Vehla

Vehla is a native macOS command center that combines app launcher, clipboard manager, window manager, AI assistant, and productivity tools into a single keyboard-driven palette.

What is Vehla?

Vehla is a native Mac command center with built-in AI, launched from a global hotkey (default ⌥␣). It takes input as keyboard shortcuts, selected text, clipboard content, or typed commands and outputs actions such as launching apps, searching files, transforming text, managing windows, and running AI prompts. It runs on macOS 15.0+ on Apple Silicon only, developed by Vehla AI.

Key Features

• 73 built-in AI actions — pre-built prompts for summarizing, rewriting, translating, explaining code, generating shell commands, and more.
• Local AI models — Gemma 4 (4-bit and 8-bit) and MLX models run entirely on-device without internet.
• Cloud AI provider support — BYOK for OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, plus Ollama and LM Studio.
• Smart Clipboard History — search, preview, pin, OCR images, clean formatting, and extract links from your copy history.
• Window Management (Snap Wheel) — snap windows to halves, thirds, corners, center, or other displays via a radial picker.
• Shelf and Barkeep — temporarily park files on Shelf; hide menu bar clutter with Barkeep.
• Notes, Canvas, Kanban — integrated Markdown notes, Excalidraw canvas, and lightweight Kanban boards.
• Recall — local search index across notes, clipboard, shelf, and folders, with on-device retrieval.

Who is it for?

• Power users who want to replace multiple utilities (launcher, clipboard, window manager, AI) with one app.
• Developers who need quick access to shell commands, code refactoring, and Homebrew management from the keyboard.
• Writers who use AI for rewriting, summarizing, and translation without leaving their current app.
• Anyone on Apple Silicon macOS 15+ looking to speed up everyday tasks.

What can you do with Vehla?

• Quickly launch apps and search files — type a name in the palette and press Enter; results include files, contacts, bookmarks, and more.
• Transform selected text — select text in any app, use QuickGlass or palette actions to rewrite, summarize, translate, or explain it.
• Manage windows without a mouse — use Snap Wheel to arrange windows into preset layouts.
• Access clipboard history — recover recently copied items, OCR images, and extract URLs or action items.

How does Vehla work?

1. Open the palette with the global hotkey (⌥␣) from anywhere on macOS. 2. Type what you need: an app name, file, clipboard entry, action, or AI request. 3. Pick from the filtered results — native actions execute immediately, AI results stream as markdown. 4. Results can auto-copy to clipboard.

Pricing

Vehla Pro costs $29.99 one-time for 2 Macs, lifetime license including free updates. No free trial; 7-day refund policy.

Alternatives

• Raycast — broader launcher platform with free core and $10/mo Pro, but lacks clipboard OCR and local Gemma 4 models.
• Alfred — similar launcher with Powerpack, but AI and window management require workflows.
• SuperCmd — open-source launcher with BYOK AI and notes, but no built-in window snapping or menu bar management.
• Magnet — focused window manager without AI, clipboard, or launcher.
• Maccy — focused clipboard manager, open-source and free.