omi
Open-source app that captures your screen and conversations, then summarizes them and answers questions about
- Stars
- 13.9k
- Forks
- 2.7k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- App
What it is
Omi records your screen and conversations, transcribes them in real time, and creates summaries and action items. It includes an AI chat that can answer questions about what you have seen and heard. It runs on desktop, phone, and an optional wearable device, and the project is published under the MIT license.
- Get real-time transcripts of conversations captured by the wearable or phone
- Generate summaries and action items from recorded conversations
- Ask the AI chat questions about things you have seen or heard
- Build a custom app using the documented developer guides
Great for
- People who want a searchable record of their meetings and conversations
- Developers who want to build or modify a wearable AI product
- Professionals who want automatic summaries and action items
- Users comfortable with a cloud-backed app that records audio and screen content
Not ideal for
- Anyone who needs fully local, offline recording: the quick start connects to a cloud backend
- People uneasy about constant screen and audio capture, since the README describes exactly that
- Users who want a simple one-click install without developer tools: the Windows and full setups require Node.js, Xcode, or build steps
How to get it
- 1
Clone and build from source
You'll need: macOS 14+ · Xcode · Node.js
Clone and run the macOS app
git clone https://github.com/BasedHardware/omi.git && cd omi/desktop/macos && ./run.sh --yoloWindows: install dependencies
npm installWindows: start the dev app
npm run dev - 2
Run it
- Install the listed prerequisites: macOS 14+, Xcode, and Node.js
- Run the macOS quick start command from the README
- Wait for the app to build and launch, which connects to the cloud backend
- Or download the prebuilt macOS app or the App Store or Google Play apps from the README links
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Pair the Omi wearable with the mobile app for continuous capture (the README mentions 24h+ capture)
- Use the MCP Server integration listed in the README to connect external tools
- Build custom apps using the App Development Guide and example apps for GitHub and Slack
- Use the Python, Swift, or React Native device SDKs to build your own device integrations
Downloads
Strengths
- Open source under the MIT license, with the full source code on GitHub
- Works across macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and a wearable device
- Active project with a large community and extensive developer documentation
Trade-offs
- Records screen and audio, so privacy depends on how you configure and trust the cloud backend
- Setup from source is multi-step and requires developer tools; the README points to prebuilt downloads for most users
- The README is truncated and does not fully explain data storage or the self-hosting process
How it compares
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| omi (this) | 13.9k | App | intermediate | 4 days ago | People who want a searchable record of their meetings and conversations |
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| CodeEdit | 23.1k | App | beginner | 19 days ago | Developers on a Mac who work on non-Apple projects and want a native macOS editor |
| FunASR | 20.9k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers who want to transcribe audio in Python with a pretrained model |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.