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macOS workstation + iPhone & iPad companion

Deep Go analysis on your own Mac.

Run KataGo locally on Apple Silicon. Review SGF libraries in a proper desktop workstation. Take the same library on your iPhone or iPad through iCloud sync. No accounts, no servers, no game data ever leaves your devices.

Latest Mac release

Version 1.1.1 / 32 MB / macOS 14.0

Notarized by Apple. Updates delivered via Sparkle. iOS / iPadOS version is a free universal download on the App Store.

Board + Engine

Candidate lines, ownership heat, and visit budget in one view.

visits: 1600+

Black winrate

54.3%

Top move

Q16

Model

b18 / Metal

Ownership swing

+7.1

The Mac app

A proper workstation for review.

Library, board, candidate lines, and analysis context all stay in one frame so a review session feels like analysis, not tab management.

Board + Engine

Candidate lines, ownership heat, and visit budget in one view.

visits: 1600+

Black winrate

54.3%

Top move

Q16

Model

b18 / Metal

Ownership swing

+7.1

01

Library management for long study histories

02

Board-plus-analysis review with candidate lines and winrate context

03

iCloud sync so deep Mac study stays available on iPhone and iPad

The engine

KataGo, running on your own Metal GPU.

No round-trips to a cloud server. The strongest open-source Go engine evaluates positions on Apple Silicon, with visit budgets you can push as deep as your machine allows.

Benchmark

Visits per second under the same local review workload, showing why Metal turns a Mac into a serious Go study machine.

b18 / same SGF / same queue
CPU 18 M1 71 M2 Pro 123 M3 Pro 148 M4 Pro 176
Engine

KataGo with local Metal acceleration on Apple Silicon.

Models

Fast b18 sessions for iteration, heavier b40 sessions when you want more depth.

Privacy

Analysis runs on your machine. No SGFs or board state leave your Mac.

Mac + iPhone + iPad

One library across your devices.

The Mac runs deep analysis. iPhone and iPad keep the library close when you are away from the desk. Sync uses your own iCloud account, nothing else.

iPhone Mac iPad iCloud / your Apple ID / nothing else
Mac is the analysis workstation: long sessions, larger visit budgets, more context on screen.
iPhone and iPad are for review on the move: commute, tournament hall, late-night tsumego.
No extra account system. No servers in between. No telemetry.
Get GoReview

Free for Mac. Free on the App Store.

Direct download for Mac, signed and notarized by Apple. Universal iOS and iPadOS app on the App Store. All three platforms share the same iCloud library.

Version 1.1.1 / 32 MB / macOS 14.0