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Pluely v1.1.0

app-v1.1.0Latest

September 21, 2026

7,684 downloads

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New Features

🔔 Meeting detection. When a call starts in Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, FaceTime and more, the overlay comes forward with a quiet Start transcription prompt. No system notification, so nothing shows on a shared screen. Included with every Pro license, on by default, with a switch in App Settings.
📝 Transcription only, and an automatic recap. A mode with no automatic AI and no suggestion chips: a clean, speaker-labeled transcript, switched from the Auto responses chip or from Responses in the dashboard. When a session ends, Pluely writes a summary with decisions and action items and saves it to the meeting.
🍎 Signed and notarized on macOS. Pluely opens with a normal double-click. No "Open Anyway" in System Settings, no Terminal command on first launch.
⚡ Summaries in seconds. Summarize, Make concise, Make longer, Explain, Key points, Translate, the automatic meeting recap and the smart chips run on a fast model chosen by Pluely, not on whatever model you picked for chat, with a hard time limit. Long transcripts are handled in parts, so a two-hour meeting still comes back whole. Dev Pro keeps using your own connected AI.
📸 Screenshots that tell you what happened. A capture that could not go out says why, right under the composer. Timed captures work during a Listen session, a line says what the next message will carry, and an answer that received images says how many. Captures are a few hundred KB now, take well under a second, and show as thumbnails you can open, flip through or remove. Limit automatic screenshots to an area you pick once, edit the question sent with each timed capture, and with Use image on, a follow-up chip takes the screenshot and sends it with the prompt in one step.
🕶️ Stealth, finished. The moment a Pro license activates, Hide app icon, Always on top and Meeting detection switch on together, on every activation. Hide app icon now really hides it: on macOS the Dock icon disappears the moment the switch flips and the app leaves Cmd+Tab, and from the next launch it starts hidden. On Windows and Linux the dashboard stays out of the taskbar too. Hover hints, the Listen language menu and the right-click menu are drawn inside Pluely's own window, so macOS no longer draws them as separate popups a screen share could catch.
🗂️ Dashboard. Search everything: the All Conversations search looks inside transcripts, messages, notes, recaps and file text, on every plan. Manage subscription opens the Pluely billing page and shows the email your order is under, so you know which one to enter there. Contact support sits next to it. A confirmation before removing a license, since a license activates once on one device. Full overlay size sizes the overlay to the whole screen with one tap.
The full list, with every setting explained, is in the changelog on the docs.
Your existing license works as is. Update from the app, or download the latest installer. The macOS build is signed and notarized and opens with a normal double-click. On Windows, if SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway. On macOS, if screen or microphone permissions act up after updating, remove Pluely from the permission list and re-add it (guide).
Almost everything in this release started as one of your reports. Keep them coming through GitHub issues or pluely.com/feedback, and reply to any Pluely email: a real person reads every one.
Srikanth nani
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Improvements

The app restarts itself after installing an update.
The app restarts itself after installing an update.

