folk
the AI in your texts that gets stuff done
folk launched on June 1, 2026 with 300 votes, #75 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Folk is an AI assistant that integrates into messaging apps like iMessage, Telegram, and Discord to help users accomplish tasks. It can join meetings, assist with planning, track location, and learn from ongoing conversations to become more personalized over time. The tool supports multiplayer functionality, allowing groups of friends to collaborate and work toward shared goals together. Folk is designed for productivity-focused users who want AI assistance directly within their existing messaging platforms.
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From the sources
Folk is your AI friend that lives in any messaging app: iMessage, Telegram, Discord, and more. It joins meetings, plans your date, knows where you are, and gets smarter with every conversation. The longer you use it, the more it knows you. And now it's multiplayer, so you and your friends can team up and reach your goals together.
Folk is the friend in your texts who actually gets stuff done. Books tables, tracks flights, drafts texts, remembers everything, and keeps you close to the people who matter. Lives in iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp. The best alternative to Poke, OpenClaw, and ClawdBot. Free to start, $9.99/mo for Pro.
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