Download¶
macOS¶
Salut is a native macOS menu bar app for Apple Silicon Macs. Download, drag to Applications, done.
Requirements:
macOS 13 Ventura or later
Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, or later)
8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB+ recommended for larger models)
Salut for macOS
Native menu bar app for Apple Silicon.
Requires macOS 13+.
The app includes the full inference engine, control plane, and peer discovery. No Python, no terminal, no dependencies to install.
Windows¶
Salut for Windows
Coming soon.
Linux¶
Run Salut as a headless daemon on Linux servers — ideal for machines with NVIDIA GPUs.
Salut Docker Image
Coming soon. NVIDIA GPU support via CUDA.
What’s Included¶
Every installation of Salut includes:
Inference engine — hardware-accelerated local inference (MLX on Mac, CUDA on Linux)
Control plane — OpenAI-compatible API server on port 7258
Peer discovery — automatic mDNS/Bonjour discovery on your local network
Trust management — Ed25519 identity and mutual pairing
Distributed inference — automatic model sharding across peers
After Installing¶
Launch Salut — on macOS, a waving hand icon appears in your menu bar.
Your machine is assigned a unique identity and starts discovering peers.
Open Settings to configure your preferences.
See the Getting Started guide for next steps.
Updating¶
When a new version is available, download and replace the app. Your settings, identity, and peer trust database are preserved — they’re stored separately from the app itself.