https://research.macpaw.com/ MacPaw Research — advancing Mac-native intelligence. On-device AI, LLM efficiency, AI memory, and human–computer interaction. Papers, tech notes, and highlights from a research department at MacPaw. en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://research.macpaw.com/publications/composable-ai-pipelines https://research.macpaw.com/publications/composable-ai-pipelines Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT MacPaw's Composable Pipelines separates AI workflow intent from infrastructure using a SwiftUI-inspired Swift DSL. Developers declare pipeline logic with property wrappers and result builders; the runtime handles dependency analysis, parallel batching, model ranking, and re-execution — keeping product code stable as the execution layer evolves. Maksym Kotliar artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/guirillascalableframeworkautomated https://research.macpaw.com/publications/guirillascalableframeworkautomated Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT GUIrilla introduces a scalable method for autonomous macOS UI exploration using accessibility APIs, producing structured GUI graphs, 27k+ synthetic tasks, and a high-coverage dataset for training and benchmarking desktop-level AI agents. Sofiya Garkot Maksym Shamrai Ivan Synytsia Mariya Hirna artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/fast-dllm-mlx https://research.macpaw.com/publications/fast-dllm-mlx Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT An MLX port of Fast-dLLM for Dream-style diffusion language models on Apple Silicon, with dual-cache decoding and parallel token finalization. Kyrylo Yemets artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/design-principles-change https://research.macpaw.com/publications/design-principles-change Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The paper explores how foundational interface design principles translate from classic direct manipulation systems to modern AI-driven Infinite Interfaces. Anastasiia Satarenko human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/gliner2-swift https://research.macpaw.com/publications/gliner2-swift Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT GLiNER2Swift brings schema-based information extraction to Swift with Apple Silicon support, enabling on-device NER and classification without Python runtimes. Hlib Koshurnykov artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/head-pointing-with-snapping https://research.macpaw.com/publications/head-pointing-with-snapping Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT This paper demonstrates an inclusive interaction technique that combines headphone-sensed head pointing with accessibility-informed snapping to enable precise, hands-free user input across diverse accessibility needs. Mykhailo Tarasenko Iryna Pastukhova Oleksandr Frankiv Anastasiia Satarenko Nataliia Stulova Sergii Kryvoblotskyi human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/digital_language_geometry https://research.macpaw.com/publications/digital_language_geometry Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Deep Language Geometry uses LLM weight activations to map 106 languages into a metric space, revealing linguistic families and hidden connections. Maksym Shamrai Vladyslav Hamolia artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/screen2axvisionbasedapproachautomatic https://research.macpaw.com/publications/screen2axvisionbasedapproachautomatic Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Screen2AX is a vision-based framework that reconstructs macOS accessibility trees from screenshots, generating real-time structured UI metadata to enhance grounding and screen-reader support. Viktor Muryn Marta Sumyk Mariya Hirna Sofiya Garkot Maksym Shamrai artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/disco https://research.macpaw.com/publications/disco Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Optimizing APFS file system scanning with faster algorithms, multithreading, and traversal methods for efficient storage management. Artem Levchenko Oleksandr Frankiv Yevhenii Peteliev software-engineering https://research.macpaw.com/publications/mousetraps https://research.macpaw.com/publications/mousetraps Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Easily spot free vs. paid macOS apps! See how machine learning improves app labels, helping you make smarter, trust-worthy choices. Zakhar Litvinchuk Oleksandr Frankiv Yevhenii Peteliev Sergii Kryvoblotskyi Nataliia Stulova software-analysis https://research.macpaw.com/publications/swift_eval https://research.macpaw.com/publications/swift_eval Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Ivan Petrukha Yana Kurliak Nataliia Stulova artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/theseus https://research.macpaw.com/publications/theseus Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Yevhenii Peteliev Ivan Synytsia Nataliia Stulova artificial-intelligence software-analysis software-distribution https://research.macpaw.com/publications/using-eeg-to-assess-cognitive-load