AI vision & intelligence for your desktop
Google Lens for your entire PC. Press Ctrl + Space to freeze any screen, extract text, diagnose compiler errors, and understand whatever you look at.
Engineered for sub-10ms native Windows performance
Built natively with .NET 10 and Win32, Relay combines instant screen capture, offline OCR, and Gemini multimodal streaming directly on your desktop.
Sub-10ms GDI+ capture
Direct Win32 BitBlt screen capture with Per-Monitor V2 DPI normalization captures any multi-display region in under 10 milliseconds with zero lag.
Active window context
Automatically inspects your foreground application—Visual Studio, VS Code, Chrome, Terminal—enriching Gemini vision prompts with compiler and process context.
Zero-leakage privacy
In-memory processing ensures screenshots never touch disk. API credentials are encrypted with Windows DPAPI, with an auto-blacklist for password managers.
One hotkey. Instant desktop intelligence.
Relay classifies what you select to immediately route queries to specialized vision prompts.
Relay absolutely anything in a click of a finger
No switching tabs. No screenshot pasting. Simply tap your global hotkey, drag across any compiler error, complex diagram, or foreign text, and receive immediate streaming answers.
Universal Global Hotkey (Ctrl + Space)
Instantly freezes multi-display screens without interrupting your active workflow.
Offline OCR & Active Context
Extracts text in < 20ms and inspects foreground window state automatically.
Ways you can use Relay across all your apps
Press Ctrl + Space over any application to instantly diagnose code, solve math equations, translate visuals, and extract uncopyable text.
VS Code & Visual Studio
Development & DebuggingScanning code for error analysis & compiler fixes
Hit Ctrl + Space over uncopyable terminal traces, red squiggly tooltips, or complex regex. Relay reads the active IDE window context and gives you the exact fix with zero tab switching.
"Why is this NullReferenceException happening on line 42?"
Desmos, Wolfram & PDFs
STEM & MathematicsScanning mathematical equations & calculus proofs
Drag over complex integrals, matrices, geometry diagrams, or physics formula sheets in academic papers. Relay computes step-by-step solutions and formats outputs in clean LaTeX.
"Solve this differential equation and explain each substitution step."
Chrome, Edge & PDF Readers
Language & ResearchInstant visual translation & article summarization
Translate foreign languages directly inside images, infographics, web canvas graphics, or scanned documents without typing a single word into Google Translate.
"Translate this Japanese architectural schematic into English and list key specs."
Figma, Photoshop & Canva
UI/UX & Visual DesignScanning images for design tokens, colors & Tailwind CSS
Select any visual element, screenshot, or moodboard layout. Relay analyzes the typography, extracts exact HEX palettes, and generates clean Tailwind CSS components.
"Convert this UI card design into responsive Tailwind CSS with exact colors."
Slack, Zoom, Teams & Discord
Collaboration & MeetingsExtracting action items from live screen shares & chats
During a meeting or crowded team channel, snip presentation slides, roadmap Gantt charts, or uncopyable spreadsheets to summarize takeaways and draft action items instantly.
"Extract the 3 key deadlines and assigned team leads from this slide."
Windows 11 & Desktop Apps
System & Legacy AppsExtracting uncopyable text from legacy dialogs with OCR
Extract text from stubborn Windows error dialogs, video frames, remote desktop sessions, or locked document viewers using native offline Windows OCR in sub-20ms.
"Copy this error dialog text and diagnostic code as plain text."
Works across every single Windows application
No plugins, browser extensions, or setup required. If it's on your screen, Relay can read and explain it.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Relay's architecture, privacy, and models.
Get Relay for Windows
Download the standalone installer for Windows 10 & 11 or receive the latest pre-compiled ReadyToRun binaries.