# Jix (full version)

> Native macOS panel that drafts answers from your own documents during permitted customer calls, with cited passages you can check. Developed by DevX Group LLC. Status: available for Apple Silicon Macs; plans and checkout at https://jix.devxgroup.io/#pricing.

## Overview
Jix is a small macOS panel for consultants and sales engineers. It transcribes call audio on the Mac, searches the documents you imported, and drafts an answer with cited passages when available. A quote is evidence to inspect, not a guarantee that the answer is correct.

## How it works
- **Transcription on the Mac:** English uses NVIDIA Parakeet (optional download of about 600 MB). Other supported languages use Apple on-device Speech. Call audio is not uploaded.
- **Local document search:** PDF, text, Markdown, RTF, DOCX and images are indexed on the Mac with SQLite FTS5 keyword search plus on-device embeddings.
- **Telling people:** Tell everyone that you are using Jix, and obtain any consent or permission required by applicable law, your workplace or school, or the meeting's rules. Jix can show a reminder when listening starts; obtaining any required consent is your responsibility. Pause Jix if anyone objects or someone joins who has not been told. Do not use Jix for exams, interviews or other evaluations where outside help is not allowed.
- **Screen sharing:** Jix can appear in a full-screen share or recording. Tell the people on the call that you are using Jix. We make no claim that Jix is hidden from any screen-sharing or recording app. Command Shift J shows or hides the panel.
- **Answer engines:** your own ChatGPT account through OpenAI's Codex sign-in (bundled Codex component), your own Claude account through Anthropic's Claude Code (bundled), Gemini through your own free Google AI Studio API key, or a local model through Ollama. AI usage is billed by that provider, not by Jix.
- **Provider limits and backups:** For eligible quota or temporary failures, Jix normally tries configured backups after your selected provider. ChatGPT Fast falls back to Standard first. Backups then run in order: connected ChatGPT through Codex, Claude subscription through Claude Code, a configured Gemini API key, and your selected Ollama model if installed and running. Settings controls automatic backups. A cloud backup can receive the same question, selected excerpts, and attached images. Temporarily limited providers may be tried later while another ready provider answers. If no backup is ready, the answer can stop; select or reconnect a provider to continue. An Ollama primary never switches to cloud.
- **Data path:** cloud answers send selected questions, transcript excerpts, document passages and screen images to your AI provider. Local Ollama keeps answer processing on your Mac. License checks go through the DevX Group LLC license server at jix.devxgroup.io, which checks the key with Lemon Squeezy and stores nothing.
- **Offline use:** Partly. Listening, transcription and document search run on your Mac. Answers come from the AI you connect: with a local Ollama model, Jix can answer with no internet connection. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini need a connection. The English speech model is a one-time download. A paid plan checks its license online at least once every 24 hours and after your Mac restarts.

## Pricing
- Free: $0, unlimited practice, 3 library documents and 20 minutes of live listening, once. No card needed.
- 7-Day Pass: $12.99 once, 7 days of full access, does not renew.
- Monthly: $17.99/month, renews automatically until cancelled; cancel online any time at https://app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders.
- Yearly: $149/year, renews automatically until cancelled; cancel online any time at https://app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders.
- Lifetime: $349 once, covers 1.x releases, does not renew.
- All sales are final, except where the buyer's local consumer law gives a refund right.
- One person, up to two Macs. AI usage is separate and not included.
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Ollama are trademarks of their owners. Jix is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or Ollama.

## Jix Counter Kit (for stores and front desks)
- A quoted package for stores and front desks whose new staff do not know the products yet, for example a watch store, an electronics shop or a clinic front desk.
- Includes a Jix license, a teleprompter screen (a glass teleprompter with its own display), and setup by DevX Group LLC: we install Jix, load the store's own price lists, product sheets and policies into its library, and walk the staff through it.
- Jix works on a teleprompter or any second screen. It runs on an Apple Silicon Mac at the counter.
- Price on request: https://jix.devxgroup.io/#counter-kit
- Let people know Jix is listening. Some places require everyone's consent.

## System requirements
- macOS 15.0 or later
- Apple Silicon Mac

## Plans and what each includes
Every paid plan unlocks the full app for one person on up to two Macs. AI usage is not included; you pay your AI provider directly.

| Plan | Price | Renews | What it includes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | No | Unlimited practice, 3 library documents and 20 minutes of live listening, once. No card needed. |
| 7-Day Pass | $12.99 once | No | Full access for 7 days. One payment. |
| Monthly | $17.99 / month | Every month until cancelled | Full access, billed every month. Cancel online at https://app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders and keep access to the end of the month you paid for. |
| Yearly | $149 / year | Every year until cancelled | Full access. Works out at $12.42 a month. Cancel online at https://app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders and keep access to the end of the year you paid for. |
| Lifetime | $349 once | No | Every 1.x update. A future 2.0 is a separate purchase. |

Lemon Squeezy, the merchant of record, handles checkout and tax. All sales are final, except where the law of your country gives you a right to a refund.

