We're building Ondi, an AI assistant you wake with your voice—just say “Hey Ondi.” Talk through a question, browse the web, or work with email while keeping your hands free, from start to finish.
What we're building
Most voice tools stop at dictation. We're designing an assistant that takes you from a spoken goal to a finished result—across the everyday things you'd normally do with a keyboard and mouse.
If you'd do it with a keyboard and mouse, the goal is that you can just say it.
A few examples, start to finish
Example · Email
You say“Read my latest email and draft a short reply saying Friday works for me.”
Read, draft, and revise through conversation—not a chain of tiny clicks. Sending always waits for your explicit OK.
Example · Web
You say“Compare three options and tell me which one best fits my budget.”
Research a question, explore results, and ask follow-ups without bouncing between keyboard, mouse, and chat.
Example · AI chat
You say“Let’s continue our plan, then start a separate conversation about the next idea.”
Natural back-and-forth, plus conversation control by voice—so “new chat” actually means a new chat.
Start with a wake phrase instead of hunting for a button.
Listening, thinking, working, or waiting on you—shown on screen and spoken aloud.
Sending, deleting, or anything with consequences needs a clear spoken yes.
Say “stop” anytime. If something fails, hear what happened and what you can do next.
These are our design goals for the first version. Capabilities will be confirmed as the prototype is tested.
Why hands-free-first
Plenty of tools accept voice. Hands-free-first means the core flow—start, act, confirm, recover—is designed to work without your hands.
| Moment | Voice-enabled | Hands-free-first |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Tap a button or press a shortcut | Say a wake phrase |
| During the task | Dictate, then click through the rest | Talk through the whole task |
| Knowing what's happening | Watch the screen | See it and hear it |
| Sending or deleting | One more click | An explicit spoken confirmation |
| When something fails | Reach for the mouse | Hear what happened, recover by voice |
Early access
Join the list for product updates and invitations to test the first version. We're starting on Mac, with Windows planned—tell us which one you use.
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