Astar 0.9.0 beta — first pre-release

Astar 0.9.0 beta

Screen-aware voice assistant for macOS. Fully self-contained — download, drag to Applications, paste one free API key, talk.

Install

1. Download Astar-0.9.0-beta.dmg below, open it, drag astar to Applications
2. Launch — the Settings window opens; paste a free Groq key, Save
3. Grant the one-time permission prompts (mic, screen, accessibility, automation)
4. Press ⌃⌥Space, talk, then just stop talking

What it does

• Sees your screen (on-device OCR first — screenshots stay on your Mac)
• Acts by voice: apps, Calendar, Notes, Mail drafts, Music, reminders, timers, clipboard
• Developer sidekick: runs terminal commands and types wherever your cursor is
• Spotlight-style HUD with live mic level and color-coded states
• Conversation memory + chat-style History window
• In-app Settings for keys — extra free keys (Cerebras, NVIDIA, Mistral, OpenRouter) become an auto-fallback chain, so it's never down or rate-limited
• Optional natural voice (Cartesia) and sharper hearing (Deepgram) — free local stack remains default and fallback

Notes

• Pre-release: unsigned-developer build; macOS may require right-click → Open on first launch
• Emails are always drafted, never auto-sent; destructive shell commands require confirmation; sudo blocked