POINTER v0.2.0
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Pointer v0.2.0 • Native Tauri v2 + Rust Architecture • Zero Monthly Markups

The AI Code Editor.
Engineered for Speed.

A lightning-fast, distraction-free desktop IDE built with native Rust. Bring your own keys with OpenRouter, Claude, GPT-4o, or local Ollama, with full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support.

Download for Mac (Apple Silicon)
macOS v0.2.0 (ARM64) • Free to use with BYOK
macOS First Launch Tip

If macOS displays a verification alert, right-click Pointer.app > Open, or run: xattr -cr /Applications/Pointer.app

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TS App.tsx ×
RS main.rs
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import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
import { fetchUpdates } from "@/lib/updater";
// Sub-second Tab autocomplete with bracket balancing
export function useVersionCheck() {
const [status, set Status] = useState<"idle" | "checking">("idle"); ⇥ Tab
return { status, refresh: fetchUpdates };
}
▸ TERMINAL pty session 1
➜ pointer git:(main) bun run dev
▲ Next.js 16.3.5 — Ready in 390ms
AI Assistant Build Mode
📎 App.tsx
Refactor to use streaming updates with full syntax safety.
Reasoning: Verifying token brackets...
✓ Read file: src/lib/updater.ts
Applied edits to App.tsx with zero type errors.
Build, @ for files, / for commands...
Build • claude-3-7-sonnet
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main • src/App.tsx
Ln 14, Col 22 UTF-8 TypeScript React OpenRouter · claude-3-7-sonnet

Radically Lighter.
Instantaneous Speed.

Most AI editors bundle Chromium and Node.js in heavy Electron containers. Pointer is built on native Rust and Tauri v2.

RAM Usage 18x Lighter
84 MB idle
Pointer (Rust + Tauri) 84 MB
Standard Electron AI Editors 1,620 MB
Cold Launch Instant
0.38s to interactive
Pointer 0.38s
Traditional IDEs 4.10s
Monthly Markup 0% Fee
$0 / mo free forever

Never pay $20/month for artificial rate limits. Pay OpenRouter, Anthropic, or OpenAI directly at raw API wholesale rates, or run 100% free with local Ollama models.

Freedom of Choice

Connect Any Frontier Model

Route different tasks to the best model. Fast models for tab completion, reasoning models for architecture planning.

C Claude 3.7 Anthropic
O GPT-4o & o3 OpenAI
G Gemini 2.5 Google
D DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek
🦙 Llama 3.3 Groq / Meta
🏠 Ollama Local 100% Offline

Experience the Future of Coding.

Completely free to use with your own API keys. No subscriptions, no lock-in, and instant download.

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