Open apps, switch windows, calculate, and run safe PC commands from one keyboard-first command bar. Common actions stay instant and local — and the words you use are remembered on your own PC, so you can find the thing you meant with fewer keystrokes.
offsite from last month found by the word you used — on this PC, no model, no quota
Built for the shortcuts you already know.
One focused command bar
Launch what you need, jump back into what you already opened, and turn common Windows actions into a single flow.
Search Start Menu apps, local files, and running windows in one ranking-aware result list. Open a URL directly or fall back to web search when nothing local matches.
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Snap, maximize, minimize, restore, close, or focus without leaving the flow. Common commands resolve on-device.
Create quick links for any URL or file. Pass the rest of your query into a URL template for fast project and dashboard navigation.
Run calculator expressions, copy the result, and return to recent clipboard text without breaking your train of thought.
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Open a file once and AskDesk remembers the words you typed to reach it. A week later, tax from last month still finds it — even when the name alone does not contain those words. A time reference narrows the result instead of becoming part of it, and every recalled row shows you the word it matched on. No cloud request, no quota, no wait.
The same memory covers commands. When a cloud request finally gets it right, AskDesk remembers that wording and the action it produced, and previews it locally next time. Commands that depend on what is open right now — a named window, a file path — still go to the model, because only it can read your live windows.
A wrong guess never runs silently — every recalled result shows the word behind it, and every replay is previewed before it executes.
Real behavior, no model involved
The name offsite-agenda-2026.txt does not contain "from last month", and a plain filename search would return nothing for it. AskDesk still returns it, because the first time you opened that file you typed the word offsite.
The green via badge is the word it matched on, so a wrong guess is never silent. Nothing left the machine, no AI quota was spent, and the time reference narrowed the result instead of being searched for.
One rhythm
AskDesk is designed around one repeatable habit instead of another app to manage.
A lightweight always-on-top overlay appears over whatever you are doing.
Search directly, use a common local command without a prefix, or add > when you want cloud AI.
Cloud AI shows a safe action preview before anything runs. Press Enter to confirm or Esc to cancel.
Open something once and the words you used are remembered on your PC. Later, a shorter or time-qualified query still finds it — locally, with no request, no quota, and no waiting on a model.
Local by default
App and file search, Frequent items, the words you used to reach a file, quick links, calculator input, and clipboard history stay in local app storage on your device.
Only requests sent with > use cloud AI. The request and a limited list of visible window titles may be processed to resolve the intended safe action.
AskDesk stores the words you used to reach a file, plus the command phrasings that worked, in local app storage so both can resolve instantly later. Nothing is uploaded, a recalled result shows the word it matched on, and Settings › Data & privacy erases both with one click.
Model output is validated against a strict action registry. AskDesk shows the proposed action and waits for confirmation.
Simple pricing
Core search and local Windows actions stay free. Pro removes the cloud AI request limit.
For a faster everyday Windows.
For daily natural-language control.
Upgrade and manage billing inside the app.
Then choose Upgrade to Pro in Settings.
Questions
No. App and file search, running-window switching, calculator, quick links, clipboard history, and common local commands work without signing in. An account is required for cloud AI and Pro billing.
It maps plain English to a strict set of Windows actions such as snapping, focusing, minimizing, or closing a window, setting volume, locking the PC, launching an app, or opening a local path. It cannot return arbitrary shell commands.
Local search, Frequent items, the words you used to reach a file, quick links, clipboard history, and the command phrasings AskDesk has learned all stay on your device. When you request cloud AI with >, your request and a limited set of visible window titles may be sent to resolve the intended action. The proposed action is shown before execution.
Two things, both on your PC. First, the words you typed when you opened a file, so a later shorter or time-qualified query can find it again — filler words and time words like last or today are never stored, and a recalled row shows the word it matched on. Second, the command phrasings that already worked: after a cloud request resolves successfully, that wording replays locally with no new request and no quota. Only actions on the active window or a value you typed can replay — anything naming a specific window or file path goes back to the model, because that depends on what is open right now. Every replay is previewed before it runs, and both memories are erased from Settings › Data & privacy.
AskDesk supports 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Store package handles installation and updates.
Yes. In Settings, create a keyword for a URL or local path. A target containing {query} can use the rest of your launcher input, such as gh react.
Install it from the Microsoft Store. AskDesk lives in the system tray and uses Alt+Space when summoned. Uninstall from Windows Settings → Apps.
Install AskDesk, press Alt+Space, and keep moving.
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