Boltbar brings a Spotlight‑style AI command bar to the Mac

Productivity outlets in Europe and the US have started highlighting Boltbar, a new Mac utility that turns AI into a Spotlight‑style command bar. With a single keyboard shortcut, Boltbar pops up over whatever you’re doing and lets you run AI prompts and system commands from the same text field.

Select any text, invoke Boltbar, and you can instantly ask for a summary, translation or rewrite without touching the mouse. At the same time, you can launch apps, search files or trigger custom actions, much like a traditional launcher. The tool supports multiple AI models and lets users switch between them depending on the task.

The developer emphasizes keeping users “in the flow” – especially keyboard‑driven roles like engineers and writers – by making AI accessible without context‑switching. Boltbar is currently sold as a paid Mac app, with plans to add deeper keyboard customization and a plugin system so power users can wire it into their existing workflows.