OpenClicky · a free, open-source voice assistant for Mac and Windows

Ask your Mac.Ask your PC.
It shows you where.

Hold ⌃⌥Ctrl + Win and ask out loud. A pointer flies out of the notch and marks the answer on your screen. Hold fn and talk, and it types for you.A pointer marks the answer on your screen. Hold right Ctrl and talk, and it types for you. Free and open source.

macOS 14.2 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · notarized · New Now on Windows → · Linux preview →

Open this page on your Mac to install.

Demonstration: on a MacBook, someone asks out loud "where do I check battery health?". A pointer flies out of the notch to Battery in System Settings and marks it, then to Battery Health. Then they hold fn and speak, and a message is typed for them.

You hold ⌃⌥ and ask. It flies out of the notch and shows you. Hold fn and talk: it types where your cursor is.

What it does

Point

Hold ⌃⌥Ctrl + Win and ask about anything on your screen. The pointer flies there and marks it, then says what to do.

Dictate

Hold fnright Ctrl in any text box and talk. Your words are cleaned up in the style of the app in front. Eleven Indian languages with Sarvam.

Hand off a task

Say what you want done. Quick things like opening an app or making a folder happen at once; bigger work goes to a Codex agent on your MacPC.

Private by default

Open source

MIT licensed. Read every line, change what you like.

New OpenClicky for Windows

Ask your PC, too.

The same pointer and the same dictation, as a native app for Windows 10 and 11. Hold Ctrl + Win and ask; hold right Ctrl and talk.

x64 and ARM64 · updates itself · contributed by Tan Wei Jie (Justin)

Questions

What is OpenClicky?

OpenClicky is a free, open-source voice assistant for macOS. Hold ⌃ control + ⌥ option and ask about anything on your screen: a pointer flies out of the notch and shows you where the answer is. Hold fn and talk to dictate into any app. It can also do small tasks for you, like opening an app or making a folder, and hand bigger work to a Codex agent.

Is OpenClicky free?

Yes. The app is free and MIT licensed. Dictation with Apple's on-device recogniser costs nothing and needs no account. For spoken answers, pointing and polished dictation you can add your own OpenAI or Anthropic key (you pay them directly) or create a free OpenClicky account with your email.

Does OpenClicky work offline?

Dictation does: by default it uses Apple's on-device speech recogniser, so your voice never leaves your Mac. Asking about your screen and spoken answers need a model provider, so they need the internet and either your own key or a free account.

What leaves my Mac when I ask about my screen?

Your question and a screenshot of your screen go to the model that answers it: straight to OpenAI or Anthropic when you use your own key, or through the OpenClicky backend when you use a free account. Your own keys are never sent to OpenClicky's servers. Dictation history stays on your Mac.

How is OpenClicky different from Siri?

Siri answers in words. OpenClicky looks at what is on your screen and points at the exact button, menu or setting, so you learn where things are. It also dictates in the style of the app you are in and is open source.

How is OpenClicky different from Wispr Flow or Superwhisper?

Those are dictation apps. OpenClicky dictates too, offline by default and free, and it also answers questions about your screen by pointing at the answer, and can hand tasks to an agent. Its source code is public under the MIT licence.

Which languages does OpenClicky understand?

Dictation works in the languages Apple's on-device recogniser supports. With a Sarvam key it hears eleven Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia and English, in native script or roman letters.

What do I need to run OpenClicky?

A Mac with macOS 14.2 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel. The app is notarized by Apple. On first run it asks for Microphone and Accessibility permission, and Screen Recording when you first ask about your screen. On a PC: Windows 10 (2004 or later) or 11, x64 or ARM64; get it for Windows.

Is there a Windows or Linux version?

Yes. OpenClicky for Windows 10 and 11 (x64 and ARM64) is a native Windows app, contributed by the community: download it for Windows. There is also an early Linux version (X11): see the Linux guide on GitHub.

Who makes OpenClicky?

OpenClicky is made by FlowsXR in Singapore. The idea comes from Google DeepMind's AI pointer, a pointer that understands what is on your screen; OpenClicky is an independent, open-source take on it, and its first Mac version was built on Farza's open-source Clicky. It is developed in the open on GitHub, where contributions are welcome.

Try it on this page

This is what it does on your MacPC, only there it points at your apps instead of a web page.

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Or with Homebrew: brew install --cask flowsxr/tap/openclicky

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