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Omi

The open one. Rough, and the only device here that can outlive its maker.

At a glance

Price$179frequently out of stock
Who owns itIndependent
StatusActive
Open sourceYes — fullyMIT: hardware, firmware, app, backend
SubscriptionFree tier is real. Unlimited $269/yr
BatteryAbout a day
Worn asPendant, worn on a lanyard

What it does

  • Records continuously and transcribes without you pressing anything
  • Lets you ask about your day in plain language, with good handling of time
  • Runs an app store — mentors, bias spotters, oddities
  • Can be pointed at a server you own instead of the maker’s cloud
  • Adopts a Limitless Pendant and imports its transcripts

What it doesn’t

  • Work if you force-close the app — it stops silently
  • Import your Limitless audio, only the transcripts
  • Last more than about a day per charge
  • Come with a support desk — it’s Discord and an inbox
  • Stay in stock; the whole store has been empty for weeks

Is it open source?

Yes, and it is the whole point.

Genuinely open, and not in the marketing sense. The circuit schematics, the firmware, the phone app and the server software are all published under the MIT licence. You can read them, fork them, and run the backend yourself. That is the entire argument for this device.

Against the Limitless Pendant

How it compares to the one you’re losing.

This is the one Limitless owners should look at first, because it is the only device that will talk to the pendant you already own. Factory-reset the Pendant, pair it through Omi, and it keeps recording after Meta switches the lights off. Your transcripts import too. Against Limitless it is rougher and less polished, and the battery is worse — but it cannot be taken away from you, which is precisely the problem you are living through.

Who it’s for

Tinkerers, developers, and anyone who has just been burned by an acquisition and doesn’t intend to be again.

Not for: Anyone who needs a device that simply works out of the box with someone to ring when it doesn’t.

Not sure this is the right one

We’ll tell you honestly, even when it isn’t us.

Read more · The full Omi guide · Setting one up · Convert a Limitless Pendant · back to all devices

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Maker’s own site: www.omi.me