What is assistantd (Siri) on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Siri's background service, which handles your requests to Siri.
assistantd is the daemon that enables Siri features, and Siri is the process for Siri's on-screen interface. They're active when you use Siri and may do some background work. If Siri is turned off in System Settings, they're usually quiet.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as assistantd, Siri
Why is assistantd (Siri) using so much CPU or memory?
- Using Siri or dictation
- Background syncing of Siri data
- After a macOS update
What to do
- 1Wait a few minutes
- 2If you don't use Siri, turn it off in System Settings > Siri (or Apple Intelligence & Siri)
- 3Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches them; Siri may be unavailable for a moment.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library