Beam DocsmacOS 14+

AI

AI commands, Quick Fix and agents

Run a prompt on the text you selected, fix typos with a double-tap, or keep saved personalities.

AI commands

Select text in any app, open Beam and search commands. They need Accessibility to read your selection. Output can Replace Selection (you review a card first: ↵ applies, Esc cancels, ⌘Z undoes) or Show in Window.

Built in command
Improve Writing
Fix Spelling and Grammar
Explain Simply
Make Professional
Make Friendly
Find Bugs in Code
Summarize Selection
Translate to English

Write your own with {selection} in the prompt. Each command can have its own global hotkey.

Quick Fix

Select text and double-tap Right Shift (within 0.4 seconds). Beam runs Fix Spelling and Grammar and shows the change for you to approve. You can also give it a hotkey. It is on by default when AI is on.

Agents

An agent is a saved personality: instructions, an icon, a subset of tools and optionally its own model, with its own hotkey. Beam ships two:

AgentTools
Deep Researchweb_search, screenshot, current_context
WriterNone

Launcher results offer Chat with <name>. In the chat window, use the person icon to switch.