diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
index c1e4aef9..2a6c81b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create deployment package
         run: |
-          ls -R target/
-          tar -czf screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz -C target/${{ matrix.target }}/release screenpipe
+          mkdir -p screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}/bin
+          mkdir -p screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}/lib
+          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/screenpipe screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}/bin/
+          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/libscreenpipe.dylib screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}/lib/
+          tar -czf screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz -C screenpipe-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }} .
 
       - name: Calculate SHA256
         run: |
diff --git a/Formula/screenpipe.rb b/Formula/screenpipe.rb
index 04ae2678..22925104 100644
--- a/Formula/screenpipe.rb
+++ b/Formula/screenpipe.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Screenpipe < Formula
     depends_on "tesseract"
   
     def install
-        bin.install "screenpipe"
+      bin.install "screenpipe"
+      lib.install "libscreenpipe.dylib"
     end
   
     test do
diff --git a/examples/apps/screenpipe-app-tauri/src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json b/examples/apps/screenpipe-app-tauri/src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json
index 78d6e91f..9a645845 100644
--- a/examples/apps/screenpipe-app-tauri/src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json
+++ b/examples/apps/screenpipe-app-tauri/src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
                 "ffmpeg/lib/libavutil.59.dylib",
                 "ffmpeg/lib/libffmpeg.7.dylib",
                 "ffmpeg/lib/libswresample.5.dylib",
-                "ffmpeg/lib/libswscale.8.dylib"
+                "ffmpeg/lib/libswscale.8.dylib",
+                "../../../../screenpipe-vision/lib/libscreenpipe.dylib"
             ],
             "entitlements": "entitlements.plist",
             "signingIdentity": "-",
diff --git a/screenpipe-server/src/bin/screenpipe-server.rs b/screenpipe-server/src/bin/screenpipe-server.rs
index 63f6d9c1..397dcadb 100644
--- a/screenpipe-server/src/bin/screenpipe-server.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-server/src/bin/screenpipe-server.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ use crossbeam::queue::SegQueue;
 use dirs::home_dir;
 use log::{debug, error, info, LevelFilter};
 use screenpipe_audio::{
-    default_input_device, default_output_device, list_audio_devices, parse_audio_device,
-    DeviceControl,
+    default_input_device, list_audio_devices, parse_audio_device, DeviceControl,
 };
 use screenpipe_vision::OcrEngine;
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ enum CliOcrEngine {
     Unstructured,
     Tesseract,
     WindowsNative,
+    AppleNative,
 }
 
 impl From<CliOcrEngine> for CoreOcrEngine {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl From<CliOcrEngine> for CoreOcrEngine {
             CliOcrEngine::Unstructured => CoreOcrEngine::Unstructured,
             CliOcrEngine::Tesseract => CoreOcrEngine::Tesseract,
             CliOcrEngine::WindowsNative => CoreOcrEngine::WindowsNative,
+            CliOcrEngine::AppleNative => CoreOcrEngine::AppleNative,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -233,14 +234,16 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             }
             // audio output only supported on linux atm
             // see https://github.com/louis030195/screen-pipe/pull/106
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-            if let Ok(output_device) = default_output_device() {
-                audio_devices.push(Arc::new(output_device.clone()));
-                let device_control = DeviceControl {
-                    is_running: true,
-                    is_paused: false,
-                };
-                devices_status.insert(output_device, device_control);
+            if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+                use screenpipe_audio::default_output_device;
+                if let Ok(output_device) = default_output_device() {
+                    audio_devices.push(Arc::new(output_device.clone()));
+                    let device_control = DeviceControl {
+                        is_running: true,
+                        is_paused: false,
+                    };
+                    devices_status.insert(output_device, device_control);
+                }
             }
         } else {
             // Use specified devices
diff --git a/screenpipe-server/src/video.rs b/screenpipe-server/src/video.rs
index f2ce581a..37f94fc3 100644
--- a/screenpipe-server/src/video.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-server/src/video.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use image::ImageFormat::{self};
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use screenpipe_core::find_ffmpeg_path;
-use screenpipe_vision::{continuous_capture, get_monitor, CaptureResult, OcrEngine};
+use screenpipe_vision::core::get_monitor;
+use screenpipe_vision::{continuous_capture, CaptureResult, OcrEngine};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Stdio;
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/Cargo.toml b/screenpipe-vision/Cargo.toml
index a9274e8f..e5eff48a 100644
--- a/screenpipe-vision/Cargo.toml
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/Cargo.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ assert_cmd = "2.0.14"
 predicates = "3.1.0"
 assert_fs = "1.1.1"
 
