ailight is an AI command bar that allows users to transform anything on their screen, including screenshots and text, without breaking their flow or leaving their current application. It enables users to apply custom actions or prompts to suit their work, bringing AI capabilities directly to their workflow across various applications like emails, spreadsheets, code editors, and browsers.
What is ailight?
How to use
Users can select text or take screenshots anywhere on their system and use ailight to transform or ask questions about the content. They can apply pre-defined actions (e.g., /formal, /fix, /list, /insights, /csv, /explain, /to-json, /simple, ?summary, ?translate) or create their own custom AI actions to speed up unique workflows.
Core Features
- Transform writing
- Transform images
- Search anything
- Use custom actions
- Transform content
- Generate content
- Works everywhere on macOS and Windows
- Backup and sync actions between devices
- Bring your own AI models/providers (Free plan)
- Best AI models included (Ultimate plan)
Use Cases
- Writers & Communicators: Make emails professional, fix grammar, or convert to bullet points in apps like Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn.
- Data Analysts: Screenshot dashboards/charts for instant insights or extract data to CSV from Excel, PDFs, or web pages.
- Developers & Coders: Screenshot cryptic errors for explanations or structure data to JSON in any app, terminal, or IDE.
- Researchers & Students: Simplify dense text, get summaries, or translate complex content from research papers, legal docs.
FAQ
What is included in the free version?
The free version includes 10 AI transformations per day, core text transformation features, unlimited custom actions, and the ability to bring your own AI models/providers. No account or API keys are required.
What AI models are included in the Ultimate plan?
The Ultimate plan provides access to the latest and most capable AI models available, which are continuously updated. Users do not need to manage their own API keys.
How does the unlimited AI usage work?
The Ultimate plan offers unlimited AI transformations. For the first 500,000 tokens each month (approx. 375,000 words), premium AI models like GPT-4.1 are used. After this limit, usage continues unlimited with efficient models without interruption.
What's included in the ultimate subscription?
The ultimate subscription includes all advanced features, unlimited AI transformations (with token limits for premium models), best AI models, no API keys to manage, priority email support, and action sync between devices. It costs $4.99/month with a 7-day free trial.
Pricing
standard
Free
Perfect for casual use and getting started. Includes 10 free AI transformations daily, no account required, core text transformation features, ask AI about selected text, bring your own AI models/providers, transform or ask questions about screenshots, action sync between devices.
ultimate
$4.99 /month
All-you-can-use AI transformations. Includes unlimited AI transformations (up to 500k tokens with premium models, then unlimited with efficient models), best AI models included, transform or ask about screenshots, action sync between devices, no API keys to manage, priority support, cancel anytime. Comes with a 7-day free trial.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Works everywhere across macOS and Windows applications.
- Allows creation and saving of custom AI actions for personalized workflows.
- Promotes focus by eliminating context switching to external chatbots.
- Offers a free version with daily transformations.
- Ultimate plan includes best AI models and no API key management.
- Action sync between devices for consistent workflow.
Cons
- Free version is limited to 10 AI transformations daily.
- Ultimate plan has a soft limit of 500k tokens with premium models before switching to efficient models.