Bug Fixes

Windows
Ctrl+\ hides the overlay again, one invalid shortcut no longer stops all of them from registering, and Always on top can be turned off.
Ctrl+G, Ctrl+P, Ctrl+R, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+U and Ctrl+1 to 4 work in the overlay after you click it, matching Cmd+key on macOS. The overlay never takes keyboard focus on Windows, so these travel through Pluely's own key hook.
Typing no longer stays stuck in Pluely after you use Ask. Clicking outside the overlay, switching apps, or hiding the overlay hands the keyboard back at once.
Pluely opens the microphone the way calling apps do, so Teams, Zoom and browser calls keep their echo cancellation while Listen is on. The other side no longer hears an echo of your voice.
Shortcut hints show the keys for your platform, and a Mac binding left over from an older version is replaced by the Windows one.
OpenAI Codex installed with npm works.
After turning Hide app icon on, quit and reopen Pluely once for the taskbar button to go; every launch after that starts hidden.
macOS 13 (Ventura) and early 14: Listen mode works again with your microphone. System audio needs macOS 14.2 or later, and Pluely says so instead of failing.
Taking a region screenshot no longer pulls focus away from the app you are sharing, and no longer crashes the app.
Claude Code, Gemini CLI and Codex installed with Homebrew or npm are detected.
Taking a screenshot no longer crashes the app. Pluely turns off WebKitGTK's DMA-BUF renderer, which crashed on NVIDIA and several Wayland setups whenever a second window opened.
On Wayland, screenshots go through the desktop portal and region select opens your desktop's own picker. GNOME and KDE work, not just wlroots desktops.
Listen records the microphone through PulseAudio or PipeWire, so it shares the mic with your meeting app and honors the input device you picked. System audio finds your default output's monitor source.
On Wayland, keyboard shortcuts bind through the desktop's shortcut portal (KDE Plasma 5.27+, GNOME 48+, wlroots desktops with a portal). The Shortcuts page tells you whether it worked.
The blank or transparent window with AMD graphics and Wayland compositors.
Everywhere
Switching from Listen to Ask pauses a live session and releases the microphone. It stays paused, with a note saying why, until you press Resume.
Stop can no longer hang on "Finishing". Both the app and the audio backend give up waiting after a few seconds and end the session cleanly.
Compact view shows the transcript on the Free plan too, with your own speech-to-text provider.
Custom AI and speech providers without CORS headers no longer fail with a network error.
If you set a capture delay in Settings, the status pill counts it down, so a deliberate wait never looks like a slow capture.
Meeting detection ignores Pluely's own microphone use, so transcribing a video never triggers a false meeting prompt.
Screenshots are labelled with their real image type on the way to the model, which some models required to read them at all.
The Open dashboard chip no longer bounces: Close hides the dashboard every time, Open brings it in front even when it was minimized or buried.
After a license activates, the dashboard stays in front instead of dropping behind other windows while the app icon is being hidden.
#305, #291, #292, #287, #310: keyboard shortcuts on Windows, including Ctrl+\ to hide the overlay and Ctrl+P, Ctrl+G and the other overlay keys.
#304: Always on top can be turned off on Windows.
#303, #302: typing no longer stays stuck in Pluely after you click into another app on Windows.
#298, #289: the macOS build is signed and notarized, so it opens without the "damaged" or "unidentified developer" warning.
#295, #306: custom AI and speech providers that send no CORS headers work.
#294: "Transcription with your provider failed" in Listen mode on Dev Pro.
#286: Claude Code, Gemini CLI and Codex installed with Homebrew or npm are detected on macOS.
#299, #307: Manage subscription opens the Pluely billing page straight from the dashboard, with the email your order is under, and Contact support sits next to it.
#290: the blank or transparent window on Linux with AMD graphics and Wayland compositors.
#285: taking a region screenshot on macOS no longer pulls focus away from the app you are sharing.

Pluely v1.2.0

app-v1.2.0Pre-release

October 26, 2026

30 downloads

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Other Changes

Download the build for your OS. The macOS build is signed and notarized by Apple and opens with a normal double-click. Windows: if SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Pluely v1.0.0

app-v1.0.0

July 14, 2026

14,509 downloads

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New Features

🎧 Listen mode. Your meetings, transcribed live. Mic and system audio together, speaker labels, no bot joining anything. The AI drafts answers automatically: on every question, after every pause, or only when you tap Suggest. Smart follow-ups appear under each answer, and every session is saved as a meeting with its full transcript, stored on your device.
💬 Ask mode, sharper everywhere. Type it, dictate it, or show it: full screen capture, region select, document attachments with built-in OCR, and a Use image toggle that pins a fresh screenshot to every message. Answers stream in as Markdown, and conversations are saved, searchable, and exportable.
🧠 200+ models, one tap away. GPT, Gemini, Claude, Llama and more on Pro plans. No API keys, switchable mid-conversation, with a pinned live web-search model for questions that need this minute's information. The catalog: pluely.com/models.
🆓 The free plan stays free. Forever. Bring your own provider through a curl template, or connect the CLIs you already have: Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex, Qwen Code, Ollama. Your keys stay encrypted on your device. Day-one promise, kept.
🕶️ Stealth, taken seriously. Invisible on screen shares, recordings, and screenshots. Never steals focus from your call. The icon can vanish from the Dock and taskbar entirely.
⌨️ Keyboard-first. Global hotkeys summon, capture, and start listening from anywhere; single keys drive the overlay once it has focus. Every global shortcut is rebindable.
🗂️ A real dashboard. Chats, meetings, a document library, custom prompts with knowledge files, and live usage meters with your real billing dates.
9–16 MB installers. Launches in under 100 ms.
macOS, Windows, Linux: one identical app on all three.
If you were a Pluely customer before v1 shipped, your account runs on doubled limits for the launch month: 2x meeting time, 2x AI requests. Already applied, nothing to redeem. And if your subscription lapsed, subscribe again with the same email and the boost applies to you too. You kept Pluely alive; this one's on me.
To everyone who downloaded a rough little overlay two years ago and stuck around while one person kept pushing it further: this release exists because of you. Report anything that feels off through GitHub issues or pluely.com/feedback and I'll be on it.
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Improvements

Automatic updates from this release forward.

