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Open-source AI meeting assistant built with Tauri at 10MB. Features real-time transcription with OpenAI Whisper, GPT-4, Claude, Gemini and Grok support, translucent overlay, and undetectable in video calls.

⭐ 1,274 stars on GitHub

About Software

Pluely is an open-source alternative to Cluely for AI assistance during meetings and conversations. Built with Tauri for native performance, it's only 10MB and uses 50% less CPU and RAM than Cluely. Features real-time transcription with OpenAI Whisper, responses from GPT-4, Claude, Gemini or Grok, and a translucent overlay that stays on top.

Completely undetectable in video calls, screen shares and recordings. All API keys stored locally with zero data collection. Available for Windows, macOS and Linux as .dmg, .msi, .exe, .deb, .rpm and .AppImage files. Built with React, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.

Use Cases:

  • Get undetectable AI assistance during meetings and interviews
  • Transcribe conversations in real-time with OpenAI Whisper
  • Ask GPT-4, Claude, Gemini or Grok for instant responses
  • Keep AI always visible with translucent overlay on any window
  • Lightweight desktop app at 10MB vs Cluely's 270MB

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The Open Source Alternative to Cluely - A lightning-fast, privacy-first AI assistant that works seamlessly during meetings, interviews, and conversations without anyone knowing.

This is the open source version of the $15M company Cluely (https://cluely.com/) 🎯. Experience the same powerful real-time AI assistance, but with complete transparency, privacy, and customization control.

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Available formats: .dmg (macOS) • .msi (Windows) • .exe (Windows) • .deb (Linux) • .rpm (Linux) • .AppImage (Linux)


The Ultimate Lightweight AI Companion

🎯 Just 10MB • Always On Display • One Click Away

The world's most efficient AI assistant that lives on your desktop

🪶 Ultra Lightweight 📺 Always Visible Instant Access
Only ~10MB total app size Translucent overlay on any window One click to activate AI assistance
27x smaller than Cluely (~270MB) Always on top, never intrusive Overlaps seamlessly with your workflow
50% less compute power usage Perfect transparency level Ready when you need it most

📊 Pluely vs Original Cluely

Feature 🟢 Pluely (Open Source) 🔴 Original Cluely
App Size ~10MB ~270MB 🐌
Size Difference 27x Smaller 🪶 Bloated with unnecessary overhead
Compute Usage 50% Less CPU/RAM 💚 Heavy resource consumption
Startup Time ** 💡 Like this project? Consider buying me a coffee ☕ (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/srikanthnani) or hiring me for your next project!

Contributing Guidelines

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.


🙏 Acknowledgments

  • Cluely (https://cluely.com/) - Inspiration for this open source alternative
  • Tauri (https://tauri.app/) - Amazing desktop framework
  • tauri-nspanel (https://github.com/ahkohd/tauri-nspanel) - macOS native panel integration for Tauri
  • shadcn/ui (https://ui.shadcn.com/) - Beautiful UI components
  • @ricky0123/vad-react (https://github.com/ricky0123/vad) - Voice Activity Detection
  • OpenAI (https://openai.com/) - GPT models and Whisper API
  • Anthropic (https://anthropic.com/) - Claude AI models
  • xAI (https://x.ai/) - Grok AI models
  • Google (https://gemini.google.com/) - Gemini AI models

🔗 Links

  • Website: pluely.com (https://pluely.com/) (Pluely website)
  • Website: cluely.com (https://cluely.com/) (Original Cluely)
  • Documentation: GitHub Wiki (https://github.com/iamsrikanthnani/pluely/wiki)
  • Issues: GitHub Issues (https://github.com/iamsrikanthnani/pluely/issues)
  • Discussions: GitHub Discussions (https://github.com/iamsrikanthnani/pluely/discussions)

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Made with ❤️ by Srikanth Nani (https://www.srikanthnani.com/)

Experience the power of Cluely, but with complete transparency and control over your data.

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