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AI screen assistant for macOS — sees your screen and helps you navigate your computer. Built for helping mothers and co-workers.

2 starsSwift

Lookout – AI Screen Assistant for macOS

by ada1981·Apr 14, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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ScreenCaptureKit + Claude Vision for contextual Mac help when family calls confused.

Strengths
  • •Smart screenshot management saves tokens by capturing only on inactivity or on-demand
  • •Personalization via ~/.lookout/context.md tailors responses to user's technical level
  • •Pure Swift with zero dependencies means simple install and no bloat
Weaknesses
  • •Requires Claude API key — not truly free to operate at scale
  • •Fundamentally a Claude Vision wrapper in an increasingly crowded screen-assistant space
Category
AI/ML
Target Audience

Non-technical users, IT support, people helping family with computers

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Post Description

If you’ve ever had to talk a parent or co-worker through how to do something on a computer, I made you something.

Vibecoded a free app that lets you just ask your laptop how to do whatever it is you want to do.

Lookout can see your screen and uses Claude to guide you and help trouble shoot any issue.

Give it to them, or use it yourself. Totally free.

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