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Section 02Live demo

Whatever you’restaring at—AYO is already in it with you.

Same screen. Same conversation. A friend who’s always already up to speed — in any app, on any tab, in whatever you’re trying to get done.

Desktop
main.ts \u2014 ayo-app
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// main.ts
 
import { fetchUser } from './api'
import { logger } from './logger'
 
export async function render(id: string) {
const user = await fetchUser(id)
// resolve the profile from cache or remote
const name = user.profile.displayName // line 47
 
logger.info(`hi ${name}`)
}

You mutter at the screen. AYO is already on the bug — line 47, null check, easy fix.

Section 03Eight instincts

Not features.Instincts.Eight of them. Always on.

Hover any card. Watch AYO actually do the thing — not a video, not a screenshot. Real DOM, drawn live from the same tokens that power the app on your machine.

01

Wake word

Stop hunting for tabs. Call AYO from anywhere — it's already listening on 1% of your CPU.

“AYO”
cpu · 1%

Call its name from any app. It's already listening. One percent of your CPU.

02

Screen awareness

No more “let me share my screen.” AYO already sees what you see — and never saves a single pixel.

inbox · gmail
reading · on-devicesummarized · not saved

It sees what you see. No screenshots saved. Ever.

03

Look at this.

Skip the copy-paste tax. Hover what you mean. AYO answers like you pointed and asked.

youAYO, what does this mean?
ayo"Honey was found in pyramids." German. Egyptian honey, still edible.
cursor · livelooking at a foreign word

Hover anything. Ask anything. AYO already knows what you're pointing at.

04

Proactive help

Before you spiral, AYO breaks the loop. Same paragraph, fourth time? Same error, twice? It speaks first.

quietly watchingdocs · same paragraph

Stuck on the same thing for too long? AYO speaks first.

05

Agent tasks

Stop typing into prompts. Say it once. AYO finds, drafts, searches, runs — done before you'd alt-tab.

ayo · listening
AYO, find a quiet cafe with wifi nearby

Say what you need. Find, draft, search, summarize, run. It doesn't just answer \u2014 it does.

06

Gaming mode

Game-night friendly. No frame drops. No popups. AYO naps — wake word stays armed.

cpu4%
normal · idle
Gaming mode

Starts a game? AYO goes quiet. Zero interruptions, one percent CPU, wake word still ready.

07

Workspace

One brain instead of seven tabs. Notes, tasks, reminders, routines — collapsed into one room AYO actually remembers.

ayo · second braincore featureStarting tourlive
OverviewActivityTasksRemindersOutputsYour Usual
AYO Workspace

A guided tour of your second brain

Six rooms. One quiet system. Watch how AYO actually runs your day — live, in under a minute.

Starting...

AYO's second brain. Six rooms, one quiet system \u2014 every note, task, reminder, and routine you've made, ready when you are. All on your machine.

08

Chat & Summarize

No more “re-explain to ChatGPT.” AYO reads what you have open and starts a chat that already gets it.

On-screen copilot

Just say “AYO, summarize this.”

AYO looks at the window in front of you, writes a clean summary, and opens it as a brand-new chat — titled, ready to keep going.

  • No copy-paste. AYO uses what is already on your screen.

  • Auto-titled chat. The summary lives in its own thread you will find later.

  • Keep going from it. Ask follow-ups, request bullets, or turn it into tasks.

Tap a dot to jump, or press play to cycle.

...
Summary
Voice
AYO, summarize this.
AYOjust now
Background
Coastal cities have been adapting since the early 2000s, but mostly piecemeal.
The 2024 IPCC update reframed adaptation as the dominant near-term lever.
Key claims
Resilience spending now outperforms emissions cuts on a 5-year horizon.
The hardest gap isn’t funding — it’s coordination across jurisdictions.
CopyBulletsMake tasks

Voice or typed, AYO reads what is on your screen and opens a brand-new chat with the summary inside — titled, ready to keep going.

09

Inbox Awareness

Coming soon

Your inbox — without living in it. AYO spots what matters and tells you. It never reads, stores, or touches your email.

Landing right after public beta. Inbox Awareness rolls out first to early-access users — here’s a live preview of how it’ll work.

Skip the line →
Gmail · inbox
read-only · OAuth
GH
GitHub2m ago

CI passed · main

SK
Sarah K.9m ago

Re: lunch plans

pipeline
Gmail scanevery ~7 min
Local filtersender · subject
AI · 1 callsummary + actions
AYOnotifies
INBOX ALERT
StandbyExcited Inventor

Waiting…

Inbox Awareness — AYO monitors your Gmail inbox for important emails — interviews, deadlines, payment alerts — and surfaces them as on-screen notifications. AYO only reads email metadata: sender name, subject line, and date. Your email content and attachments are never stored or sent anywhere.

