Question 1

What is NoMac?

Accepted Answer

NoMac (nomac.app) is a cloud service that rents real Apple-silicon Macs to AI agents by the minute. Each machine runs full macOS with Xcode and iOS Simulator preinstalled, admin/root access, and is driven over MCP, CLI, a REST API, or SSH. Agents boot and shut the machines down themselves, and a browser view shows the remote desktop.

Question 2

Why would an AI agent need a real Mac?

Accepted Answer

Agents usually run in Linux sandboxes, which cannot compile iOS apps, launch iOS Simulator, sign builds, or upload to TestFlight. NoMac provides the Apple hardware and macOS environment for that loop on demand, rather than requiring a purchased Mac or a monthly dedicated cloud Mac.

Question 3

How do agents control a NoMac machine?

Accepted Answer

There are four entry points: MCP, the @nomac/cli command-line tool, a REST/HTTPS API, and SSH. Persistent storage and secrets management keep state between sessions, and agents power machines on and off as needed.

Question 4

How much does NoMac cost?

Accepted Answer

It is pay as you go at about $0.90/hour billed per minute (one-minute minimum), funded by prepaid credits starting at $10 (roughly 11.1 hours) that never expire. Larger top-ups add bonuses ($30 +5%, $50 +10%, $100 +20%), a default session is about 2 hours extendable to 8, first purchases carry a 7-day refund, and Enterprise pricing and SLAs are negotiated.

Question 5

What is NoMac Simulator?

Accepted Answer

NoMac Simulator (simulator-use) is a companion product that exposes cloud iPhone/iPad simulators—for example iPhone 17 Pro and iPad Pro—from any machine, billed against the same credit balance, for device testing without a full Mac session.

NoMac: A Real Mac for Your AI Agent, Billed by the Minute

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