Sidekick Notes
An idea doesn’t
need a desk.
Say it on a walk. Pick it up on your computer. Your notes travel with you.
Bring your good ideasComing soon to iOS & Android™
Speak freely.
Go anywhere.
Your voice, beautifully written.
Your Sidekick, now pocket-sized.
01 / Your voice, everywhere
A keyboard that gets you.
For the apps you already use.
And the things you actually want to say.
Less typing. More you.
The quick reply. The long catch-up. Talk naturally and let Theo put the words where your cursor is.
You say
“Hey, um, let's meet at the little place on the corner tomorrow at nine. I'll grab us a table.”
Fillers out. Meaning in.
Illustrative demo. No mic needed.
Your keyboard. With a voice.
Works in apps that support a custom keyboard. On iPhone, Sidekick opens once to get the microphone ready. Dictation uses cloud transcription and cleanup.
Made for the in-between
Less screen time.
More life in your day.
A few little things that make
a very different kind of day.
- 01 / Transcription
The thought. Not the typing.
Talk naturally. Let your words land beautifully, right where you need them.
See the moment - 02 / Sidekick Notes
Good ideas come along.
Catch a thought on a walk. Pick it up on your computer. Same account, same ideas.
Take it with you - 03 / Dictionary + Shorthand
Your words. Your way.
Your names, your terms, your little shortcuts. Synced with your computer.
Make it yours - 04 / Local history
A thought isn’t lost.
Listen again. See what changed. Retry a recording. Saved history stays on your phone.
The details matter - 05 / Coming next · Control
Your desk. From anywhere.
A preview of remote help from your computer. Still in development.
A look ahead
Swipe through the little things.
An idea doesn’t
Coming next · ControlYour computer.
Your computer.
From anywhere.
Your Mac stays in. You go out.
Your Sidekick comes with you.
Concept preview. Mobile Control and remote computer access are in development and are not included in the upcoming transcription release.
You get the coffee. Theo gets the file.
Ask from your phone. Sidekick would do the work on your Mac and bring the result back. Pick a tiny mission.
Somewhere that isn’t your deskInteractive concept
Your MacVery much still at homeDemo
The one you needed
Small
things.
Big plans.
things.
Big plans.
Studio proposal
proposal_final_FINAL.pdf
Yes. This is the final one.
Found on your Mac
Your computer stays home. You don’t have to.
Sidekick Control
Your Mac, from here · Demo
Hey Theo, a little help?
Pick a mission. Keep your coffee.
I’ll be at your desk.
You go be somewhere good.
Local demo. No device is connected.
Out of office. Not out of options.
Choose a mission on the phone. Theo will take it from there.
Go ahead, touch things. This playground only changes what you see here.
Okay, but how would it actually work?
01 / Remote access
Take the controls.
The goal is to see your Mac’s screen from your phone and work right there. Move the pointer, click, scroll, and type. Open the app you left running, reach a file on your desktop, or pick up a task without being in the same room.
Your actual computer, with your apps and files. Not a copy of them squeezed onto a phone.
02 / Ask Sidekick
Or just say the word.
You don’t always want to drive a desktop on a small screen. Tell Sidekick what you need instead. The plan is for your phone to send the request to Sidekick running on your Mac, where it can see the screen and do the clicking and typing.
Find the document. Prepare the reply. Get the project ready. Follow the work from your phone, with a result to review rather than a list of clicks to make.
The intended experience
Your phone asks.
Your computer does.
Not a second workspace to set up. Not just a folder that syncs. A way back to the computer you already use, with Sidekick there to help.
Remote access would need Sidekick running on an awake, online computer, with access you explicitly allow. Pairing, supported devices, and connection details will be confirmed before launch.
Connect your own devices
Start with Sidekick on your computer and your phone. Choose which computer your phone is allowed to reach.
Say what you need
Speak or type a request from your phone. Or open the remote desktop and use the controls yourself.
Let your computer do the work
Sidekick runs the task on the computer, where your apps, files, and workspace already are. Your phone is the way in.
Follow along. Make the call.
The goal is to bring progress, results, and requests for approval back to your phone, without a trip to your desk.
The Sidekick you know. A new way in.On Mac today · Beta
Same Sidekick.
A new way in.
The ambition is to bring the Sidekick you use at your desk within reach of your phone. Here is what the Mac beta already does. Control would be the remote way into that experience, not a replacement for it.
See my screen
Theo looks at your screen when you ask.
See my screen
Theo looks at your screen when you ask.
Each question takes one screenshot of the active window, so Theo answers about what you are actually looking at. Password, banking and sign-in windows are skipped on purpose.
On Mac: Screen Recording permission.
Point at it
The buddy flies to the exact control.
Point at it
The buddy flies to the exact control.
