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AI · October 12, 2026

Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p

Fast, free voice assistant for your Mac. No API key: runs on your Claude Pro or Max plan. Remembers you and learns your shortcuts. Hold ⌃⌥Space and talk. - SaarthurR/atticus-mac

Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p launched on October 12, 2026 with 116 votes, #119 of 3,590 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Atticus is a voice assistant for macOS that uses Claude AI to respond to spoken commands. It requires a Claude Pro or Max subscription to operate and requires no separate API key setup. Users activate it by holding Control-Option-Space and can speak their requests. The assistant retains information about users and can learn their preferred shortcuts over time.

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