Sidebeam

SIDEBEAM BUDDY · BETA

A little helperon your desktop.
Hand it the chores,get on with your day.

Messy screenshots? It tidies them. Wondering where a parcel is? It checks. Hold a shortcut and just ask — and when you're away from your desk, ask from your phone.

Download freeWindows (preview)Watch it work

Available for Mac · Windows preview

Buddy
Hold ⌥ Space and tell me what you need.
or hold ⌥ Space

01Ask about a window

Stuck on an error?Snap it and ask.

Press one shortcut and it sees the window in front of you. No copying and pasting, no explaining from scratch.

  1. Contract clauses, spreadsheet formulas, terminal errors — ask about any of it
  2. Once it makes sense, it can take the next step too, like adding it to your calendar
Purchase contract · Payment terms
TermWhenShare
Deposit7 days after signing30%
Balance30 days after invoice70%
Warranty1 year after acceptance—

The balance is due within 30 days of the invoice, not after signing. Want me to put that on your calendar?

02Remote control

Not at your desk?Ask from your phone.

Leave the computer at home on and Buddy's there. Remember something on the way? Tell it from your phone and watch it get done.

  1. It uses the files and apps on that computer
  2. Finished work stays in the original folder, ready when you're back
  3. Stop any time, or disconnect that computer

03Reminders

Too much to remember?It'll remember for you.

Say "remind me to send the weekly report at 9 tomorrow" and it'll pop up in the corner of your screen right on time — and read it out if you like.

  1. Ask what's left today or what's on tomorrow
  2. When you're free, it might drop by for a quick chat
Weekly report

Weekly report's due — the draft is in Documents.

Design review

Design team at 3 — that's in 10 minutes.

Today

That's everything for today. Go get some rest.

04Browser

Tracking parcels, comparing prices?Stop clicking around yourself.

It uses the browser you already have, so sites you're signed in to just work — no signing in again.

  1. "Where are my parcels?"
  2. "Which of these three hotels has free cancellation?"
My ordersMailCalendar
shop.example.com/orders
Noise-cancelling headphonesArriving today by 6 PM
Out for delivery
Storage boxes × 2In the parcel locker downstairs
Ready to collect
Coffee beans 500gExpected Thursday
In transit

The headphones arrive this evening, the boxes are already in the locker downstairs, and the coffee won't come until Thursday.

05Get started

Setup is quick.Done before your coffee cools.

STEP 1

Download and install

Mac only for now (macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel). Windows is on the way.

STEP 2

Sign in

Open it, click "Connect Sidebeam" and sign in from your browser. That's it — this computer is connected.

STEP 3

Pick a look, say hi

Choose a character you like, hold ⌥ Space and say hi.

Give your desktop a helper.Need something? Just ask.

Free while in beta. The first launch walks you through setup.

Download freeWindows (preview)

Available for Mac · Windows preview