https://research.macpaw.com/publications/using-eeg-to-assess-cognitive-load Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT This research compares cognitive load in Infinite Interfaces versus traditional interfaces to identify any similarities or differences in the results. Anastasiia Satarenko human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/macappsstore-metadata-dataset https://research.macpaw.com/publications/macappsstore-metadata-dataset Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Metadata for over 87000 macOS apps, sourced from the public API for the US, Germany, and Ukraine. It contains details like app names, descriptions, and more. Iryna Pastukhova software-analysis https://research.macpaw.com/publications/sandbox https://research.macpaw.com/publications/sandbox Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Our work confirms the applicability of the original sandboxing analyses in different contexts, such as dataset or test OS environment changes. Let’s dive in! Iryna Pastukhova Nataliia Stulova Ivan Synytsia software-analysis https://research.macpaw.com/publications/emotional-assessments-ux https://research.macpaw.com/publications/emotional-assessments-ux Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT In our study, we combine self-reporting, behavioral observation analysis, direct user speech, and AI-powered facial expression analysis. Let’s take a look! Daria Polishchuk Kateryna Filipchenko Alina Khomenko human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/website-phishing-detection-macos https://research.macpaw.com/publications/website-phishing-detection-macos Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Read more on the potential of on-device, real-time phishing detection systems to enhance cybersecurity defensive technologies. Ivan Petrukha Nataliia Stulova Sergii Kryvoblotskyi security artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/how-to-parse-macos-app-ui https://research.macpaw.com/publications/how-to-parse-macos-app-ui Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT In the research, we explore how to parse macOS application UI using code tools and compare the advantages and disadvantages of different methods. Ivan Synytsia software-analysis https://research.macpaw.com/publications/ai-in-os https://research.macpaw.com/publications/ai-in-os Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Explore the concept of AI operating systems (AIOS), examining their potential to enhance OS performance, optimize processes, and evolve with machine learning. Iryna Pastukhova software-engineering artificial-intelligence https://research.macpaw.com/publications/macos-app-dataset https://research.macpaw.com/publications/macos-app-dataset Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Our method of collecting macOS apps does not suffer from any regional restrictions imposed by the app stores and results in 12k items. Check out more details! Sergii Kryvoblotskyi Nataliia Stulova software-analysis https://research.macpaw.com/publications/app-streaming https://research.macpaw.com/publications/app-streaming Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Check out the story of our first attempt at implementing an application streaming prototype. Let’s dive in to learn the current achievements! Anton Barkov software-distribution https://research.macpaw.com/publications/infinite-interfaces https://research.macpaw.com/publications/infinite-interfaces Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT Explore everything about infinite interfaces — design principles, testing methods, potential future directions, and much more. Anastasiia Satarenko human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/headphones-accessibility https://research.macpaw.com/publications/headphones-accessibility Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT In this article, we'll cover some ways to improve accessibility using Apple AirPods or any other device with a W1 chip onboard. Sergii Kryvoblotskyi human-computer-interaction software-engineering https://research.macpaw.com/publications/passwordless-authentication https://research.macpaw.com/publications/passwordless-authentication Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Passkeys are a reliable and convenient solution to get rid of passwords. Learn more about registering, removing, and sharing passkeys. Taras Neporozhniy security https://research.macpaw.com/publications/diskoverse https://research.macpaw.com/publications/diskoverse Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Explore Diskoverse — a project visualizing the macOS filesystem using augmented reality to enhance user interaction and system understanding. Sergii Kryvoblotskyi human-computer-interaction https://research.macpaw.com/publications/static-analysis-country https://research.macpaw.com/publications/static-analysis-country Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Static analysis of macOS app bundles is a straightforward and powerful approach for getting the country affiliation of the software. Learn more in our publication. Sergii Kryvoblotskyi software-analysis security