Ask where something is and Theo finds the real button, field or menu on screen, then the buddy frames it with a neon ring while the answer plays.
On Mac: Screen Recording permission.
Do it for me
Theo can click, type, open things, and reach out for you.
Do it for me
Theo can click, type, open things, and reach out for you.
Say what you want done and Theo gives the task its own card. Desktop control can bring apps forward and shares your mouse and keyboard; it is not an invisible second desktop. Ask him to email someone and the verified email workflow uses your connected mailbox or the local route you opted into in Settings > Access > Local email. Ask him to text someone and he uses Messages; in WhatsApp, Slack or Telegram he checks the person before typing. Sending waits for your go-ahead; email Autopilot applies only when your own words explicitly said send.
On Mac: Accessibility permission.
Search the web
Current facts come from a live search.
Search the web
Current facts come from a live search.
Questions about today, prices, products, people or news run a web search first and the sources appear on the answer card and under the answer in its conversation, so the answer is grounded instead of remembered. Say open the link, the second one or the Dell one and Theo opens that result in your browser; a Drive file or a document he found opens the same way.
Remember
Tell Theo once.
Remember
Tell Theo once.
Say remember and the fact is saved at once to your memory across Sidekick and Theo Chat, and written to the Theo remembers note in your Scratchpad. You can review and delete memories in OpenCharts.
Talk live
A real conversation, no key to hold.
Talk live
A real conversation, no key to hold.
Live conversation keeps listening and answering in real time, interrupts when you speak, and can glance at your screen every few seconds. It ends when you say goodbye or tap End.
On the Mac beta, steps that delete, send, or quit wait for your go-ahead. Pointing, clicking and typing can miss, and it improves in every release. Transcription is fully supported.
The Sidekick workspace is on the Mac only for now; Windows has Transcription in full.
Your phone, too. What would it be able to do?
On this device · Future concept
Your phone could be more than the remote. We’re exploring supported actions on the device in your hand: capture an idea, prepare a reminder, or hand a task to a supported app. You would review what is being prepared before it happens.
On iPhone
Through supported iOS and app actions. Not arbitrary taps inside other apps.
On Android
Through supported integrations and permitted actions. Permissions alone do not enable unrestricted automation.
Phone control is a separate future capability, not unrestricted access to every app. Supported actions will depend on your operating system, app integrations, permissions, and platform policies.
Your computer would need to be awake, online, and running Sidekick. You decide which access to allow.
Your next everyday app
A little less effort.
A lot more possible.
Transcription is coming to your phone first.
Control is the next chapter.
30 minutes of dictation a day on a free account. No credit card.
Sidekick for iPhone
Your voice. In the apps you love.
App Store release coming soon
The iPhone keyboard is real and already dictating for a small group of testers. It arrives on the App Store with the same dictionary, Shorthand and tone settings as your Mac.
Explore the iPhone guideiOS 18 or later
Sidekick for Android
The same Sidekick. Your kind of phone.
Google Play release coming soon
Voice typing, cleanup, your dictionary and your notes. Built for Android, with your OpenCharts account.
Explore the Android guideAndroid 8 or later
What is launching first?
The Sidekick transcription app and keyboard for iOS and Android. Use your voice to write, clean up text, save notes, and bring your dictionary and Shorthand with you. Public store releases are coming soon; no launch date has been announced.
Can I control my computer from my phone today?
Not yet. The Control vision brings two ways to work remotely: see and control your computer yourself, or ask from your phone and have Sidekick carry out the task on that computer. It builds on today’s Mac assistant beta, but remote access is not included in the upcoming phone transcription release. No Control launch date has been announced.
Would the task run on my phone or my computer?
For remote computer tasks, the work would run through Sidekick on your computer, using its apps and files. Your phone would send the request and receive progress, results, and approval requests. The computer would need to be awake, online, and running Sidekick. Notes syncing between devices is different from remotely controlling a computer.
Will Sidekick control the phone itself, too?
That is a separate part of the Control vision: helping carry out supported tasks on the phone itself, not just using it as a remote for a Mac. iPhone actions must use what iOS and each app expose; Android actions must also respect permissions and Google Play policies. We are not promising unrestricted control of every app, or identical capabilities on both platforms. The supported actions will be announced before launch.
Does transcription run entirely on my phone?
No. A dictation you start is sent for cloud transcription and cleanup. Your saved dictation history and recordings stay on your phone; a Retry sends saved audio again at your request. Notes, dictionary, Shorthand, and preferences sync with your account.
How does the keyboard work on iPhone?
Add the Sidekick keyboard and allow Full Access so it can talk to the Sidekick app. The app opens once to get the microphone ready. While it stays ready, iOS shows the orange microphone indicator; audio between dictations is discarded on your phone. You can turn it off whenever you want.