## AI providers you can connect
| Provider | How you connect it | Where answers are processed | Who bills AI usage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | Your own ChatGPT account through OpenAI's Codex sign-in in your browser (component included with Jix) | OpenAI's cloud | OpenAI, under your account |
| Claude | Your own Claude account through Anthropic's Claude Code in your browser (included with Jix) | Anthropic's cloud | Anthropic, under your account |
| Gemini | Your own free Google AI Studio API key, pasted into Jix | Google's cloud | Google, under your key |
| Ollama | A model you install and run on your Mac | Your Mac | Nobody; you manage the model |

Availability and usage limits depend on your account. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Ollama are trademarks of their owners. Jix is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or Ollama.

## Privacy summary
- Transcription, screen text reading and document indexing happen on your Mac. Call audio is not uploaded.
- Saved text history is off until you turn it on.
- Cloud answers can send selected questions, transcript excerpts, document passages and attached screen images to the provider you pick. If that provider is busy and backups are on in Settings, the same question can go to another provider you connected. A local Ollama model never falls back to a cloud provider.
- DevX Group LLC does not receive your call content or your documents.
- License checks go through the DevX Group LLC license server at jix.devxgroup.io, including when you use Ollama.
- Full data path: https://devxgroup.io/privacy/jix

## System requirements
- A Mac with Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4 or later). Jix does not run on Intel Macs.
- macOS 15.0 or later.
- English transcription uses an optional NVIDIA Parakeet download of about 600 MB. Other supported languages use Apple's on-device Speech.
- An internet connection for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini answers. A local Ollama model can answer with no connection.

## Frequently asked questions
### What is Jix?
Jix is a Mac app from DevX Group LLC for consultants, sales engineers and anyone who answers detailed questions on calls. It listens to the call on your Mac, searches the PDFs, notes and folders you gave it, and drafts an answer with the cited passages it used, so you can check the source before you speak.

### How much does Jix cost?
7-Day Pass $12.99 once, Monthly $17.99 / month, Yearly $149 / year, Lifetime $349 once. Every plan is a license for one person on up to two Macs. The 7-Day Pass and Lifetime do not renew. AI usage is billed by your own AI provider and is separate.

### How do I cancel a Jix subscription?
Cancel any time online from Lemon Squeezy My Orders (app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders). You keep access to the end of the month or year you paid for. All sales are final, except where the law of your country gives you a right to a refund.

### Can I use Jix in a job interview or an exam?
Only where the rules allow it and everyone on the call knows. Many employers, schools, certification bodies and interview processes forbid outside help, and following their rules is your responsibility. Jix is a notes and preparation tool, and you can use it to practice for an interview. It is not designed to deceive anyone or to defeat proctoring or monitoring software.

### Will others see Jix when I share my screen?
Yes, Jix can appear if you share or record your whole screen. Tell the people on the call that you are using Jix. We make no claim that Jix is hidden from any screen-sharing or recording app.

### Do I need to tell the people on my call?
Tell everyone that you are using Jix, and obtain any consent or permission required by applicable law, your workplace or school, or the meeting's rules. Pause Jix if anyone objects or someone joins who has not been told. Jix can show a reminder when listening starts; obtaining any required consent is your responsibility.

### Does Jix record or upload my meeting audio?
Call audio is transcribed on your Mac and is not uploaded. English uses NVIDIA Parakeet (an optional download of about 600 MB). Other supported languages use Apple's on-device Speech. Cloud answers can send selected transcript excerpts, document passages and screen images to your AI provider. Local Ollama keeps answer processing on your Mac.

### How does Jix retrieve answers from my documents?
Jix indexes your imported PDFs, Markdown, text, and images locally using SQLite FTS5 keyword matching fused with on-device vector embeddings. Grounded answers show cited passages you can open and check. A quote is evidence to inspect, not a guarantee that the answer is correct.

### What happens if an AI provider reaches its limit?
For eligible quota or temporary failures, Jix normally tries configured backups after your selected provider. ChatGPT Fast falls back to Standard first. Backups then run in order: connected ChatGPT through Codex, Claude subscription through Claude Code, a configured Gemini API key, and your selected Ollama model if installed and running. Settings controls automatic backups. A cloud backup can receive the same question, selected excerpts, and attached images. Temporarily limited providers may be tried later while another ready provider answers. If no backup is ready, the answer can stop; select or reconnect a provider to continue. An Ollama primary never switches to cloud.

### What AI model or account do I need?
Use what you already have: your ChatGPT account through OpenAI's Codex sign-in, your Claude account through Anthropic's Claude Code, Gemini through your own free Google AI Studio key, or a local model on your Mac with Ollama. AI usage is billed by that provider and is separate from the Jix license.

### Does Jix work offline?
Partly. Listening, transcription and document search run on your Mac. Answers come from the AI you connect: with a local Ollama model, Jix can answer with no internet connection. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini need a connection. The English speech model is a one-time download. A paid plan checks its license online at least once every 24 hours and after your Mac restarts.

### What are the Mac hardware requirements?
Jix requires an Apple Silicon Mac (M1, M2, M3, M4 or later) running macOS 15.0 or later.

## Official URLs
- Website: https://jix.devxgroup.io/
- Product catalog: https://devxgroup.io/products/jix
- Developer: https://devxgroup.io/
- Privacy policy: https://devxgroup.io/privacy/jix
- Terms: https://devxgroup.io/terms/jix
- Support: support@devxgroup.io