Comparisons · Facts checked 3 September 2026
Pomeroy vs LMCP
LMCP is free and broad: 188+ tools across Mail, Calendar, Messages, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Microsoft 365 and cloud drives, for any MCP client on macOS 13 or later. Pomeroy is small on purpose: 8 Apple apps, read-mostly, $19 once, with every network request listed on one page and held there by a test. Pick LMCP for breadth and work apps; pick Pomeroy for a focused, safe connection to the Apple apps on your Mac.
Free for 50 actions a week. No account, no card. Or visit LMCP.
Side by side
Pomeroy’s column is read from the same source as its pricing page. LMCP’s column was checked against the sources listed at the foot of this page on 3 September 2026; if something has changed since, tell us and it will be corrected.
| Facet | Pomeroy | LMCP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once, no subscription. Free for 50 actions a week with no account or card. 14-day refund. | Free, with a permanent licence key. No paid tier announced. |
| Apps | 8 Apple apps: Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Messages, Maps and Shortcuts. | 188+ tools. The Apple apps Pomeroy covers except Maps and Shortcuts, plus Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, OneDrive, Google Drive, Zoom, Notion, OmniFocus, Finder, Safari and more. |
| Reading and writing | Read-mostly. Claude can create events, reminders and notes, and run Shortcuts you already made. It cannot send mail or a message, and it cannot edit or delete a contact. | Read and write. Sends and replies in Mail, Outlook, Messages, Teams, Slack and WhatsApp; writes files to cloud drives. |
| Works with | Claude Desktop. | Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Zed, Windsurf, Raycast, Grok, Perplexity, and ChatGPT or Claude.ai on the web through an optional cloud relay. |
| Requires | macOS 15 or later. | macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon or Intel. Windows and Linux are on a waitlist. |
| Setup | Open the app, switch on the apps you want, press one button. The Claude extension installs itself: no Terminal, no config file. | An installer script run in Terminal, or the Mac app. It configures Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and other clients for you. |
| Updates | Signed automatic updates, which you can switch off. | Signed automatic updates. |
| Maintenance | Actively developed. Every release is listed on the changelog and reaches installed copies by itself. | Actively developed; version 3.0.380 at the time of writing. |
| Source | Closed source. The privacy pledge is enforced by tests, not read. | Proprietary. The GitHub repository holds releases, not source. |
| Privacy | Your app data never leaves your Mac. The only requests are a licence check, an update check and four pseudonymous usage counts, all listed on the privacy page; a test fails if the code and that page disagree. | Tool results stay on your Mac. The app sends a heartbeat about every five minutes carrying its version, your macOS version, CPU type and a hashed machine identifier; records install events with your approximate location; and verifies a licence key. The optional cloud relay routes requests through LMCP's servers. |
What LMCP does well
- Breadth: 188+ tools across Apple, Microsoft and Google apps, plus Slack, WhatsApp, Signal and Zoom.
- Free, with a permanent licence and no paid tier.
- Send and reply in Mail, Outlook, Messages, Teams, Slack and WhatsApp.
- Many clients, including ChatGPT and Claude.ai on the web through its relay.
- macOS 13 and 14 support.
What Pomeroy does well
- Focus: eight Apple apps you already know, each with a short list of what Claude can and cannot do.
- A read-mostly design. LMCP can send in six messaging and mail apps; Pomeroy cannot send in any.
- A shorter privacy page. Pomeroy sends four counts and a licence check, all listed; LMCP sends a heartbeat every few minutes with a hashed machine identifier, and its install records your approximate location.
- No Terminal. LMCP's primary install is a script piped to bash.
- Apple Maps and Shortcuts, which LMCP does not cover.
Choose LMCP if…
- Your work lives in Teams, Slack, Outlook, Microsoft 365, OneDrive or Google Drive.
- You want Claude to send and reply, not only read.
- You use ChatGPT, Cursor or another client alongside Claude, or want to reach your Mac from the web or your phone.
- You want it free and are on macOS 13 or 14.
Choose Pomeroy if…
- You want Claude in your personal Apple apps and nothing more.
- You want a tool that cannot send from any of them.
- You want to know exactly what leaves your Mac, down to the field, and want a test to hold it there.
- You would rather open an app than run an installer script.
Is LMCP really free?
LMCP is free with a permanent licence key, and at the time of writing has no paid tier. Pomeroy is free for 50 actions a week and $19 once after that. If price is the deciding factor, LMCP wins.
What does each tool send off your Mac?
Both keep the contents of your mail, messages and files on your Mac. They differ in what else they send. LMCP's privacy policy describes a heartbeat about every five minutes with the server version, macOS version, CPU architecture and a hashed machine identifier, install events with approximate location, and a licence check; its optional cloud relay for ChatGPT and Claude.ai routes requests through LMCP's servers. Pomeroy sends four pseudonymous counts, a licence check and an update check, and nothing else, with a test that fails if that list changes.
Does Pomeroy work with Teams, Slack or Outlook?
No. LMCP covers Teams, Slack, Outlook, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Google Drive, WhatsApp and more. Pomeroy covers Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Messages, Maps and Shortcuts, and nothing outside Apple's own apps. If your day is in Microsoft's apps, LMCP is the one built for it.
Try Pomeroy free and decide for yourself.
Get 50 actions every week. No Pomeroy account or payment card required. Requires macOS 15 or later.