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cc = "1.0"
+
+[package.metadata.osx]
+framework = ["Vision", "AppKit"]
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "screenpipe-vision"
 path = "src/bin/screenpipe-vision.rs"
@@ -78,3 +85,5 @@ harness = false
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
 windows = { version = "0.58", features = ["Graphics_Imaging", "Media_Ocr", "Storage", "Storage_Streams"] }
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/build.rs b/screenpipe-vision/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a14c61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use std::env;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn main() {
+    let destination = env::var("DESTINATION").unwrap_or_default();
+
+    if destination == "brew" {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../lib");
+    } else if destination == "tauri" {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../Frameworks");
+    } else {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../../screenpipe-vision/lib");
+    }
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=screenpipe");
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/apple.rs b/screenpipe-vision/src/apple.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..101c9780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/apple.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use image::DynamicImage;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_uchar};
+
+#[link(name = "screenpipe")]
+extern "C" {
+    fn perform_ocr(
+        image_data: *const c_uchar,
+        length: usize,
+        width: i32,
+        height: i32,
+    ) -> *mut c_char;
+}
+
+pub fn perform_ocr_apple(image: &DynamicImage) -> String {
+    let rgba = image.to_rgba8();
+    let (width, height) = rgba.dimensions();
+    let raw_data = rgba.as_raw();
+
+    unsafe {
+        let result_ptr = perform_ocr(
+            raw_data.as_ptr(),
+            raw_data.len(),
+            width as i32,
+            height as i32,
+        );
+        let result = CStr::from_ptr(result_ptr).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+        libc::free(result_ptr as *mut libc::c_void);
+        result
+    }
+}
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/bin/screenpipe-vision.rs b/screenpipe-vision/src/bin/screenpipe-vision.rs
index ba72ca2c..a745ffd1 100644
--- a/screenpipe-vision/src/bin/screenpipe-vision.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/bin/screenpipe-vision.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use clap::Parser;
-use screenpipe_vision::{continuous_capture, get_monitor, OcrEngine};
+use screenpipe_vision::{continuous_capture, core::get_monitor, OcrEngine};
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::channel;
 
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/core.rs b/screenpipe-vision/src/core.rs
index 3111ede0..2f53bfff 100644
--- a/screenpipe-vision/src/core.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/core.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@ use strsim::levenshtein;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc::Sender, Mutex}; // Corrected import for Mutex
 use xcap::{Monitor, Window};
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use crate::apple::perform_ocr_apple;
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 use crate::utils::perform_ocr_windows;
 use crate::utils::OcrEngine;
 use crate::utils::{
-    capture_screenshot, compare_with_previous_image, perform_ocr_tesseract,
-    save_text_files,
+    capture_screenshot, compare_with_previous_image, perform_ocr_tesseract, save_text_files,
 };
-use rusty_tesseract::{Data, DataOutput}; // Add this import
+use rusty_tesseract::{Data, DataOutput};
 use screenpipe_integrations::unstructured_ocr::perform_ocr_cloud;
+pub enum ControlMessage {
+    Pause,
+    Resume,
+    Stop,
+}
 
 pub struct DataOutputWrapper {
     pub data_output: rusty_tesseract::tesseract::output_data::DataOutput,
@@ -135,7 +141,10 @@ pub async fn continuous_capture(
 
         // Skip the frame if the current average difference is less than 0.006
         if current_average < 0.006 {
-            debug!("Skipping frame {} due to low average difference: {:.3}", frame_counter, current_average);
+            debug!(
+                "Skipping frame {} due to low average difference: {:.3}",
+                frame_counter, current_average
+            );
             frame_counter += 1;
             tokio::time::sleep(interval).await;
             continue;
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ pub async fn continuous_capture(
                 });
 
