Question 1

What is Pollen AI?

Accepted Answer

Pollen is a local AI grammar and spelling tool for Mac. It runs a small language model entirely on your device, so your text is corrected instantly without ever being sent to a server.

Question 2

Does Pollen send my data to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

No. All text processing happens locally on your Mac. Pollen never transmits, stores, or logs anything you write — not even anonymized data. An account is required for licensing purposes only.

Question 3

Does Pollen work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes, completely. Pollen runs a bundled on-device model with no internet connection required. Once installed, it works anywhere, anytime.

Question 4

Is Pollen AI secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Because Pollen never sends your text off your device, there is nothing to intercept or breach. Your writing is processed entirely in local memory and is never stored anywhere.

Question 5

Does Pollen work on Mac?

Accepted Answer

Pollen is built exclusively for Mac. It integrates at the system level so it works in any application — not just browsers or specific apps.

Question 6

Is Pollen free?

Accepted Answer

Pollen requires an account for licensing. Pricing details will be announced at launch. Join the waitlist to be notified first.

Question 7

How does Pollen use AI?

Accepted Answer

Pollen bundles a small language model (SLM) directly in the app. When you trigger the hotkey, the model reads your highlighted text, corrects grammar and spelling, and pastes the result back — all in local memory on your Mac.

Question 8

What makes Pollen different from Grammarly?

Accepted Answer

Grammarly processes your text on its servers, which means everything you write passes through their infrastructure. Pollen runs entirely on your Mac — your text never leaves your device, and no account data is tied to your writing.

Your writing stays on your Mac.

Three keystrokes. Perfect copy.

Private by design. Fast by default.

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