Omi captures your screen and conversations, transcribes in real-time, generates summaries and action items, and gives you an AI chat that remembers everything you've seen and heard. Works on desktop, phone and wearables.
Omi is an open-source AI wearable platform: a necklace that captures conversations, apps for phone and desktop, and a backend that turns what you say into memory you can search and chat with. The mobile apps, desktop apps, backend, firmware, and hardware designs are all open source in this repository (MIT); the hosted Omi Cloud service and paid plans are described at omi.me.
git clone https://github.com/BasedHardware/omi.git && cd omi/desktop/macos && ./run.sh --yolo
Builds the macOS app, connects to the cloud backend, and launches. No env files, no credentials, no local backend.
Requirements: macOS 14+, Xcode (includes Swift & code signing), Node.js
git clone https://github.com/BasedHardware/omi.git cd omi\desktop\windows npm install copy .env.example .env npm run dev
Starts the Windows desktop app from source using the public config in .env.example.
Requirements: Node.js
In a development worktree, run make setup once. It installs the Git hooks and syncs the pinned backend Python environment that some pre-push checks use. Mobile and desktop environments stay opt-in.
make setup
Full Installation
For local development with the full backend stack:
- Install prerequisites
xcode-select --install uv --version
- Clone and configure
git clone https://github.com/BasedHardware/omi.git
cd omi/desktop/macos
cp ../../backend/.env.template ../../backend/.env- Build and run
./run.sh
See desktop/macos/README.md for environment variables and credential setup.
cd app && bash setup.sh ios # or: bash setup.sh android
How it works
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your Devices │
│ │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐ │
│ │ Omi │ │ macOS App │ │ Mobile App │ │
│ │ Wearable │ │ (Swift/Python) │ │ (Flutter) │ │
│ └────┬─────┘ └──────┬───────┘ └────────┬──────────┘ │
│ │ BLE │ HTTPS/WS │ │
└───────┼────────────────┼───────────────────┼─────────────┘
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Omi Backend (Python) │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ Listen │ │ Pusher │ │ VAD │ │ Diarizer │ │
│ │ (REST) │ │ (WS) │ │ (GPU) │ │ (GPU) │ │
│ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ STT │ │ Firestore│ │ Redis │ │ LLMs │ │
│ │ │ │ (DB) │ │ (Cache) │ │ (AI) │ │
│ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
| Component | Path | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| macOS app | desktop/macos/ |
Swift, SwiftUI, Python desktop backend |
| Mobile app | app/ |
Flutter (iOS & Android) |
| Backend API | backend/ |
Python, FastAPI, Firebase |
| Firmware | omi/ |
nRF, Zephyr, C |
| Omi Glass | omiGlass/ |
ESP32-S3, C |
| SDKs | sdks/ |
Device (Python/Swift/RN + multi-lang protocol) |
| AI Personas | web/personas-open-source/ |
Next.js |
Everything for builders lives at docs.omi.me: apps and webhooks, the Developer API, the MCP server, the CLI, SDKs, hardware, and how Omi works. End-user guides live in the help center.
- What is Omi · Choose your path
- Developer API · API reference
- Build apps · MCP server · CLI · SDKs
- Hardware & firmware · Open hardware files
- Developer changelog
Open-source AI wearables that pair with the mobile app for continuous capture.
- Buy Omi · Buy Omi Glass Dev Kit
- Hardware docs · Open hardware files
- Flash firmware · Integrate your own wearable
Contributions are welcome: bug reports with reproductions, apps and integrations built on the platform, community ports, and core PRs. Read the contribution guide and CONTRIBUTING.md first; PRODUCT.md describes the product direction and invariants. Paid, team-posted bounties appear on issues labeled "Paid Bounty 💰".
Community: Discord · Code of Conduct. User support: help.omi.me. Business and legal: [email protected].
MIT. See LICENSE.