Novastart
A desktop operating system whose desktop is an infinite canvas, where apps run as windows and up to 10 AI agents work visibly with their own cursors.
About Novastart
People juggling many apps and AI agents lose track of what is open and what an agent is doing on their computer.
Who it’s for
- People who work across many apps and windows at once
- Users who want to watch and steer computer-use agents
When to consider it
Consider Novastart when you want apps, saved canvases and computer-use agents in one visible workspace, with each agent run logged on your machine.
Tradeoffs & limitations
- New product: the current version launched in September 2026.
- Runs as its own OS on an x86 PC, or as a virtual machine app on Windows or Intel Macs (8 GB RAM, about 32 GB disk); Apple silicon Macs are not supported.
- Agents cost $0.02 per use from credits bought in amounts of $25 or more, on every plan; the free plan is limited to 1 folder, 2 canvases and 4 windows per canvas.
- Agents use OpenAI's computer-use models, so screenshots and instructions for a job are sent to the model provider.
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Documentation-based assessment · Oct 21, 2026 · Prepared with AI assistance; not a hands-on benchmark.
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Novastart official website
A desktop operating system whose desktop is an infinite canvas, where apps run as windows and up to 10 AI agents work visibly with their own cursors.
Based on official pages checked on 2026-10-21. No hands-on test, performance benchmark or popularity ranking is claimed.