Question 1

What is Taby?

Accepted Answer

Taby is a little assistant that lives at the top of your screen and helps you get things done on your computer. Think Clippy 2.0, but one that actually helps: it plans your day, keeps your tasks and notes, reminds you to drink water, closes distractions, and answers questions. It runs privately on your own Mac or PC for free, and Taby Cloud adds a bigger brain for the heavy stuff. There is also a physical Taby, a small face that sits on your monitor.

Question 2

What is Hey Taby?

Accepted Answer

Hey Taby is the home of Taby, a little assistant for your computer. The idea is simple: your computer should have a buddy that helps you get stuff done, like Clippy 2.0 done right. The app is free and runs privately on your Mac or PC. Taby Cloud is an optional subscription that adds a bigger brain, very accurate voice in 100+ languages, and a phone web app at app.heytaby.com. Physical Taby is a small face you can put on your monitor.

Question 3

What can Taby do right now?

Accepted Answer

Taby plans your day, keeps your tasks, notes and habits, runs focus sessions, closes distracting apps, reminds you of things, and shows your Google, Outlook or Apple calendar. You can talk to it: local voice listens in 8 languages and talks in 11, right on your computer, and Taby Cloud voice is very accurate in 100+ languages. It can also search the web, edit images (like blurring an email in a screenshot) and use the browser for you, with the free local AI too. Taby Cloud adds a bigger brain that’s a lot better in the browser, six personalities, and a phone web app at app.heytaby.com. Other AI agents like Claude and Codex can use Taby too.

Question 4

What does the hardware do without the app or when it is not connected?

Accepted Answer

If Taby is powered on but not connected to the desktop app, it is mostly the little screen and personality layer. It can show its face and built-in animations, but it will not know your tasks, timers, reminders, AI chat, or day context.

Question 5

Does it have to be connected to my Mac?

Accepted Answer

No. Taby gets power through USB-C from a Mac, wall adapter, monitor, or another USB power source. For the app connection, Taby can talk to your computer over USB-C or Bluetooth.

Question 6

Is the GitHub open-source repo the same as the paid version?

Accepted Answer

No. The GitHub repo is more of a learning project for electronics, ESP32 basics, firmware flashing, wiring, 3D printing, and understanding how a small desk robot works. The paid Taby is the finished product with ready-made hardware, the polished desktop app, local AI and productivity features, updates, and the full out-of-the-box experience.

Question 7

What platforms does Taby support?

Accepted Answer

Works on macOS & Windows and Linux (beta). The physical desk robot connects via Bluetooth or a basic USB-C cable, so it works with any computer and any monitor. No special hardware or adapters needed.

Question 8

How does Taby attach to my monitor?

Accepted Answer

Taby uses a secure, non-damaging mount that sticks to your monitor bezel. No residue, no damage. It works with any monitor that has a bezel edge and takes seconds to set up.

Question 9

Is my data private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your tasks, notes, habits and day history stay on your computer, and the local AI runs there too. Nothing you write is used to train models. Taby Cloud runs under Zero Data Retention, so the AI providers behind it keep nothing after your request. The app only sends content-free usage stats, and you can turn that off in Settings.

Question 10

Is Taby safe to download?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Mac app is signed and notarized by Apple (Developer ID), and the Windows installer and every program file in it are code-signed by the publisher SIA TRIIIS. Download it only from heytaby.com/downloads. Taby runs its AI on your computer, needs no account, and only asks for the permissions a feature needs, like the microphone for voice.

Question 11

Is Taby the same as Tabbie?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Taby used to be called Tabbie (tabbie.me). It is the same little assistant, now at heytaby.com under the Hey Taby name.

Question 12

How much does Taby cost?

Accepted Answer

The desktop app and its local AI are free. Taby Premium (Taby Cloud) is an optional EUR 8.99 a month subscription for the bigger brain, voice in 100+ languages, and the phone web app at app.heytaby.com; buy it at heytaby.com/premium or in the app. Physical Taby is a one-time EUR 79.99 / USD 89.99 pre-order with three months of Taby Cloud included, or you can build one yourself from the open-source guide.

Feature	Local AIFree	Cloud€8.99 / month
AI brain	Runs on your computer	Bigger, in the cloud
Tasks, notes, habits, focus…
Calendar · Google, Outlook, Apple
Works offline
Voice	Listens in 8 languages, talks in 11	Understands you much better · 100+ languages
Voice quality	Good	Higher quality, more natural
Personalities	Normal	Brother, Anime Girl, Butler, Italian, Russian
Web search, reading pages
Understand images
Edit images · blur emails, faces, names
Generate images
Uses the browser for you · opens sites, fills in the boring parts	OK	Great
Types what you say into any app · Write anywhere
Connect Claude, Codex, your own agent
Phone app		Web app at app.heytaby.com · store apps later
Generate videos		Coming soon
Does things in your other apps · clicks and opens apps for you		Coming soon
Shows things on your screen		Coming soon
Custom pages		Coming soon
Your data	Never leaves your computer	Zero Data Retention · ZDR
Needs	8 GB memory or more · a graphics card on Windows	Any Mac or PC

AI thatplans your day

Everything you need. Nothing leaves your computer.

Works with the Wi‑Fi off

Talk to it

Free

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Speaks your language

Your day, planned

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Meet Taby, your computer’s personal assistant

AI thatplans your day

Everything you need. Nothing leaves your computer.

Works with the Wi‑Fi off

Talk to it

Free

Your inbox, sorted

Speaks your language

Your day, planned

See howit works

It’s all yours.

What peopleare saying.

Get aPhysical Taby

Want one too?

Free on your computerMore with Premium

Questions?Let’s clear them up

Is the app really free?

Can my computer run local AI?

How big is the download?

Is my data used to train anything?

What stays on my computer?

Which languages does it speak?

Does it connect to my calendar and other apps?

Can I use Taby from Claude, Codex, or my own agent?

Can I hide Taby’s face?

Do I need the little screen?

Where can I see Taby in action?

I already bought a Taby before. Do I get anything?

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