AIPointer: Open-Source AI Cursor Companion (DeepMind AI Pointer Alternative Desktop App)
AIPointer is the open-source AI cursor companion. Hold a key, ask a question, get an answer about whatever your cursor is pointing at. macOS, Windows, Linux. MIT licensed. No telemetry. Your own API key.
Inspired by Google DeepMind's AI Pointer announcement and the broader Gemini Mouse / Project Mariner direction of AI-aware cursor interaction. Where DeepMind shows what's possible, AIPointer ships it as a free, open-source desktop overlay you can install today.
🔗 Download at https://aipointer.app
🐙 Source on GitHub: https://github.com/talentsache/aipointer
📜 MIT licensed, no cloud, no telemetry
WHAT IT DOES
Hold Right-Cmd on macOS (or Right-Ctrl on Windows/Linux) over anything on your screen. A glassmorphism box opens next to your cursor. Type or speak a question. A vision-capable LLM answers about what's around your cursor. Press ESC, done.
FEATURES
Cursor-anchored AI with screenshot context
Drag region screenshots for precise area selection
Voice in and voice out, with hands-free conversation mode
Six built-in tools: fetch URL, open URL, copy, save document, reveal folder, read clipboard
Ten slash command templates (/summary, /translate, /code, /identify, more)
Multi-provider: OpenRouter (recommended), Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini
API key tester with live OpenRouter credit balance
Save answers as A4-styled HTML, PDF, or Markdown
Auto-updater, light + dark theme
PRIVACY
Screenshots and clipboard go only to the LLM provider you configured. Nothing else leaves your machine. API keys live in your OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows DPAPI, Linux libsecret).
TECH STACK
Electron 30, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind, native fetch for every LLM provider. No SDK bloat.
WHY OPEN SOURCE
DeepMind's AI Pointer is a glimpse of where Google wants cursor-aware AI to go. AIPointer is what happens when one developer ships the idea in 5 days under MIT instead of waiting for the corporate rollout. Fork it, audit it, build on it.
For longer autonomous tasks, multi-step agentic workflows, computer-use, and persistent goals, check out my larger project Skales: https://skales.app
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KEYWORDS
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CHAPTERS
0:00 What is AIPointer
0:15 Right-Cmd to summon
0:30 Asking about anything on screen
0:45 Voice-first conversation mode
1:00 Drag-region screenshots
1:15 Saving answers as PDF/HTML
1:30 Multi-provider setup
1:45 Download at aipointer.app
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