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.
- 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.
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
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 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 →
Follow these steps to get started with your Friend.
Before starting, make sure you have the following installed:
- Flutter SDK
- Dart SDK
- Xcode (for iOS)
- Android Studio (for Android)
- CocoaPods (for iOS dependencies)
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Upgrade Flutter: Before proceeding, make sure your Flutter SDK is up to date:
flutter upgrade
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Get Flutter Dependencies: From within
apps/AppWithWearable
, install flutter packages:flutter pub get
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Install iOS Pods: Navigate to the iOS directory and install the CocoaPods dependencies:
cd ios pod install pod repo update
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Environment Configuration: Create
.env
using template.env.template
cd .. cat .env.template > .env
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API Keys: Add your API keys to the
.env
file. (Sentry is not needed) -
Run Build Runner: Generate necessary files with Build Runner:
dart run build_runner build
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Run the App:
- Select your target device in Xcode or Android Studio.
- Run the app.
Friend is available under MIT License