Atlas. ElevenHacks · 7
v0.3.0 · macOS + Windows + Linux · early release

Talk to your
computer.

Atlas is a voice-first desktop assistant. Wake it, talk to it, and it sees your screen, searches the web, generates music and images, runs your apps — all in your own voice, or any voice you clone.

⌘ Download for macOS ⊞ Download for Windows
First time on this machine? Read the install & permissions guide →

Wake word Hey Atlas  ·  push-to-talk ⌘⇧A

A · 01 P · 01 A · 09 P · 09
§01 · Capabilities

What it actually does.

01
Voice agent in any voice.
Wake it with your voice, talk naturally. Powered by ElevenLabs Conversational Agent, Scribe v2 STT, and Flash v2 TTS. Clone your own voice in 60 seconds and Atlas will speak in it.
Hey Atlas, what time is it in Tokyo?
02
Sees your screen + camera.
Vision tool wired through Claude Opus. Atlas can read what's on your display, describe what you're holding up, identify a bug in a screenshot, transcribe a whiteboard.
What's wrong with this error message?
03
Generates music and images.
ElevenLabs Music API for original tracks in any genre or mood. Gemini Imagen for images. Atlas narrates as it creates, then plays the result back through your speakers.
Make me a 30-second lo-fi study loop.
04
Runs your computer.
Fuzzy-matched app launcher, music control via osascript, file search via mdfind, clipboard read/write, system actions, timers, calendar. The same agent that talks also drives the OS.
Open Figma and play my focus playlist.
§02 · Every feature

Five channels. Thirty-odd verbs.

CH 01 Hear
  • 01
    Wake word
    "Hey Atlas" — on-device, livekit-wakeword
  • 02
    Push-to-talk hotkey
    ⌘⇧A  ·  Ctrl⇧A
  • 03
    Real-time speech-to-text
    ElevenLabs Scribe v2 Realtime
  • 04
    Real-time text-to-speech
    ElevenLabs Flash v2 · sub-second latency
  • 05
    Voice cloning
    Stock, record 60s, or upload sample
  • 06
    Conversation memory
    Short-horizon context across turns
CH 02 See
  • 01
    Screen vision
    "What's wrong with this error?"
  • 02
    Camera vision
    Hold up an object, get an answer
  • 03
    Live web search
    Brave Search · current weather, news
  • 04
    File search
    Spotlight (mdfind) — "find my résumé"
  • 05
    Calendar today
    Reads your day's events
CH 03 Make
  • 01
    Music generation
    ElevenLabs Music API · plays inline
  • 02
    Image generation
    Gemini Imagen · "draw a fox in moonlight"
  • 03
    Markdown
    Headings, code, blockquotes, tables
  • 04
    Syntax-highlighted code
    react-syntax-highlighter
  • 05
    Charts
    Recharts · line, bar, brass palette
  • 06
    Maps
    Leaflet · pins, popups, OSM tiles
  • 07
    Tables & tutorials
    Stepped walkthroughs · sortable data
CH 04 Act
  • 01
    App launcher
    Fuzzy match across /Applications
  • 02
    Music control
    Apple Music · Spotify · play/pause/next
  • 03
    Open path
    Any file, folder, or URL
  • 04
    Clipboard read & write
    "Copy this code" · "Read my clipboard"
  • 05
    System actions
    Volume · brightness · sleep
  • 06
    Timers
    Floating card · brass progress · chime
  • 07
    Notes
    Local store · take and list
CH 05 Hold
  • 01
    Local-first state
    ~/.config/com.atlas.desktop/
  • 02
    Privacy wipe
    One button · clears prefs + memory
  • 03
    Voice picker in Settings
    Swap any time · next session uses it
  • 04
    Wake toggle
    Pause listening · hotkey still works
  • 05
    Mini mode
    Floating always-on-top orb
  • 06
    First-run tutorial
    Eight capabilities, one screen
  • 07
    Rate-limited worker
    200 req/day per IP · fair use
§03 · The flow

Three steps. No setup.

