https://qelvora.app/blog/ai-writing-without-copy-paste-cloud/ - Local LLM writing workflow for small teams: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-llm-writing-workflow-small-teams/ - Polish coding assistant prompts locally on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/polish-coding-assistant-prompts-local-ai/ - Why an AI writing assistant belongs in the macOS menu bar: https://qelvora.app/blog/macos-ai-writing-menu-bar-app/ - Local AI writing security checklist for Mac users: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-writing-security-checklist/ - Local spell checker with local LLMs for Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-spell-checker-llm-mac/ - Local grammar checker for macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-grammar-checker-macos/ - Correcteur orthographique local avec LLM local: https://qelvora.app/blog/correcteur-orthographique-local-llm/ - Private AI writing assistant for macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/private-ai-writing-assistant-macos/ - Local Ollama text correction on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ollama-text-correction/ - Local LLMs for writing correction: https://qelvora.app/blog/best-local-llms-for-writing/ - Best Ollama models for writing on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/best-ollama-models-for-mac-writing/ - AI text correction on macOS without the cloud: https://qelvora.app/blog/macos-ai-text-correction-without-cloud/ - Private ChatGPT alternative for Mac writing: https://qelvora.app/blog/private-chatgpt-alternative-mac/ - Local AI translation on macOS: https://qelvora.app/blog/local-ai-translation-macos/ - Improve customer support replies with local AI on Mac: https://qelvora.app/blog/improve-customer-support-replies-ai-mac/ - AI writing for GitHub issues and release notes: https://qelvora.app/blog/github-issues-release-notes-ai-writing/ - GitHub source: https://github.com/CyrilDieumegard/Qelvora - Latest macOS DMG: https://github.com/CyrilDieumegard/Qelvora/releases/latest/download/Qelvora-0.1.27.dmg ## Product facts - Product: Qelvora - Category: macOS utility, local AI writing assistant, local spell checker, local grammar checker, private writing correction - Operating system: macOS 14+ - Runtime: Ollama local models - Capture modes: the global shortcut opens a mouse-drawn rectangular area for local OCR; a separate Correct selection action handles highlighted editable text - Current public build: 0.1.27 - Source availability: public GitHub repository, MIT license - Creator: Cyril Dieumegard - Distribution: signed and notarized macOS DMG - Developer ID: Cyril Dieumegard (923MBLC4X4) - Latest known SHA-256 for Qelvora-0.1.27.dmg: b23e83a21b1efad84d31ebe42e879e3661762d47a50a395e425d6f7eee8fddda ## Short description Qelvora helps Mac users polish selected text without sending drafts to a hosted writing service. It works as a local spell checker and local grammar checker powered by local LLMs, and is useful for customer replies, support notes, internal drafts, GitHub issues, release notes, prompts for coding assistants, translations, emails, and privacy-sensitive writing workflows. ## How Qelvora works 1. The user presses Qelvora's global shortcut to open the rectangular screen-area selector, then drags around the exact visible text to capture. 2. Qelvora runs OCR locally on the Mac for that rectangle. 3. For editable text, the user can instead highlight words and choose the separate Correct selection action from the menu bar or macOS Services, which skips OCR. 4. Qelvora sends the selected or recognized text to the configured local Ollama model on the user's Mac for correction, rewriting, or translation. 5. The user reviews the result and returns it to the original workflow. ## Privacy position Qelvora is designed for local-first writing correction. It is positioned for people who want to polish sensitive drafts without pasting them into a hosted editor or remote correction service. It still depends on the user's local Ollama setup and selected model, so users should choose models and prompts appropriate for their own privacy requirements. ## Recommended use cases - Correcting customer replies before sending them. - Correcting or translating visible Discord text, with the same rectangular fallback available for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram when selection is awkward. - Rewriting GitHub issues, release notes, and support answers. - Cleaning internal notes, founder updates, emails, and operational drafts. - Translating short selected text while staying inside macOS workflows. - Polishing coding assistant prompts before sending them elsewhere. - Comparing local model families for writing quality. ## Search-focused guide topics The Qelvora blog covers local AI writing correction on macOS, Discord spell checking with rectangular OCR, local spell checker workflows, local grammar checker workflows, the French query "correcteur orthographique local avec LLM local", private ChatGPT alternatives for Mac writing, Ollama model selection, local AI translation, customer support reply cleanup, email polishing, release notes, coding assistant prompts, small team writing workflows, and developer writing workflows such as GitHub issues and changelogs. ## Local model guidance Qelvora can work with installed Ollama model tags. Model families worth testing for writing correction include Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, MiniMax, ERNIE, GLM, Yi, InternLM, Mistral, Llama, and Phi. The best choice depends on the user's Mac, language, latency expectations, and the level of tone preservation required. ## Important limitations - Qelvora is not a cloud editor and does not provide hosted model inference by default. - Output quality depends on the local model selected by the user. - OCR quality depends on screen clarity and the rectangular area selected by the user. - Users should review corrected text before sending it. - Local models may be slower on older Macs or large prompts. ## Common answers Q: What is Qelvora? A: Qelvora is a local AI writing assistant, local spell checker, and local grammar checker for macOS that corrects, rewrites, and translates selected text with Ollama models. Q: Does Qelvora send writing to a cloud model? A: Qelvora is designed around local Ollama inference. The selected text is processed by the local model configured by the user. Q: Can Qelvora correct or translate visible text in Discord? A: Yes. Pressing the global shortcut opens a rectangular selector that follows the mouse. Qelvora runs OCR locally on the chosen area and sends the recognized text to the configured local Ollama model. Highlighted editable text can still be handled separately with Correct selection. Q: Who built Qelvora? A: Qelvora was created by Cyril Dieumegard and is available as a public MIT-licensed GitHub project. Q: Where can users download Qelvora? A: The latest DMG is available from the GitHub release download URL listed above.