AYO monitors Gmail for what matters. Metadata only — content never stored.

More to comeShipping every release

Eight is just the surface.

AYO ships small. New instincts land in the app the same week we figure them out — the kind of stuff you only discover the more you use it.

The bigger ones — plugins, mobile, agentic tasks — are already in motion.

Smart pauseQuick captureVoice modesSnippetsPersona memoryRead aloudSplit chatsSlash commandsCustom hotkeysLive captionsSmart titlesAuto-summarySelection awareWindow memoryFocus modesIdle wakeWhisper modeDaily recapApp profilesQuick answers
In dev
Plugins

A small SDK so AYO can talk to whatever you build.

Coming
Mobile companion

Pocket-sized AYO. Same brain, same chats, in your hand.

On the roadmap
Agentic tasks

Hand off the gnarly, multi-step stuff. AYO plans, reasons, and reports back.

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Wondering how all this actually works?

See how AYO thinks

Local-first, every step. Even the parts you don’t see.

04 — your side of the line

Everything you do with AYO stays on your side.

AYO listens, watches, and remembers — all on the machine in front of you. When you ask something, your question goes straight to the model. It never stops by us on the way.

your machinehere with you
scenario · summarizeon your machine
you said
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inbox · opentoday, 10:42
M
Maya · Productre: q4 budget approval
Hey — quick read on the Q4 budget thread.
Tom wants sign-off by Friday so finance
can lock the cap at $14k. I pushed back
on the contractor line item, but otherwise
we look good. Could you share the final
draft once it’s ready? Will loop in legal.
~600 words·4 in thread
ayo answered
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{ask:"summarize the email open in front of me"}
direct to the model
AYO never sees it
the modelout there
That's the whole loop. Your machine asks. The model answers. We're not in the middle of it — and we don't have a copy when it's done.
On your machine, on one side of the line: your voice, what's on your screen, what you've been working on, the notes AYO kept for you, your signed-in account, and your history. Across the line, alone on the other side: the model, which only ever sees the bare question.
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Your memory is yours.

Sign out. Sign back in. Switch to a whole new account. AYO still knows what it knew — because it never lived anywhere else.

ayo / logs0 entries
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Your questions aren't in our logs.

Your questions go straight from your machine to the model. They don't pass through us, they don't land in our logs, and we couldn't read them back if we tried. The only people in the conversation are you and the model.

the model
memory of you · 0
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The model doesn't remember you.

Each question travels alone. The model answers and forgets. Tomorrow it has no idea you ever asked.

next — the five promises behind it
you, mapped — not memorized

Yours to shape.

A living map of everything AYO knows about you. Bright purple is what’s on its mind right now. Soft blue is what it knows long-term. Out at the edge, the things it’s quietly letting go of — and you decide what stays.

lives on your device · clear it any time
Lore Webayo’s memory space
signed by ayo
system requirements

Will it run on your PC?

The cloud does the heavy AI work, so the bar stays low. If your machine can run a browser comfortably, it can run AYO.

OS

Minimum

Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit

Recommended

Windows 11, 64-bit

CPU

Minimum

4-core, AVX2 support

e.g. Intel i3-8100, Ryzen 3 2200G

Recommended

6–8 core, 3 GHz+

e.g. Intel i5-12400, Ryzen 5 5600

RAM

Minimum

8 GB

Recommended

16 GB

GPU

Minimum

Integrated graphics

e.g. Intel UHD 620, Iris Xe, AMD Vega

Recommended

Dedicated, 2 GB+ VRAM

e.g. GTX 1650, RTX 3050, Iris Xe MAX

Storage

Minimum

2 GB free SSD

Recommended

5 GB free SSD

Internet

Minimum

5 / 2 Mbps

Recommended

25 / 10 Mbps

Microphone

Minimum

Any working mic

In a noisy room AYO may miss the wake word, or mishear what you said.

Recommended

Quiet directional mic or headset

Wakes on the first try and catches every word clearly.

typical resource use

What it actually feels like, by the second.

Estimated load on a recommended-spec machine. Most of the day AYO sits in idle — the spikes are the moments you talk to it.

Idle

App minimized, just listening for "AYO."

  • CPU~2–4% of one core
  • RAM~350–550 MB
  • Network< 5 Kbps
One voice turn

You ask, AYO transcribes, thinks, replies out loud.

  • CPU8–15% spike (~1.5 s)
  • RAM+30–60 MB transient
  • Network~150–700 KB per turn
Heavy session

Mind map open, screen-summary, multi-step task running.

  • CPU25–45% across cores
  • RAM1.0–1.6 GB
  • Network1–3 MB burst

Engineering estimates from the current build — final numbers will be re-benchmarked at launch.

