# GhostDesk

> An always-on-top AI overlay for Windows that stays invisible during screen shares, recordings, and presentations — no tab switching, no distractions.

GhostDesk is a Windows desktop AI assistant that floats above every application as a private overlay, invisible to screen capture, recordings, and video calls. It uses OS-level APIs (SetWindowDisplayAffinity) to exclude itself from all screen-capture pipelines, meaning tools like Zoom, Teams, OBS, and Windows Game Bar simply won't see it. Built-in AI requires no API keys or configuration — just install, set your hotkeys, and start asking questions.

- **Always-on-top overlay** — *Floats above browsers, IDEs, terminals, and design tools; switches between a minimal taskbar and a full chat panel.*
- **Screen-share invisible** — *Uses native Windows APIs to exclude the overlay from all screen capture, verified daily across 14+ platforms including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack, and Discord.*
- **Built-in AI chat** — *Free plan uses Llama 3.3 70B via Groq; paid plans upgrade to GPT-4o via OpenAI. No API keys or accounts needed.*
- **Voice mode** — *Click the mic icon to speak naturally; smart silence detection filters background noise and transcribes via Deepgram Nova-3 (free) or OpenAI Whisper (paid).*
- **Screen analysis / vision AI** — *Select any region of your screen; GhostDesk reads code, documents, diagrams, charts, and UI, then explains or analyzes them instantly.*
- **Streaming & context-aware responses** — *Answers stream token-by-token; conversation context is maintained within a session for natural follow-up questions.*
- **Keyboard-native controls** — *Global shortcuts toggle visibility, enable click-through mode, or quit — all fully customizable in settings, working even without focus.*
- **Invisible in Task Manager & taskbar** — *Runs silently with no icon in the taskbar, Alt+Tab, or process list.*
- **Quick setup** — *Download the lightweight installer, run it (no admin required), and be up and running in under a minute with no dependencies.*

## Features
- Always-on-top floating overlay
- Screen-share and recording invisible (OS-level API)
- Built-in AI chat (no API keys required)
- Voice mode with smart silence detection
- Screen region capture and vision AI analysis
- Streaming token-by-token responses
- Conversation context within session
- Global customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Click-through mode
- Dual-mode UI (minimal taskbar or full chat panel)
- Invisible in Task Manager and taskbar
- Daily verification across 14+ video platforms
- No admin required for installation

## Integrations
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Amazon Chime, Cisco Webex, Lark / Feishu, Slack, Discord, Skype, GoTo Meeting, RingCentral, BlueJeans, Whereby, Jitsi Meet, OBS, Windows Game Bar, Groq, OpenAI, Deepgram

## Platforms
WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, API, VSC_EXTENSION

## Pricing
Freemium — Free tier available with paid upgrades

## Links
- Website: https://ghost-desk.app
- Documentation: https://ghost-desk.app/docs
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/ghostdesk