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Sato v1.1

Your AI desktop companion.

Screenshot anything on your screen, ask a question, get answers from Claude, GPT, or local models. With a cute pixel art pet that lives on your desktop.

Download for macOS — Free View on GitHub

COMPANIONS

Meet Max.

Your AI companion comes with a pixel art pet that lives on your desktop.

Sato sprite: Max the Samoyed, idling

A cheerful Samoyed with white wings. Walks beside you, flies to help, and barks when he gets it right.

See the others +
  • Sato sprite: Sky the tabby cat

    Sky

    A gray tabby who'd rather loaf than walk. Elegant, slightly judgmental, here for the conversation.

  • Sato sprite: Lexi the golden retriever

    Lexi

    Golden fur, golden heart. The eternal optimist who's just happy to be included.

  • Sato sprite: Rover the dog

    Rover

    Always on a mission. Trots across your screen with somewhere important to be.

  • Sato sprite: Paris the dog

    Paris

    Huge, stylish, and convinced she runs the place. She does.

More companions coming soon.

HOW

How it works.

  1. 1 Sato sprite: Max the Samoyed

    Screenshot

    Press Ctrl+Option to fly Sato to your cursor. Select any region of your screen.

  2. 2 Sato sprite: Sky the tabby cat

    Ask

    Type your question in plain English. Or press Tab to open a full chat.

  3. 3 Sato sprite: Lexi the golden retriever

    Answer

    Get a streaming response from Claude, right where you're working.

FEATURES

Built for real work.

  • Choose Your AI

    Anthropic, OpenAI, or Ollama. Switch providers anytime, no reinstall. Run local models fully offline if you want.

  • Context Profiles

    Teach Sato about your project once. It remembers every session.

  • Chat Sidebar

    Need to dig deeper? Open a full conversation with the original screenshot.

  • Stealth Mode

    Hide the sprite when you want. The AI still works with one hotkey.

  • Five Companions

    Switch between Max, Sky, Lexi, Rover, and Paris instantly. More on the way.

  • Works Everywhere

    Any app, any window, any screen content. If you can see it, Sato can help.

  • Open Source

    MIT licensed. Fork it, extend it, make it yours.

INSTALL

Get started.

  1. 1

    Download Sato from the GitHub releases page.

  2. 2

    Move Sato.app to your Applications folder.

  3. 3

    Grant Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions on first launch.

  4. 4

    Pick your AI provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Ollama) and paste your API key. Or run Ollama locally for fully offline use.

  5. 5

    Press Ctrl+Option anywhere to summon Sato.

Download for macOS — Free

Requires macOS 14.2 or later. Free and open source.

FAQ

Questions.

Is it free?

Yes, Sato is free and open source. You pay your AI provider directly for API usage (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Ollama Cloud), which typically costs pennies per question. Or run Ollama locally for completely free use.

Does it work on Windows or Linux?

macOS only right now (14.2 or later). If there's enough interest, cross-platform support is on the roadmap.

Is my screen data private?

Your screenshots go directly from your machine to whichever AI provider you've chosen. Sato doesn't have a server and doesn't see your data. If you run Ollama locally, your screen data never leaves your machine at all.

Which AI providers does Sato support?

Anthropic (Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku), OpenAI (GPT-5.4 and the Mini and Nano variants), and Ollama (local or cloud). Pick a default in settings, and override per Context Profile if you want different models for different tasks. All API keys are stored securely in macOS Keychain. No middlemen.

Who built this?

Built by Amir Valizadeh, a CS student at the University of Pittsburgh. The code is open source on GitHub. Inspired by Clicky by Farza Majeed.

Can I add my own sprite?

Custom sprites aren't in the UI yet, but the app is open source — the sprite system supports new characters with a simple folder structure.

Questions or feedback? Email me or reach out on X .