                 frame_counter = 0; // Reset frame_counter after OCR task is processed
-                // Reset max_average and max_avg_value after spawning the OCR task
+                                   // Reset max_average and max_avg_value after spawning the OCR task
                 max_avg_value = 0.0;
             }
         }
@@ -244,6 +253,23 @@ pub async fn process_ocr_task(
             debug!("Windows Native OCR");
             perform_ocr_windows(&image_arc).await
         }
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        OcrEngine::AppleNative => {
+            debug!("Apple Native OCR");
+            let text = perform_ocr_apple(&image_arc);
+            (
+                text.clone(),
+                DataOutput {
+                    output: String::new(),
+                    data: vec![],
+                },
+                serde_json::json!([{
+                    "text": text,
+                    "confidence": "1.0",
+                }])
+                .to_string(),
+            )
+        }
         _ => {
             error!("Unsupported OCR engine");
             return Err(std::io::Error::new(
@@ -324,4 +350,4 @@ pub async fn process_ocr_task(
         frame_number, _duration
     );
     Ok(())
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/lib.rs b/screenpipe-vision/src/lib.rs
index 349c8668..1e5636f1 100644
--- a/screenpipe-vision/src/lib.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+pub mod apple;
 pub mod core;
 pub mod utils;
-pub use core::{continuous_capture, get_monitor, process_ocr_task, CaptureResult};
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub use apple::perform_ocr_apple;
+pub use core::{continuous_capture, process_ocr_task, CaptureResult, ControlMessage};
 pub use utils::{perform_ocr_tesseract, OcrEngine};
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/ocr.swift b/screenpipe-vision/src/ocr.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7cdf83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/ocr.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import CoreGraphics
+import Foundation
+import Vision
+
+@_cdecl("perform_ocr")
+public func performOCR(imageData: UnsafePointer<UInt8>, length: Int, width: Int, height: Int)
+  -> UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>? {
+
+  // print("Attempting to create image from raw data")
+  // print("Image dimensions: \(width)x\(height)")
+
+  guard let dataProvider = CGDataProvider(data: Data(bytes: imageData, count: length) as CFData)
+  else {
+    // print("Failed to create CGDataProvider.")
+    return strdup("Error: Failed to create CGDataProvider")
+  }
+
+  guard
+    let cgImage = CGImage(
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
+      bitsPerComponent: 8,
+      bitsPerPixel: 32,
+      bytesPerRow: width * 4,
+      space: CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB(),
+      bitmapInfo: CGBitmapInfo(rawValue: CGImageAlphaInfo.premultipliedLast.rawValue),
+      provider: dataProvider,
+      decode: nil,
+      shouldInterpolate: false,
+      intent: .defaultIntent
+    )
+  else {
+    // print("Failed to create CGImage.")
+    return strdup("Error: Failed to create CGImage")
+  }
+
+  // print("CGImage created successfully.")
+
+  let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0)
+  var ocrResult = ""
+
+  let request = VNRecognizeTextRequest { request, error in
+    defer { semaphore.signal() }
+
+    if let error = error {
+      // print("Error in text recognition request: \(error)")
+      ocrResult = "Error: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+      return
+    }
+
+    guard let observations = request.results as? [VNRecognizedTextObservation] else {
+      // print("Failed to process image or no text found.")
+      ocrResult = "Error: Failed to process image or no text found"
+      return
+    }
+
+    // print("Number of text observations: \(observations.count)")
+
+    for (_, observation) in observations.enumerated() {
+      guard let topCandidate = observation.topCandidates(1).first else {
+        // print("No top candidate for observation \(index)")
+        continue
+      }
+      ocrResult += "\(topCandidate.string)\n"
+    }
+  }
+
+  request.recognitionLevel = .accurate
+
+  let handler = VNImageRequestHandler(cgImage: cgImage, options: [:])
+  do {
+    // print("Performing OCR...")
+    try handler.perform([request])
+  } catch {
+    // print("Failed to perform OCR: \(error)")
+    return strdup("Error: Failed to perform OCR - \(error.localizedDescription)")
+  }
+
+  semaphore.wait()
+
+  return strdup(ocrResult.isEmpty ? "No text found" : ocrResult)
+}
+
+// swiftc -emit-library -o screenpipe-vision/lib/libscreenpipe.dylib screenpipe-vision/src/ocr.swift
+
+// or
+// swiftc -emit-library -o /usr/local/lib/libscreenpipe.dylib screenpipe-vision/src/ocr.swift
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/src/utils.rs b/screenpipe-vision/src/utils.rs
index 509ac0cb..972a9efc 100644
--- a/screenpipe-vision/src/utils.rs
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::core::MaxAverageFrame; // Assuming core.rs is in the same crate under the `core` module
+use crate::core::MaxAverageFrame;
 use image::DynamicImage;
 use image_compare::{Algorithm, Metric, Similarity}; // Added import for Similarity
 use log::{debug, error};
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub enum OcrEngine {
     Unstructured,
     Tesseract,
     WindowsNative,
+    AppleNative,
 }
 
 impl Default for OcrEngine {
diff --git a/screenpipe-vision/tests/apple_vision_test.rs b/screenpipe-vision/tests/apple_vision_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a331b10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenpipe-vision/tests/apple_vision_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use image::GenericImageView;
+    use screenpipe_vision::perform_ocr_apple;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_apple_native_ocr() {
+        let mut path = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+        path.push("tests");
+        path.push("testing_OCR.png");
+        println!("Path to testing_OCR.png: {:?}", path);
+
+        // Check if file exists and print its size
+        if let Ok(metadata) = std::fs::metadata(&path) {
+            println!("File size: {} bytes", metadata.len());
+        }
+
+        // Attempt to open the image
+        let image = image::open(&path).expect("Failed to open image");
+        println!("Image dimensions: {:?}", image.dimensions());
+
+        // Convert image to RGB format
+        let rgb_image = image.to_rgb8();
+        println!("RGB image dimensions: {:?}", rgb_image.dimensions());
+
+        let result = perform_ocr_apple(&image);
+
+        println!("OCR text: {:?}", result);
+        assert!(
+            result.contains("ocr_tx.receiver_count"),
+            "OCR failed: {:?}",
+            result
+        );
+    }
+}