Specs are guidance, not a guarantee — see Terms §15
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frequently asked

Questions about AYO

Everything people ask before they hit the early-access button. Made by AYO Systems.

What is AYO?

AYO is a private desktop AI companion by AYO Systems. It lives quietly on your PC, wakes up when you say "AYO," sees your screen with your permission, and runs real tasks for you. Think of it as a best friend who already knows what you are working on.

Is there a desktop AI that can see your screen?

Yes — AYO is a desktop AI that sees your screen, with your permission. AYO reads the text on your screen on your own device the way a screen reader does, so when you say "AYO" it already has your context. No screenshots are saved and no images are ever uploaded; only the specific question you choose to send leaves your machine.

What desktop AI can read my screen privately?

AYO is a private, local-first desktop AI that reads your screen on-device. Unlike cloud assistants that process your screen on their servers, AYO handles screen reading, the wake word, and your voice on your own machine — no screenshots saved, no audio saved, no raw text saved. AYO runs on Windows 10 and 11 and is free to join in early access at heyayo.com.

Who makes AYO?

AYO is built by AYO Systems, an independent team focused on private, ambient desktop AI. The company’s only product today is AYO itself; the website is heyayo.com.

How is AYO different from Microsoft Copilot?

AYO is ambient and local-first; Copilot is cloud-first and modal. AYO’s wake word, your voice, and what is on your screen are all handled on your device. With Copilot, your screen, voice, and prompts are processed in Microsoft’s cloud by default.

How is AYO different from ChatGPT Desktop?

ChatGPT Desktop is a chat window with a desktop wrapper — you still open it, paste context, and wait. AYO is ambient: you say "AYO" from any app and it is already caught up. AYO also runs the privacy-sensitive parts — the wake word, your voice, what is on your screen — on your device.

How is AYO different from Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is a chat client; AYO is a desktop companion. AYO has a wake word, sees your screen, and offers help when you are stuck — and the privacy-sensitive parts run on your device. Claude Desktop is a cloud chat experience without any of that ambient awareness.

How is AYO different from Gemini Live?

Gemini Live is mobile-first and cloud-only. AYO is desktop-first and local-first — it runs natively on Windows 10 and 11, with the wake word and screen reading on-device.

Does AYO work offline?

The wake word, your voice, and what is on your screen are all handled on your device, so AYO can hear you and read your screen with no internet at all. The actual answer comes from a cloud model on AWS Bedrock — AYO needs a connection for that step. Even then, your raw audio, screenshots, and full screen text never leave your machine; only the specific question plus a short context summary does.

Does AYO record my voice?

No. AYO does not save audio. Listening for the wake word and turning your voice into text both happen on your device, and the audio is dropped the moment AYO has the words. Only short text summaries persist locally, and you can delete them at any time.

Is my data safe with AYO?

Four promises, no exceptions: no screenshots saved, no audio saved, no raw text saved, and only short summaries are stored — on your machine — which you can delete anytime. The only thing that ever reaches AYO Systems servers is the question you deliberately send.

Is AYO open source?

AYO is not open source today. Some of the pieces AYO is built on are open source — notably the wake-word and on-device voice-to-text engines — but the AYO desktop app itself is proprietary. AYO Systems plans to publish more architecture details as the product matures.

What languages does AYO support?

AYO ships with English at launch. More languages will roll out as the voice models are tuned for each one.

What does AYO cost?

AYO is in early access — free to join the waitlist at heyayo.com. The first 2,000 founders lock in a lifetime discount on paid plans. Free will stay free; payments at launch will be processed by Paddle.

Which operating systems does AYO support?

AYO is Windows-only for early access — Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). macOS and Linux are not on the early-access roadmap.

What are the system requirements for AYO?

AYO targets Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) with at least 8 GB of RAM, a 4-core CPU with AVX2 support, a microphone, and an internet connection (the reasoning step runs in the cloud). The wake word adds about 1% CPU. A discrete GPU is not required.

Where is my AYO data stored?

On your machine. AYO’s memory map, transcripts, and summaries live in a local database in your user profile. The only data that crosses the network is the specific question you send AYO when it needs the cloud reasoning step.

Is AYO GDPR-compliant?

AYO is built on a GDPR-compliant architecture: data minimization, on-device processing by default, and user-deletable memory. AYO Systems is pursuing SOC 2 — status is "in progress", not claimed.

Can I turn off proactive help in AYO?

Yes. Proactive help is on by default but fully toggleable in settings. You can also tune sensitivity (how stuck you have to look before AYO speaks first) and silence it entirely in gaming mode.

How do I get AYO early access?

Visit heyayo.com, drop your email on the early-access card, and you will get a position number. AYO Systems emails you when your build is ready — early signups also get a wake-word model trained to their own voice.