01 · Download
Grab the build for your platform.
Universal .dmg for macOS, .msi or .exe for Windows. Credentials are baked in — no sign-in, no API keys.
02 · Install
First-launch dance, once.
macOS: right-click → Open at the Gatekeeper prompt. Windows: "More info" → "Run anyway" at SmartScreen. Unsigned bundle is a hackathon trade-off — no Apple Dev account needed.
03 · Talk
Say "Hey Atlas" or press the hotkey.
The orb breathes brass when listening. Hold ⌘+⇧+A for push-to-talk. Watch the cockpit telemetry while Atlas thinks.
§04 · Download

Pick a platform. Talk in two minutes.

macOS · Universal

For Apple Silicon and Intel.

24.2 MB · .dmg installer · macOS 11+

Right-click the .app in Applications → Open → "Open" at the Gatekeeper prompt. One-time, then it launches like any app.

Download .dmg
Windows · x64

For Windows 10 and 11.

9.0 MB · NSIS installer  |  12.7 MB · MSI

SmartScreen will appear on first launch — click "More info" → "Run anyway". Then "Hey Atlas" works the same as on Mac.

Download .exe .msi
§05 · Install & permissions

Unsigned, on purpose. Here's the dance.

Atlas isn't on the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store yet — so the first time you open it, your operating system will show a scary-looking warning. That's expected. It happens to every app that ships outside the stores without a paid code-signing certificate ($99/yr from Apple, a pricey EV cert on Windows). It is not a sign that anything is wrong with the download.

Is it safe? The full source is public on GitHub, and every installer is built in the open by GitHub Actions straight from a tagged commit — nothing is hand-assembled. You can read the code, read the build workflow, and verify the release yourself before you trust it.

macOS

Apple Silicon & Intel · macOS 11+

Install

  1. Open the .dmg and drag Atlas into your Applications folder.
  2. First launch shows "Apple cannot check it for malicious software." Do not click Move to Trash.
  3. Right-click (or Control-click) Atlas in Applications → Open → Open again in the dialog.
  4. Done — it launches normally every time after that.

Permissions to grant

  • Microphone — required. macOS prompts on the first "Hey Atlas"; click Allow.
  • Camera — for "what am I holding" vision. Prompts on first use.
  • Screen Recording — for reading your screen & screenshots. System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording → toggle Atlas on, then relaunch.
  • Accessibility — optional, enables deeper app control. Same Privacy pane.

Windows

Windows 10 & 11 · x64

Install

  1. Run the .exe installer (or the .msi).
  2. SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC." Click More info, then Run anyway.
  3. Follow the installer, then launch Atlas from the Start menu.

Permissions to grant

  • Microphone — Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone → turn it on, and make sure "Let desktop apps access your microphone" is also on.
  • Camera — same path → Camera → on, including the desktop-apps toggle.
  • Screen reading & screenshots — work with no extra prompt.

Linux

x64 · .AppImage or .deb

Install

  1. AppImage: chmod +x Atlas_*.AppImage, then run it. Or .deb: sudo dpkg -i Atlas_*.deb.
  2. No store warning — Linux just runs it.
  3. Install ffmpeg (camera) and grim or scrot (screen capture) if they aren't already there.

Permissions to grant

  • Microphone — works through PulseAudio / PipeWire; no per-app gate.
  • Camera — your user must be in the video group and ffmpeg must be installed.
  • Screen capture — needs grim (Wayland) or scrot (X11).
  • Hotkey note — the global Ctrl+⇧+A may not fire on Wayland; use the tray icon or the in-app button to wake Atlas.
§06 · Stack

Built on good plumbing.

ElevenLabs
Conv. Agent · Scribe · Flash · IVC · Music
Claude Opus 4.7
Reasoning · vision · tool use
Tauri 2
Native desktop shell · Rust core
Cloudflare Workers
Custom-LLM webhook · rate limit