AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Curo
⌘⇧X → drag → ask AI. No uploads, no app switching.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Ask AI about anything on your screen with a single hotkey
Mar 2026 · screengeany.ai · its alternatives →
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Annotate▲202Free: Drop files as context for screen recording as prompt
Aug 2026 · xannotate.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AI that reads your page, sees it, and gives context answers.
Dec 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Friendware▲190Hey HN, I built Friendware because I wanted autocomplete that works everywhere on my Mac, not just in code editors. In any text field it can draft replies, rewrite text, and write prompts for AI tools; it uses on-screen context to adjust based on what you’re doing. My goal was making it feel native and not require workflow changes, so it stays accessible across apps by living in the notch. Currently working on better voice learning and a memory system, would love feedback on what to prioritize!
Jan 2026 · friendware.ai · its alternatives →
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Bring text, files, and screenshots into AI from anywhere
Aug 2026 · askany.ai · its alternatives →
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WriteMage▲127The only AI app you need, use ChatGPT natively in any app
2023 · writemage.com · its alternatives →
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ailight▲79transform anything on your screen without breaking your flow
2025 · ailight.app · its alternatives →
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Get trustworthy AI answers quoting your documents & videos
2023 · anyquestions.ai · its alternatives →
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PromptPin▲18Stop screenshotting AI prompts. Save and use them in a tap.
Jun 2026 · promptpin.ai · its alternatives →
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Search and ask your memory palace. Zero effort and instant.
2023 · unlost.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I built a tool to solve my biggest LLM workflow frustration: context switching. The idea came from trying to meta-prompt in Cursor, I found myself constantly jumping to a browser or dedicated AI app just to improve a prompt. This copy/paste/tweak cycle was a huge productivity killer. I wanted AI to integrate seamlessly into my workflow, not disrupt it. That's why I built Promptive. It's a native macOS app that lets you select any text, in any application, and run a custom LLM prompt on it with a global keyboard shortcut or right-click and select the action in the…
2025 · promptiveai.app · its alternatives →
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Stop describing your screen or pasting screenshots to AI.
Aug 2026 · desktopvisionmcp.com · its alternatives →
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Now ask AI any question about your current screen content
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! I recently built this little side project that takes any document you upload and turns it into practice quizzes using LLMs to generate the questions: https://www.cuiz-ai.com Being a backend engineer, I have always struggled to finish my side projects due to my awful frontend skills. Now, with the progress of AI coding tools, I had no more excuses. 100% of the frontend, landing page and even the logo was made using a combination of Cursor, ChatGPT and Claude, but it's always been under my supervision and never blindly accepted the proposed changes. The backend and…
2025 · its alternatives →
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