How much time will I actually save with Fazm?

Most users report saving 45-90 minutes per day on repetitive tasks. The biggest time savings come from email management (drafting replies, sorting, archiving), form filling (expense reports, CRM updates, applications), research (comparing products, gathering data from multiple sites), and social media (cross-posting, scheduling, replying). For example, booking a flight that normally takes 10 minutes of clicking through airline sites takes a single voice command with Fazm. Filing an expense report that requires opening a PDF, extracting numbers, and entering them into a spreadsheet becomes one spoken sentence. The more repetitive and multi-step your daily work is, the more time you get back.

What exactly can Fazm control?

Fazm controls everything you can do manually on your Mac. That includes mouse movements and clicks, keyboard typing, browser navigation and form filling, app switching, file management in Finder, and system-level actions. It uses direct browser DOM control for web interactions - meaning it reads and manipulates the actual page structure rather than taking screenshots and guessing where to click. For native macOS apps, Fazm uses accessibility APIs to interact with buttons, menus, text fields, and other UI elements. This works across any application: Chrome, Safari, VS Code, Slack, Figma, Terminal, Mail, Calendar, and more.

How is Fazm different from ChatGPT or Claude?

Chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude give you answers in a conversation window. Fazm takes action directly on your computer. When you say 'reply to Sarah's email,' Fazm opens your email app, finds Sarah's message, writes a contextual reply, and sends it. A chatbot would tell you what to write, but you still have to do all the clicking and typing yourself. Fazm moves your mouse, types on your keyboard, clicks buttons, and navigates between apps. It is a computer agent, not a chat assistant.

How does the memory layer work?

Fazm builds a personal knowledge graph by extracting information from your files, browsing history, conversations, and daily activity. Over time, it learns your contacts (names, emails, relationships), accounts and credentials, preferences (formatting, tone, scheduling habits), and frequently used workflows. In your first week, you might say 'Reply to Sarah's email, she's my cofounder, her email is sarah@acme.com.' By week four, you just say 'Reply to Sarah' because Fazm already knows who she is. By week eight, Fazm can draft the reply before you even ask. All of this data stays locally on your Mac - your knowledge graph never leaves your machine or gets sent to any cloud service.

Is Fazm safe? Can it mess up my computer?

Safety is built into every layer of Fazm. You watch every action in real-time on your screen - Fazm moves your mouse and types visibly, so there is nothing hidden. You can stop any action at any point by pressing a keyboard shortcut. Fazm also shows you what it plans to do before executing destructive actions like deleting files or sending emails, giving you a chance to confirm or cancel. Because Fazm is open source, the code is fully auditable on GitHub. There is no hidden behavior, no background processes making changes you cannot see, and no actions that bypass your screen.

What platforms does Fazm support?

Fazm currently supports macOS, running natively on both Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and Intel Macs. It is built with Swift and uses macOS-specific frameworks like ScreenCaptureKit for screen analysis and Accessibility APIs for app control, which is why macOS is the primary platform. Windows and Linux support are on the roadmap but do not have release dates yet. You can also control your Mac remotely from your phone using Fazm Remote, which gives you voice access to your desktop while you are away from your computer.

How does Fazm voice input work?

One keyboard shortcut activates push-to-talk. Hold the key, speak naturally about what you need done, and release. Fazm transcribes your speech locally using on-device models, so there is no network latency for the voice recognition step. You do not need wake words like 'Hey Siri' or 'OK Google' - just press and talk. You can also type commands into the floating toolbar if you prefer text input. Fazm understands natural language, so you do not need to memorize specific commands. Say 'book me a flight to Tokyo next Thursday' or 'find the cheapest AirPods on Amazon' and Fazm figures out the steps.

Does Fazm work in languages other than English?

Yes. Fazm works in any language - English, Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, and more. You can speak or type in your preferred language and Fazm will understand and act. Some of our most active users run their entire workday in Russian, issuing voice commands to manage Jira tickets, write Slack messages, and navigate internal tools. There is no language setting to configure - just speak or type naturally and Fazm handles it.

Is my data sent to the cloud?

Fazm processes screen analysis and memory entirely on your machine. The personal knowledge graph, file indexing, and screen capture all run locally. The only data that leaves your Mac is the intent - a text description of what you want to accomplish, which is sent to the AI model (Claude or GPT) for action planning. Your actual screen content, file contents, browsing history, and personal knowledge graph never leave your computer. Fazm is also open source, so you can verify exactly what data is transmitted by reading the code on GitHub. For users who need complete air-gapped operation, local model support is planned.

Apple Quietly Killed Two Fastest-Growing AI Dev Tools - Accessibility APIs Are the Way Forward

Fazm Team·March 18, 2026·2 min read

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Apple Quietly Killed Two Fastest-Growing AI Dev Tools

Apple has some of the most powerful accessibility APIs in the industry. They let apps read screen content, interact with UI elements, and automate workflows across any application. For AI agent developers, these APIs are gold.

But the App Store review process is increasingly hostile to apps that use them in creative ways.

The Power of Accessibility APIs

macOS accessibility APIs let an AI agent:

Read text from any application window
Identify and interact with buttons, menus, and form fields
Navigate between applications programmatically
Monitor screen changes in real-time

This is fundamentally better than screenshot-based approaches because you get structured data instead of pixels. You know that element is a "Save" button, not just a rectangle of certain colors at certain coordinates.

The App Store Problem

Apple wants accessibility APIs used for, well, accessibility - screen readers, voice control for users with disabilities, switch access. Using them to build an AI agent that automates workflows is a gray area that review teams are increasingly rejecting.

The rejections are often vague: "your app uses private APIs" (they are not private), "your app duplicates system functionality" (it extends it), or simply "your app does not meet guidelines."

Native Distribution as the Answer

The solution is the same as with dynamic code execution restrictions - distribute outside the App Store. A notarized DMG download gives you full access to accessibility APIs without review gate-keeping.

This is why most serious macOS automation tools - Keyboard Maestro, Hammerspoon, BetterTouchTool - have always distributed outside the App Store. They need the freedom to use system APIs the way power users expect.

The irony is that Apple built excellent APIs for system-level automation and then made it nearly impossible to distribute apps that use them through their own store.

Fazm is an open source macOS AI agent. Open source on GitHub.

Apple Quietly Killed Two Fastest-Growing AI Dev Tools - Accessibility APIs Are the Way Forward

Apple Quietly Killed Two Fastest-Growing AI Dev Tools

The Power of Accessibility APIs

The App Store Problem

Native Distribution as the Answer

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