# Ace

> Realtime desktop autopilot that controls mouse and keyboard for native apps.

Ace is an autonomous computer-use agent by General Agents designed to interact with your operating system via mouse clicks and keyboard strokes. It focuses on low-latency action prediction (sub-second response times), allowing it to automate tasks across native desktop applications as well as browsers.

Website: https://generalagents.com/ace

## What it is for

- Automate repetitive workflows across desktop applications like video editors and code editors
- Navigate desktop interfaces and trigger sequences of clicks and keystrokes from natural language prompts
- Delegate multi-step cross-application computer tasks

## Features

- Native mouse and keyboard execution directly on the desktop interface
- Low-latency action predictions with small and medium model variants (300-500ms range)
- Spotlight-style command-bar launcher triggered by a hotkey
- Trained on over a million computer use tasks
- Cross-software compatibility working outside the confines of web browsers

## Details

- Type: Desktop app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: macOS, Windows
- For: Power users, developers, and professionals looking for system-level desktop automation.
- Alternative to: OpenAI Operator, Anthropic Computer Use
- Tags: computer use, desktop agent, automation, autopilot, ai agents

## Why it was saved

- [@victor__martynov, 6 June 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKjFKhBBxzD/): Unlike browser-only automation agents, it operates system-wide (e.g., editing video inside Adobe Premiere Pro, coding in VS Code) significantly faster than alternatives like OpenAI Operator.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to OpenAI Operator](https://xiry.app/alternatives/openai-operator.md)
- [Alternatives to Anthropic Computer Use](https://xiry.app/alternatives/anthropic-computer-use.md)

## Related

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- [Google Opal](https://xiry.app/resources/google-opal): No-code visual canvas for building AI mini-apps from plain English prompts (Web app, Free)
- [Hermes Agent](https://xiry.app/resources/hermes-agent): Open-source, self-hosted AI agent with persistent memory and messaging integrations. (Open source)
- [Agent S](https://xiry.app/resources/agent-s): Open-source computer use agent operating GUI interfaces via mouse and keyboard (Desktop app, Open source)
- [Autotab](https://xiry.app/resources/autotab): AI computer-use agent that learns and automates browser tasks by demonstration (Web app, Freemium)
- [awesome-claude-skills](https://xiry.app/resources/awesome-claude-skills): Curated collection of skills, tools, and plugins for Claude workflows (GitHub repo, Open source)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/ace

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