AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Ashley
A reactive AI companion for your Windows desktop
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Companion▲20AI that actually controls your Windows/Mac desktop - clicks, types, automates workflows across any application. Native OS integration, not cloud APIs. Built this because I was tired of AI that could only chat. Free tier (Gemini) + paid tier (Claude) for reliable automation. The AI can automate complex workflows, manage files/emails, control browsers and native apps. Just launched 2 weeks ago. What workflows would you want automated?
2025 · aioscompanion.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I didn't want my Gateway 4DX2-66 from 1993 to be left out of the AI revolution, so I built an AI Assistant for Windows 3.1, based on the OpenAI API. The most interesting parts of building this were: - Getting TLS 1.2 and 1.3 working on Windows 3.1 so that WinGPT could directly connect to OpenAI's server without relying on a modern machine for TLS termination. - Learning about the memory segmentation architecture on 16-bit Windows, including the difference between far and near pointers. - Building the UI in plain C code with the Windows API and limited selection of controls in Windows…
2023 · dialup.net · its alternatives →
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AIRI▲87Cyber livings in any devices, Grok Companion alternative
2025 · airi.moeru.ai · its alternatives →
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Becc.ai▲239AI assistant for viral LinkedIn posts, sounding like you
2024 · becc.ai · its alternatives →
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Sandra AI▲136Multilingual voice AI receptionist for car dealers
2024 · sandra-ai.com · its alternatives →
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OnlyCheat▲122AI desktop assistant, it's silent, invisible and intelligent
2025 · onlycheat.com · its alternatives →
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Clicky▲144AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Emily by Co-Desk▲104Voice AI copilot for coworking & coliving operators
Jun 2026 · co-desk.eu · its alternatives →
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This started off as a project to understand how to get LLMs to interface with more traditional desktop softwares. We were especially interested in tools related to schematic drafting and molecular simulation. Decided to explore COM automation for more traditional Windows softwares as a starting point! Been using it to help some friends automate simple excel workflows. Thought we'd share!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Assistly▲80Real-time AI meeting overlay with no bots, 100% private
Aug 2026 · tryassistly.com · its alternatives →
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Free Private AI App for Mac - Image Gen, AI Agents & Chat
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A private AI companion that lives on your computer,
Jun 2026 · localwaifu.com · its alternatives →
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The definitive directory of BYOK-friendly AI tools
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Mika AI▲2Infinite within Limits 100% Offline AI Assistant for Windows
Jan 2026 · trndggamers-ship-it.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey Hacker News, my name is Vlad: https://twitter.com/Fortune_VY We’ve been working on IDEs AI assistants for a few years https://www.machinet.net/. Yeah, years :) before chatGPT came along. We have learned a lot about AI models, and how the autoregressive nature coupled with the inability to switch an abstraction level throws a wrench in the works of a possible truly autonomous AI assistant, even OpenAI has featured us on their blog. The more we tinkered with the assistant problem for IDEs, the more we realized the gap between our dream assistant and chatGPT is…
2023 · mate-os.com · its alternatives →
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PaiRobot▲3Your Privacy-First AI Chief of Staff for Mac (BYOK)
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Private, offline AI assistant for Mac.
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