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Type to Koi

Tap Control twice. Ask anything.

Koi's chat box drops out of the notch when you tap Control twice, in any app. Type a question, attach a picture or a PDF with +, a drop or a paste, and Koi answers in writing.

Tap Control twice, from any app

Rather type than talk? Tap Control twice and a chat box drops out of the notch, over whatever you're in. Type, press Return, and Koi answers in writing right above where you type.

  1. Tap Control twice.
  2. Type your question and press Return.
  3. Keep going: it's one conversation while the box is open. Each answer has a copy button.
  4. Press Esc or click outside it, and it folds back into the notch.

Attach pictures, PDFs and documents

Three ways to give Koi a file:

  • Click + in the box and pick one.
  • Drop it on the box.
  • Paste it: a picture, or files copied in Finder.

It reads pictures (PNG, JPEG, HEIC, WebP, GIF), PDFs, Word, rich text, Markdown and text files. Up to 5 go with a message. Nothing is sent unless you attach it.

It sees what you see

  • Your screen, while “Show Koi my screen” is on for every question.
  • The text you selected before you opened it, so “make this shorter” just works.
  • Your saved prompts: type “/” and a name to send one. Save them in Settings, Talk to Koi, Your prompts.

The chat box answers in writing. It doesn't click or type for you; for that, tap the call keys and ask out loud. It can work the teleprompter and your scheduled tasks.

What leaves your Mac

What you type, and the files you attach, go through our server to the AI provider to be answered. Our server keeps none of the files. Pictures are made smaller and documents are read as text on your Mac first. More on the privacy page.

Koi and launcher AI

Raycast has a full AI chat with many models, and Alfred can ask ChatGPT with your own key. Koi's chat box lives in the notch and opens with one key, anywhere. See Raycast AI and Alfred alternatives.

Part of Koi

Koi is $20 a month or $7 for a first week, or Lifetime, paid once. See the plans, or how to type to Koi step by step.

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An AI that can see your screen, on your Mac

Koi for Mac is an AI that sees your screen. Tap two keys and ask out loud: it points, draws, rewrites text and clicks, but never pays, sends or deletes.

Tell Koi when. It does it then.

Give Koi a task and a time: the news every weekday at 8, five new words a day, a website checked for what's new. It runs on your Mac and the notch says when.

Frequently asked questions

Try Koi on your Mac

Pro is $20 a month, or try a week for $7 first. Dictation and recorded calls are unlimited on every plan.