AYO at a glance

AYO is a private desktop AI companion by AYO Systems. Say AYO from any app and it is already listening, already caught up. AYO sees your screen with your permission, hears what you said, and can run real tasks for you — search, edit files, run commands, summarize. The wake word, your voice, and what is on your screen are all handled on your device. No screenshots are saved, no audio is saved, no raw text is saved. AYO is in early access at heyayo.com.

Is there a desktop AI that sees your screen?

Yes. AYO is a desktop AI that sees your screen, with your permission. AYO reads the text on your screen on your own device — the way a screen reader does — so it always has your context when you say AYO. Unlike cloud assistants such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Desktop, and Gemini Live, which process your screen on their servers, AYO keeps screen reading, the wake word, and your voice on your own machine. No screenshots are saved, no images are uploaded, and only the specific question you choose to send ever leaves your machine. AYO runs on Windows 10, Windows 11 (64-bit) and is free to join in early access at heyayo.com.

AYO headlines

What AYO can do

The four AYO privacy promises

  1. No screenshots saved.
  2. No audio saved.
  3. No raw text saved.
  4. Only short summaries are stored — on your machine — and you can delete them anytime.

AYO personas

AYO ships with three voice personalities. The user picks one at install; the default is Excited Inventor.

AYO mockup conversations

These are the canonical lines that play in the home-page mockups.

AYO under the hood

How AYO compares with Copilot, ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Desktop, and Gemini Live

AYO is ambient and local-first; the others are modal chat clients in front of a cloud. Cells reflect publicly documented behavior at the time of writing.

AYO compared to 4 other desktop and voice AI assistants across 8 dimensions.
DimensionAYOMicrosoft CopilotChatGPT DesktopClaude DesktopGemini Live
Ambient or modal?Ambient — wake word, no tab to openModal — sidebar / chat panelModal — chat windowModal — chat windowAmbient (mobile-first)
Local-first or cloud-first?Local-first — wake word, your voice, and your screen are all handled on your deviceCloud-firstCloud-firstCloud-firstCloud-first
Sees your screen?Yes — with permission, summaries only, never savedYes — cloud-processedYes — cloud-processedYes — cloud-processedMobile camera only
Speaks first when you are stuck?Yes — proactive help is opt-in and tunableNoNoNoSometimes (push-to-talk)
Picks a personality?Three personas: Chill Smart, Excited Inventor, Lazy SleepyNoCustom GPTs onlySystem prompt onlyNo
Gaming mode (CPU-quiet)?Yes — ~1% CPU, wake word still readyNoNoNoNo
Operating systemsWindows 10 / 11 (64-bit) — macOS and Linux not on the early-access roadmapWindows, webmacOS, WindowsmacOS, WindowsAndroid, iOS
Pricing todayFree early access; founders pricing for first 2,000 signupsPaid (Microsoft 365)Free + Plus subscriptionFree + Pro subscriptionFree with Google account

Cells reflect publicly documented behavior of each product as of April 2026 and the AYO Systems early-access build. Other vendors are trademarks of their respective owners; nothing here implies affiliation.

AYO terms, defined

Wake word
A short phrase that activates a voice assistant. AYO’s wake word is "AYO", detected on your device at about 1% CPU. No audio is sent off your machine until after the wake word fires and you have finished speaking.
Ambient AI
An AI assistant that lives next to your work instead of inside a tab. Ambient AI does not require you to open a chat window or re-paste your context — it is already aware of the app, screen, and tone you are working with. AYO is built as ambient AI by default.
Local-first AI
An AI assistant whose privacy-sensitive steps — hearing the wake word, turning your voice into text, and reading what is on your screen — all run on your device. AYO is local-first by design: the only data that ever reaches AYO Systems servers is the question you deliberately send.
Proactive AI
An AI assistant that can start the conversation when it notices you are stuck, instead of waiting to be asked. AYO’s proactive help fires after a tunable threshold (e.g. the same error repeating for several minutes) and can be silenced or disabled at any time.
AYO persona
A voice personality the user picks for AYO. The three canonical personas are Chill Smart (calm, sharp), Excited Inventor (analytical, hyped — the default) and Lazy Sleepy (deadpan, low-energy). Personas change AYO’s tone, not its capabilities.
Memory map
AYO’s on-device view of everything it remembers about you — short summaries, never raw audio or screenshots. You can browse, search, and delete entries with a single click. The memory map is the user-facing surface of AYO’s privacy promise.
Gaming mode
A low-power state AYO enters when you launch a fullscreen game. Proactive help is silenced and CPU drops to about 1%. The wake word stays ready so you can still call AYO mid-game.
On-demand vision
A feature where AYO takes one screenshot only when you explicitly ask it to look at the screen. On-demand vision is separate from passive screen awareness, which reads the text on your screen the way a screen reader does, and never stores images.

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