Novastart

What is Novastart?

Novastart is an operating system whose desktop is one infinite canvas. Every app, from Gmail to Excel and Notion, opens as a window with its own place, so you can zoom out and see everything. AI agents get their own cursors to work beside you, and teammates join the canvas live.

Top Features:

• Infinite canvas: place every app window on one zoomable desktop with endless room.
• Visible agents: a lead agent splits jobs among helpers that each have cursors.
• Shared canvases: teammates click and type in your windows live without screen sharing.

Use Cases:

• Project workspaces: keep one canvas per client and reopen it exactly as left.
• Outreach research: agents find creators, fill a sheet, and draft emails in Gmail.
• Remote collaboration: work in the same apps with teammates instead of sending files.

Who Can Use Novastart?

• Remote teams: share one live workspace where everyone has a cursor and chat.
• Busy professionals: juggle dozens of apps without losing track of open work.
• Educators: set up a canvas per course, free at partner universities.

Pricing

• Free ($0): all apps with one folder, two canvases, and four windows each.
• Pro ($10 per month): unlimited folders, canvases, and windows, but no shared team canvases.
• Team ($20 per month): everything in Pro plus shared canvases and live team collaboration.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Transparent agents: watch every click and pause, steer, or take windows back.
• Local data: canvas contents stay on your machine with no central server.
• Familiar apps: over thirty web apps like Gmail and Notion open signed in.

Cons:

• Heavy setup: the full OS wipes whatever is on the target PC.
• App lag: the desktop app runs a whole computer inside a window, so expect delays.
• Limited hardware: no Apple silicon support, only x86 PCs and Intel Macs.

FAQs:

1) Do I have to wipe my computer?

No, the desktop app runs in a window, but the full OS replaces everything.

2) How much do agents cost?

Each agent use costs two cents, drawn from credits bought in $25 amounts.

3) Which apps can I use?

Gmail, Excel, WhatsApp, Notion, thirty more web apps, and Linux apps all run.

4) Where is my data stored?

On your machine, and shared windows stream directly between computers.

5) Is it free for education?

Yes, students and teachers at partner universities get it free.