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Website builder software for Mac
TOWeb is website builder software for Mac: a native macOS application, signed and notarised by Apple, that runs on Apple Silicon Macs as well as Intel Macs (macOS 13 Ventura or later). The Standard edition is free with no time limit, the paid editions are bought once. The site is built on your Mac, without a connection, then published with the host of your choice.
Updated on 25 October 2026.
A real Mac app, not an adapted version
TOWeb installs on your Mac like any other application: signed and notarised by Apple, it opens without a warning message, and it runs natively on Apple Silicon chips (M1 and later) as well as Intel Macs. It requires macOS 13 Ventura or later.
The same application exists for Windows, with the same features and the same editions: a site started on a Mac opens on a PC and vice versa, it is the same project. You depend on neither a virtual machine, nor a browser, nor a subscription to work on your site.
What you do without a connection on your Mac
With TOWeb, the site is a project on your Mac, not a page open in a browser. On the train, on a plane or in a house without fibre, you:
- create the site, choose its style and organise its menu;
- write your pages, your posts and your product sheets;
- add your photos and documents;
- see the site exactly as it will look online, on desktop, tablet and phone;
- have your texts written or corrected by a local AI (Ollama), if you install one on your Mac.
Only publishing to your host needs the network, and you launch it when you have it. The detail of what works with and without a connection: build a website offline.
What TOWeb builds for you
Complete styles
Styles drawn by designers, adapted to phones and tablets by default: you write, the layout follows.
A store with no commission
Products, variants, stock, payment, shipping, taxes and invoices; Lauyan takes nothing from your sales (e-Commerce edition).
Online bookings
Time slots, resources and e-mail confirmations (from the Premium edition).
A blog
Posts, tags, comments, RSS feed and scheduled publishing.
A multilingual site
AI translation, each language at its own address, hreflang tags (from the Premium edition).
Technical SEO
Sitemap, sharing tags, structured data, 301 redirects when an address changes: in every edition.
AI, local or in the cloud
A local AI (Ollama) in every edition; Lauyan’s cloud AI from Premium, in demonstration mode in Standard.
Your AI assistant builds the site
Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini drive TOWeb through the MCP protocol: full in the Studio edition, on trial in the others.
Mac software or online builder?
On the Mac, most of the solutions on offer are online builders: you create your site in Safari or Chrome, and everything lives with the service. Installed software reverses the principle: the site is yours, on your Mac, and the service plays no part. Here is what that changes.
| Online builder | TOWeb on Mac | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you work | In the browser, on the service’s servers | In a native application, on your Mac |
| Working offline | No, the editor is online | Yes: the whole site is built without a network; only publishing needs one |
| Pricing model | Monthly or yearly subscription | Free Standard edition; paid editions bought once |
| Site ownership | The site only works with the service | The project is a folder on your Mac; you back it up and publish it wherever you like |
| Hosting | Imposed, included in the subscription | Your choice: any host, by FTP or SFTP, built-in publishing |
| Layout on phones | Depends on the builder: sometimes adjusted separately | Complete styles, adapted to phones and tablets by default |
| Team editing | Yes, online, from several devices | On one computer, one person at a time |
How much does TOWeb cost on Mac?
The Standard edition is free, with no time limit, no account to create and no credit card. It has its limits, and here they are: the mention “Created with TOWeb” on the site, a single published site (50 MB at most), a single language, and a store and bookings in demonstration mode. It nevertheless publishes a real site, under your domain name, with the host of your choice.
The Premium, e-Commerce and Studio editions are bought once, with no subscription and no commission on your sales, and TOWeb 15 updates are included. The editions and their prices are the same on Mac and Windows, and the purchase is made in the software, from the Licence screen. The details: see the pricing.
Moving from a PC to a Mac, or do you have an older TOWeb site?
TOWeb 15 for Mac imports your sites made with TOWeb 5 to 14, whether they were created on a Mac or a PC: it makes a copy, and the original is never modified. You get your pages, images and menu back in an up-to-date style, and you publish when the new version suits you. How it works: import your site.
Coming from an online builder? On trial in every edition, an AI assistant connected to TOWeb reads your site online and rebuilds its pages, images and menu in TOWeb; putting the rebuilt site online comes with the Studio edition.
Frequently asked questions: building a website on Mac with TOWeb
Try TOWeb on your Mac
The Standard edition is free with no time limit: download it, build your site without a connection, and publish it with the host of your choice. You only buy if TOWeb suits you.
TOWeb has been developed for more than 20 years by Lauyan Software, a French company.
Further reading: build a website offline · all the alternatives.