HunchKey
vs TypeSeer
TypeSeer and HunchKey both work on Mac and Windows. TypeSeer runs a downloaded language model on your computer and shows grey text as you type. HunchKey runs in the cloud and only steps in when you ask, reading your screen, recent steps and the web when that helps, with up to three options and a style for each kind of writing.
The short answer
Choose HunchKey if
- You’d rather ask for help than have text appear while you think.
- You want a few options to choose from, not just one.
- You want suggestions that know what’s on your screen and what you just did, and can look up today’s facts.
- You want a different tone for work, email and personal messages, set per app and website.
- You don’t want a multi-gigabyte model using your computer’s memory.
Choose TypeSeer if
- You want the AI to run entirely on your computer and keep working offline.
- You’d like to pay once instead of a subscription.
- You want grey-text suggestions continuously as you type.
Side by side
TypeSeer details from its website, checked 6 October 2026
| Feature | HunchKey | TypeSeer |
|---|---|---|
| Works on | Windows, and macOS 12 or later | Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 14+) and Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit; a graphics card recommended on Windows. |
| When suggestions appear | When you ask: press Ctrl + Shift + H (you can change it). Nothing pops up while you type. | Automatically, as grey text at your cursor. |
| Choices | A HunchKey differenceUp to three options in the island. Press 1, 2 or 3 to pick one, or the shortcut again for another. | A grey-text suggestion at your cursor. |
| Accepting | Tab types the whole suggestion; 1–3 picks an option; Esc lets it go. | Tab accepts a word at a time; the key above Tab takes the whole suggestion. |
| Reads your screen | A HunchKey differenceOptional. Your current screen and windows you just viewed, kept in memory for 15 seconds, never on disk. | Not mentioned on typeseer.com. It reads the text field you’re typing in. |
| Knows what you just did | A HunchKey differenceOptional. The apps you just switched between, the file you just picked and text you just copied, in memory for 5 minutes. | Not mentioned on typeseer.com. |
| Current facts from the web | A HunchKey differenceYes. When a sentence needs current facts (today’s news, a price), HunchKey searches the web with a short query, never your text. | No. It uses the internet only to download the model, check for updates and check your license. |
| Learns your style | A tone, writing samples and instructions for each kind of writing (personal, work, email, everything else), and you choose which apps and sites use each. | Optional on-device memory of your vocabulary, names and phrasing; paste sample sentences to set a voice. |
| Your names and terms | Yes. Names and terms are spelled your way, and HunchKey fixes them when the AI gets one wrong. | Learns names and terms from your past writing. Snippets for text you reuse. |
| Insights | A HunchKey differenceWords written for you, time saved, your streak and where you write, on every computer you use. | Not mentioned on typeseer.com. |
| Where the AI runs | In the cloud. Text is sent only when you press the shortcut; the text around your cursor and your screen are never saved. | On your computer, with an open model (Gemma). |
| Offline | No. Suggestions need an internet connection. | Yes, once the model has downloaded. |
| Account | Yes. It keeps your dictionary, style and Insights the same on every computer. | No account. A license key after the trial. |
| Setup | A normal app install. No language model to download, so it runs on any recent computer. | Downloads a model of about 3.8 GB; uses about 4 GB of memory. |
| Price | Early edition: no charge today. | 14-day free trial, then £2.99/month, £23.99/year or £59.99 once. Mac and Windows licenses are separate. |
Where HunchKey is different
It knows more of the situation.
TypeSeer reads the text field you’re typing in, plus what it has learned from your past writing. HunchKey reads that field too and, if you turn them on, your screen, the apps and files you just used and what you copied, and it searches the web when a sentence needs today’s facts.
It doesn’t interrupt.
Suggestions that appear every time you pause can pull you out of a thought, and you end up reading text you never asked for. HunchKey stays quiet until you press the shortcut, so it only speaks when you want help, with up to three ways to finish.
It sounds like you, everywhere.
Set a tone and paste a few things you’ve written for work, email and personal messages, choose which apps and sites use each, and keep your names spelled right.
Questions
Do HunchKey and TypeSeer both work on Windows?
Yes. Both support Windows and macOS. TypeSeer needs an Apple Silicon Mac; HunchKey works on macOS 12 or later.
What’s the trade-off between on-device and cloud?
On-device keeps working offline and never sends text anywhere, but needs a large model on your computer and can’t see beyond the text field. HunchKey sends text only when you press the shortcut, never saves the text around your cursor or your screen, and in return can use your screen, recent steps and the web.
Can I change the shortcut in HunchKey?
Yes. Ctrl + Shift + H is the default; pick another one in Settings.
Try HunchKey in the apps you already use.
Windows and macOS. One shortcut to ask, Tab to keep it.
Details about TypeSeer come from typeseer.com, TypeSeer features and TypeSeer pricing, checked on 6 October 2026, and may have changed since. TypeSeer is a trademark of its owner; HunchKey isn’t affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Write to support@hunchkey.com and we’ll fix it.