Pluely v0.1.9

app-v0.1.9

January 14, 2026

37,836 downloads

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New Features

Advanced Markdown Support: Upgraded to Streamdown for better streaming, syntax highlighting, ASCII diagrams (including CQRS schemes), and added controls for tables, code, and Mermaid integrations.
Prompt Templates: Exclusive for pro users, with model suggestions and default Pluely integrations to accelerate sessions.
Global Shortcuts Refinements: Added callback references for better event handling, including reliable screenshot shortcuts.
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Improvements

Dev License Optimizations: Disabled Pluely API for dev environments, with updated validation logic.
Conversation Smarts: Auto-generate titles from transcriptions and prevent message duplicates in system audio hooks.
🚀 Download & Installation
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage

Security

Addresses #140, #142, #152, #156, #159, #171, #146, #149, #154, #150, #153, #157, #168, #160, #162, #167, #163, #165. README for Pro demos. GitHub for details.

Pluely v0.1.8

app-v0.1.8

November 14, 2025

13,567 downloads

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New Features

Intuitive Sidebar: Access everything via sidebar navigation. Open with Cmd+Shift+D (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows/Linux).
License & Stats: View status, activate keys, and track token usage with real-time charts.
Chats: Manage histories—search, continue, attach files, download, or overlay view.
System Prompts: Create/edit prompts with search and AI generation assistance.
Settings: Customize themes, autostart, icon visibility, and always-on-top.
Responses: Set lengths (short/medium/long/auto), languages, and auto-scroll.
Screenshots: Choose capture/processing modes with auto prompts.
Audio: Select devices with status and guidance.
Cursors & Shortcuts: Adjust visibility and remap globals for toggles, focus, movement, audio, voice, and captures.
Dev Space: Add custom AI/STT providers via presets or curl with streaming and variables.

Improvements

Faster API Responses: Quicker AI interactions.
Overlay Upgrades: Includes audio, mic, screenshots, logo panel, and drag.
Shortcut Movement: Cmd/Ctrl + arrows for repositioning(moving the app).
Error Fallback: Global crash handling for stability.
🚀 Download & Installation
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage

Bug Fixes

Multi-screen screenshot accuracy.

Security

Addresses #124, #125, #111, #126, #135, #129. README for Pro demos. GitHub for details.
Elevate your AI with Pluely v0.1.8—reinvented and refined.
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Pluely v0.1.7

app-v0.1.7Pre-release

October 26, 2025

389 downloads

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🚀 Pluely Release v0.1.7 Introduced a new CursorSelection component to allow users to choose cursor visibility options (invisible, default, auto). Add cursor customization feature in settings

Pluely v0.1.6

app-v0.1.6

October 17, 2025

7,470 downloads

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New Features

Selectable Screenshot Mode (Premium): Users can now click and drag to capture a specific area of the screen for analysis, perfect for focusing on details.
macOS Native Panel Integration: Integrated tauri-nspanel for a more native, non-activating panel experience that doesn't steal focus on macOS.
Windows Focus Management: The main window is now non-focusable on Windows by default, preventing it from interrupting your workflow.
Quit application: From the settings, you can quit the entire application by clicking the “Quit application” button.

Bug Fixes

Audio Device Selection: Users can now select specific input (microphone) and output (system audio) devices from the settings for full control over their audio setup.
Dynamic Audio Device Handling: The app now dynamically uses the selected audio devices for both microphone input and system audio capture.
🚀 Download & Installation
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage

Security

💝 Community & Feedback
This release addresses #95, #94, #93, #89, #87, #105, #106, #107, #108. See README for Pro demos. Full details on GitHub.
Elevate your invisible AI with Pluely v0.1.6 - more intuitive, powerful, and seamless.
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Pluely v0.1.5

app-v0.1.5

October 5, 2025

3,105 downloads

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New Features

✨ User Interface & Experience
Drag and drop entire application window
Bump version from 0.1.4 to 0.1.5

