Atticus

Show HN: Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p

Productivity / other Source: Hacker NewsScore 2.86 · #29 on the hot list115 points· First listed Oct 15, 2026

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What is Atticus

Atticus is a macOS voice assistant activated by holding to speak, powered by the Claude command-line tool (claude -p) to call the Claude model.

Key features

Hold Control-Option-Space to speak; release to execute the task
Uses the Claude command-line tool (claude -p) to call the Claude model for complex operations
Simple tasks are handled quickly locally without calling AI (e.g. opening an app takes only 0.08 seconds)
Remembers user instructions and preferences, allowing identical future tasks to be replayed directly without AI
Can move windows, find files, read screen content and act accordingly

How to get started

Visit https://github.com/SaarthurR/atticus-mac
Install Atticus following the instructions in the README
Hold Control-Option-Space to speak and release to execute

Compiled from public descriptions on the tool's official website / README / launch page. Pricing and user numbers have not been verified; please check the official website. Some sections were drafted with AI assistance. Written in Chinese and English; other languages are machine-translated.