Friend

Meet Friend, the world’s leading open-source AI wearable that revolutionizes how you capture and manage conversations. Simply connect Friend to your mobile device and enjoy automatic, high-quality transcriptions of meetings, chats, and voice memos wherever you are.

       

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Features

• Real-Time AI Audio Processing: Leverage powerful on-device AI capabilities for real-time audio analysis.
• Low-powered Bluetooth: Capture audio for 24h+ on a small button battery
• Open-Source Software: Access and contribute to the pin's software stack, designed with openness and community collaboration in mind.
• Wearable Design: Experience unparalleled convenience with ergonomic and lightweight design, perfect for everyday wear.

Get Started with our Documentation:

• Introduction
• App setup
• Buying Guide
• Build the device
• Install firmware

Contribution:

We welcome contributions from the community! If you are interested in improving Friend, check out our current tasks

We also want to give back to the community - and therefore, some of the tasks are paid bounties 💰! You can check which ones by the "Paid Bounty" label, here

How it works

graph TD;
   A[Device] -- Streams Audio --> B[Phone App];
   B -- Transmits --> C[Deepgram];
   C -- Returns Transcript --> D[Phone App];
   D -- Sends Transcript to Plugins Enabled --> G[Community Plugins];
   D -- Saves Original Transcript --> E[Phone Storage];
   G -- Saves Plugin Responses --> E;

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Get the software

Get the Android app on Google Play

Download the iOS app in App Store

iOS app beta on TestFlight

Latest firmware: v1.0.2

Or you can build your own app from the sources in apps/AppWithWearable and firmware from firmware folders.

Next Step: Read Getting Started →

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get started with your Friend.

Install the app

Before starting, make sure you have the following installed:

• Flutter SDK
• Dart SDK
• Xcode (for iOS)
• Android Studio (for Android)
• CocoaPods (for iOS dependencies)

Setup Instructions

1. Upgrade Flutter: Before proceeding, make sure your Flutter SDK is up to date:

   flutter upgrade
   

2. Get Flutter Dependencies: From within apps/AppWithWearable, install flutter packages:

   flutter pub get
   

3. Install iOS Pods: Navigate to the iOS directory and install the CocoaPods dependencies:

   cd ios
   pod install
   pod repo update
   

4. Environment Configuration: Create .env using template .env.template

   cd ..
   cat .env.template > .env
   

5. API Keys: Add your API keys to the .env file. (Sentry is not needed)

6. Run Build Runner: Generate necessary files with Build Runner:

   dart run build_runner build
   

7. Run the App:

   • Select your target device in Xcode or Android Studio.
   • Run the app.

Next Step: Buying Guide →

More links:

• Contributing
• Roadmap and Tasks
• Support
• Our bluetooth Protocol Standard
• Plugins

Made by the Community, with -❤️-:

Licensing

Friend is available under MIT License