Gemini Cursor – A Multimodal AI Cursor for Your Desktop (Open Source)
I built Gemini Cursor, an open-source multimodal AI cursor that guides users through tasks on their desktop by pointing and speaking. It leverages Gemini 2.0 Flash and Google's live multimodal API to analyze what's on screen and provide real-time assistance. In this demo, my friend tries to add a payment method to Amazon, and the AI cursor walks them through the entire process with visual cues and spoken instructions. I've also used it to interpret diagrams from research papers—curious to see what other use cases people find this useful for! Demo:…
Gemini Cursor – A Multimodal AI Cursor for Your Desktop (Open Source) launched on February 11, 2025 with 22 votes, #703 of 5,999 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Gemini Cursor is an open-source desktop tool that provides real-time task guidance through an AI cursor that points and speaks. It uses Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash multimodal API to analyze screen content and deliver step-by-step assistance with visual cues and spoken instructions. The tool helps users navigate complex processes like adding payment methods to online services or interpreting technical diagrams, making it useful for anyone needing interactive desktop assistance.
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From the sources
An AI cursor for desktop using Gemini 2.0 Flash (Experimental) - 13point5/gemini-cursor
A second AI cursor 🖱️ for your desktop that can see your screen, hear you speak, and talk to you. Powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash (Experimental) model, the Multimodal Live API, Pointing, and Function calling capabilities. git clone https://github.com/13point5/gemini-cursor.git cd gemini-cursor Install dependencies npm install Run the app npm run start Enter the Gemini API key in the app An AI cursor for desktop using Gemini 2.0 Flashfrom github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I built Gemini Cursor, an open-source multimodal AI cursor that guides users through tasks on their desktop by pointing and speaking. It leverages Gemini 2.0 Flash and Google's live multimodal API to analyze what's on screen and provide real-time assistance. In this demo, my friend tries to add a payment method to…
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