Improvements

🎤 Audio & Speech Recognition
Disable VAD (Voice Activity Detection) option with manual audio recording
Maximum audio recording duration limit (3-5 minutes configurable)
🤖 AI & System Prompts
Generate system prompts using AI for Pro users
System prompt profiles with full CRUD operations
System prompt templates library (8 pre-built templates: Real-time Translator, Meeting Assistant, Interview Assistant, Technical Interview Helper, Presentation Coach, Learning Assistant, Customer Call Helper, General Assistant)
System prompt database storage with SQLite
💾 Database & Storage
Local SQLite database for chat history
Automatic migration from localStorage to SQLite
Optimized database schema with proper indexes and triggers
Chat conversations and messages stored in structured database tables
System prompts stored in dedicated database table
📝 Markdown & Rendering
LaTeX/KaTeX math rendering support in markdown
Support for inline and block math expressions
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Fully customizable global keyboard shortcuts
Custom hotkey configuration for all actions
Shortcut conflict detection and resolution
Platform-specific default shortcuts (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Custom shortcut action support with event system
🖥️ Multi-Monitor Support
Multi-monitor window positioning
Automatic window repositioning on screen boundaries
Update readme, and images/videos
Performance optimizations for cursor and window operations
Better error handling and user feedback throughout the app
SQLite integration with tauri-plugin-sql
Database migrations system with versioning
Better state management for system audio and conversations
Optimized React rendering with memo and callbacks
Better async/await error handling patterns
🚀 Download & Installation
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage

Bug Fixes

Window transparency options (0-100% adjustable)
Custom invisible cursor with smooth animations and performance optimizations

Security

💝 Community & Feedback
This release addresses #19, #60, #66, #71, #72, #76, #77, #78, #79. See README for Pro demos. Full details on GitHub.
Elevate your invisible AI with Pluely v0.1.5 - more intuitive, powerful, and seamless.
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Pluely v0.1.4

app-v0.1.4

September 16, 2025

9,707 downloads

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New Features

Markdown: Added rehype-sanitize for safe HTML rendering
Dependencies: Added audio/UI packages; removed unused code
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage

Improvements

Setup-Free Capture: Direct system audio without virtual devices, tested on macOS/Windows
Updated Instructions: Integrated into README for easy access
Reliability Upgrades: Better error handling, initialization, and processing in SpeakerStream
Visualizer Optimizations: Performance notes for real audio streams
Supported Sources: Video calls, educational content, music, games, VoIP.
Pro Stealth: Advanced concealment and always-on-top options
Global Shortcuts: Refined for undetected control (e.g., Toggle: Cmd/Ctrl + \)
Command Validation: Checks syntax, placeholders ({{AUDIO}}), and parameters for AI/STT
Handling Updates: Direct file uploads, error feedback via try-catch in hooks

Bug Fixes

Taskbar Hiding: Full invisibility from dock/taskbar in background mode
Interface: Unified TYPE_PROVIDER with error styling in UI
80+ premium AI models with instant access
Zero-latency AI generation
One-click model switching
Zero maintenance and setup
Advanced speech-to-text with highest accuracy
Screen Sharing (#41): Hidden during Windows shares
Audio/Devices (#42, #47): Consolidated checks without setup

Security

Streamlining: Removed unused elements (CopyIcon, Settings, hooks) for simplicity
Rendering: Platform-specific instructions; Windows focus repaints
Storage: localStorage for actions; removed outdated docs
Hooks/State: Simplified focus/shortcut management; better loading/errors
Window: Cross-platform refactors; async error throwing
This release addresses #41, #42, #47, #49, #50, #57, #5, #53. See README for Pro demos. Full details on GitHub.
.Elevate your invisible AI with Pluely v0.1.4 - undetectable and setup-free.
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Pluely v0.1.3

app-v0.1.3

September 4, 2025

27,338 downloads

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New Features

Transform any audio on your system into an intelligent AI assistant:
Real-Time System Audio Transcription - Capture audio from meetings, videos, podcasts, music, and any system audio
8 Specialized AI Modes - Meeting insights, interview help, translation, presentation coaching, learning assistance, and more
Cross-Platform Support - macOS (BlackHole), Windows (Stereo Mix/VB-Cable), Linux (PulseAudio monitors)
Background Processing - Continuous audio capture with smart context detection and automatic speech recognition
Complete Setup Documentation - Comprehensive SYSTEM_AUDIO_SETUP.md guide with platform-specific instructions
Complete invisibility and control for sensitive scenarios:
App Icon Stealth Mode - Complete dock/taskbar invisibility with app running in background
Always-on-Top Control - Window stays above all applications for instant access during meetings
Cross-Platform Stealth - Works on macOS (ActivationPolicy::Accessory), Windows \& Linux (skip_taskbar)
Global Keyboard Shortcuts - Control from anywhere without detection:
Toggle Window: Cmd/Ctrl + \
Voice Input: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A
Screenshot: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S
System Audio: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M
Universal LLM support with complete flexibility:
cURL Command Integration - Added @bany/curl-to-json dependency for dynamic provider parsing
Universal Provider Support - Support for any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint using cURL commands
Dynamic Variable Extraction - Automatic parsing of API keys, models, and parameters from cURL commands
Unified Provider Interface - Consolidated TYPE_PROVIDER interface for both AI and STT providers
Pluely API Setup Component - License activation and management interface
Conversation History - Browse, search, and continue previous AI interactions
Download Conversations - Export chat history as markdown files with download tracking
Title Management - Show/hide element titles with TitleToggle component and useTitles hook
This release builds significantly on v0.1.2's foundation, adding:
Complete System Audio Capture (vs. basic microphone input only)
cURL-Based Universal Provider System (vs. limited provider support)

