Is there an AI that explains error messages on my screen?
Short answer
Yes. With AYO, a desktop AI for Windows, you say "AYO, what does this error mean?" or press Alt+Shift+S and type it, and AYO reads the error on your screen and explains it in plain words. There is no copy-pasting: it works in any app, including code editors, terminals, game launchers, and Windows dialogs.
No copy-paste, any app
Chat apps need you to copy the error into a box. AYO looks at the screen when the question needs it, so it can read errors in apps that do not let you select text. Drag a box around just the stack trace with Crop, or hover over one line while AYO is listening.
Quiet enough for the office
Silent Ask (Alt+Shift+S) lets you type the question, and the answer waits in a small card in the corner while you keep your editor open.
Try saying
“AYO, what does this error mean?”
Reads the error on screen and explains it in plain words.
“What is wrong with this line? (hovering over it)”
Answers about that line only.
What to know first
- AYO uses cloud AI models and can be wrong; check a fix before you run it.
- Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) only. There is no Mac, Linux, or phone version yet.
- AYO needs an internet connection to answer. Only the wake word is detected offline, on your PC.
More questions
- Does AYO send my whole codebase anywhere?
- No. Only the picture a question needs goes to the vision model, and the app does not save it. The model vendors see the question you sent, not a copy of your disk.
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AYO is made by AYO Systems Technology LLC. Last updated 2026-09-29. Questions: [email protected].