Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Matei, the maker of Notto.
We've all been there: You're in a deep work session or a meeting, and you need to ask AI a question, draft a quick email, or jot down a thought.
But the moment you switch tabs to open ChatGPT or your notes app, you lose your flow. You break eye contact. The focus is gone.
I built Notto to fix this.
Notto is an invisible AI overlay that sits directly on top of your screen. It brings the power of AI right to your fingertips without cluttering your workspace.
It allows you to:
💬 Chat with AI Invisibly: Ask questions, get answers, or brainstorm ideas while keeping your main window (or video call) in focus.
🎙️ Dictate with Speed: turning your voice into text for emails or documents instantly.
📝 Take Seamless Notes: Jot down action items or thoughts without ever looking away.
The best part? It feels like a natural extension of your screen, not another clunky app to manage.
I’d love for you to try it out and let me know what you think. Does the "invisible" overlay help you stay in the zone?
Happy hunting! 🚀
Congrats on version 2! The clean interface is exactly what note-taking should be. I'm curious - what was the biggest improvement from version 1 based on user feedback?
Congrats on the launch! The idea of an AI layer that stays out of the way instead of demanding attention is really refreshing, especially for meetings and deep-focus work. How Notto handles moments when multiple inputs overlap, for example dictation, notes, and AI replies at once and how you prevent the overlay from becoming cognitively noisy even if it’s visually minimal.
Wow, Notto looks amazing! That invisible chat overlay is genius. How does it handle privacy when Im sharing my screen? Super curious!
I really wanted to like Notto, but within 5 minutes I ran into so many bugs it was unusable:
chat shortcut triggered a meeting usage. I was at 5 meetings transcribed when I had no meeting apps open within 2 minutes.
783MB install size!
crashed after first run after granting all permissions
can't disable shortcuts – I have many other shortcuts assigned to the same combos
at one point it took over my spacebar, every hit opened the overlay
missing setting to change overlay transparency - I do not want to remember another shortcut to do this, and it's not a setting I'd want to change very often
overlay never worked
Running on MacOS 26.2 on an Nov 2024 M4
If it worked as described, I'd use it daily. I also suspect this is one of the apps that will soon be replaced by Siri / Google Assistant when they get upgraded.
The “invisible overlay” ethos is a double-edged sword.
On one hand, it minimizes friction and clutter. On the other, it can sometimes feel too subtle — especially for new users who aren’t sure how to trigger it or where to look for controls. The simplicity that makes Notto elegant can also make it invisible in a way that feels confusing until you’re familiar with the UX.
Sounds really interesting, so it's OS native, right? and is it compatible with all OS?
Congrats on the launch 👍 I just checked that and I love it. I believe that the app could benefit more from the idea that you put a bit subtly ”just asking that one question mid meeting”. This should be more dominant because this is a pain everyone have. But that’s my perspective only. However just upvoted 🚀
Huge congrats on the launch! Love the invisible overlay approach for frictionless AI note‑taking and dictation—feels like a natural fit for busy, multi‑app workflows on desktop.