Improvements

Polished interface and user experience:
Status Indicators - Real-time feedback for audio capture status and processing
Audio Visualizer - Visual representation of audio levels during system capture
Cross-Platform Audio Handling - Platform-specific default shortcuts and audio device management
Customizable State Management - Unified customizable settings replacing individual toggles
Updated Dependencies - Latest packages including React 19, modern development tools
Cross-Platform Audio Solutions (vs. single-platform limitations)
Available for all platforms:
macOS: .dmg
Windows: .msi and .exe
Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage
Need Help? Check out the comprehensive SYSTEM_AUDIO_SETUP.md guide for detailed setup instructions across all platforms.
For full commit history and technical details, see the GitHub repository.
Experience the power of completely invisible AI assistance with Pluely v0.1.3 - your ultimate stealth AI companion for meetings, interviews, and sensitive conversations.

Bug Fixes

Supported Audio Sources:
Video calls (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Discord, Slack)
Educational content (YouTube, podcasts, online courses)
Music and entertainment platforms
Game audio and commentary
VoIP calls and system notifications
Ollama Support - Full integration with OpenAI-compatible API for local LLM usage
Google Gemini API - Resolved URL encoding and multi-turn conversation issues
Assembly AI STT - Removed due to base64 compatibility issues (moved to link-based approach)

Pluely v0.1.2

app-v0.1.2

August 25, 2025

7,689 downloads

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New Features

Added a Tauri update component with release notes and a download button.
Added a GIF demonstrating custom provider setup to the README.
Added support for more AI providers.
Integrated additional speech-to-text providers.
Added multilingual support to the application.
Added manual screen capture via hotkey or button to select and capture portions of the screen.
Added UI for selecting speech-to-text providers (e.g., Zhipu AI, Doubao, and options for custom providers).
Implemented support for custom speech-to-text models, allowing users to configure API keys and models.
For full details on commits, see: Commits
For file changes, see: Files Changed

Improvements

Implemented Tauri auto-updater for automatic app updates.
Refactored the completion component for better performance and maintainability.
Refactored and redesigned the settings component.
Introduced a "Delete All Chats" button in the settings for easier chat management.
Implemented a global markdown component for consistent rendering across the app.
Implemented Context API for better state management.
Implemented auto screen capture functionality for effortless screenshot integration.
Enabled pasting and recognizing images directly from the clipboard.
Updated README with details on configuring and using third-party speech-to-text APIs.

Pluely v0.1.1

app-v0.1.1

August 20, 2025

56 downloads

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New Features

Added Tauri command to set window height for better UX.
Added DeleteCustomProvider and ManageCustomProvider for custom provider handling.
Added storage functions for custom providers in localStorage.
Added scrollAreaRef in Completion for auto-scrolling on updates.
Updated Completion styles for consistency (padding, select-none).

Improvements

Updated ScrollArea heights for layout consistency.
Updated API/completion logic for custom provider support.
Simplified Completion imports by removing unused icons.
Updated MessageHistory with props for open state and history display.
Removed console logs from Speech component.
Introduced custom hook for managing custom providers.
Removed useWindowFocus from Settings to avoid auto-closing during interactions.
Updated Settings comments for manual popover management rationale.
Refactored useWindowFocus in Completion for proper mic/history state.
Updated ReactMarkdown in Completion/MessageHistory for custom <pre>/<code> rendering.
Applied consistent styling (whitespace-pre-wrap, break-words) in Completion/MessageHistory.

Bug Fixes

Integrated window focus/resize hooks in Completion, ChatHistory, and Settings for better management.
Refactored PopoverTrigger with dynamic state-based styling.

Pluely v0.1.0

app-v0.1.0

August 19, 2025

110 downloads

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Other Changes

The Open Source Alternative to Cluely is Here! Experience lightning-fast, privacy-first AI assistance that works seamlessly during meetings, interviews, and conversations without anyone knowing. Built with Tauri, Pluely is 27x smaller (~10MB vs 270MB) and 50% more efficient than the original Cluely, while being completely undetectable in video calls, screen shares, and recordings.