Howdy. A month ago I posted on HN about a macOS assistant I built and published to GH (
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38611700)
The repo got 1k stars, there was a few suggestions, and people asked if I could distribute it as an .app. So I went to work, learnt a lot, and today I "launch" MacGaiver as a free macOS app (BYO OpenAI API key) at www.macgaiver.app
There's a 2-minute demo video on the website and linked below [0], but the app is pretty simple:
MacGaiver runs in the background and can be used from within any application.
- Press the keyboard shortcut to activate MacGaiver
- Ask a question about the application you have open, using voice or keyboard
- Get an the answer in context, without leaving your active application
Behind the scenes, MacGaiver takes a screenshot of your active application when you press the keyboard shortcut, and sends that off together with your question to OpenAI GPT-V (Vision).
This is my first time taking solo project from 0 to 1 with a website and all, I hope you enjoy the product as much as I enjoyed building it! :)
[0] 2-minute demo video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUPqK264Xg
The repo got 1k stars, there was a few suggestions, and people asked if I could distribute it as an .app. So I went to work, learnt a lot, and today I "launch" MacGaiver as a free macOS app (BYO OpenAI API key) at www.macgaiver.app
There's a 2-minute demo video on the website and linked below [0], but the app is pretty simple:
MacGaiver runs in the background and can be used from within any application.
- Press the keyboard shortcut to activate MacGaiver - Ask a question about the application you have open, using voice or keyboard - Get an the answer in context, without leaving your active application
Behind the scenes, MacGaiver takes a screenshot of your active application when you press the keyboard shortcut, and sends that off together with your question to OpenAI GPT-V (Vision).
This is my first time taking solo project from 0 to 1 with a website and all, I hope you enjoy the product as much as I enjoyed building it! :)
[0] 2-minute demo video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUPqK264Xg