Windows App
The Siesta AI Windows App keeps capture, dictation, recordings, and selected local-agent workflows available from a native Windows workspace. This reference describes the behavior implemented in the Windows client at commit 259f371.
What the App Can Do
Screen Capture
Open Screen to record a display with optional microphone and system audio.
- Turn the microphone on or off and select the input device.
- Turn System audio on or off independently.
- Choose a monitor and check its preview.
- Start the recording. The app uploads video chunks while capture is in progress.
- Stop the recording to finalize it in Siesta AI.
After finalization, you can open the saved recording, create and copy a share link, revoke an existing link, or start another capture.
Audio Recording
Open Audio for a focused microphone recording. Select a microphone, then use Start, Pause, Resume, and Stop. After stopping, you can rename the recording before upload.
The upload card shows progress and status. A failed upload can be attempted again; a local recording can be discarded; a completed upload can be opened in the Siesta AI web application.
Recordings
Recordings lists recent audio and screen recordings. Open an item to review its name, creator, timestamps, duration, transcription status, and transcript when available. You can also open the recording in the web application or delete it after confirmation.
Wisps and Dictation
Wisps provide short voice-to-text capture from the app or through the global push-to-talk shortcut. When transcription completes, the text is copied to the clipboard so it can be pasted into the application that already has focus.
Recent Wisps are stored locally. From the history you can copy an item again, delete one item, or clear the entire history.
Tasks and Local Agents
The Tasks workspace can filter by workspace, task state, and search text. A Todo task can be started with an installed local agent; the client then shows local execution as Running, Queued, or Stopped.
Current execution support differs by agent:
- OpenCode can execute task prompts locally.
- Antigravity can execute through the bundled Python bridge when configured.
- GitHub Copilot is checked for installation and sign-in status, but Windows task execution is not implemented for it in this build.
Use Settings → Local Agents to inspect whether each CLI is not installed, installed, or authenticated. Configure the working directory for OpenCode, Antigravity, and Copilot, and provide the Antigravity API key only in the app—not in documentation or task prompts.
What You Can Configure
Open Settings to configure:
- App theme: Light, Dark, or the Windows system setting.
- Application language: English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, or Italian. Restart the app to apply a language change.
- Audio devices: the input microphone and output device.
- Global Capture Shortcut: click the shortcut field and press the new key combination.
- Instant Capture on Shortcut: start capture immediately instead of opening capture configuration.
- Local agents: working directories for OpenCode, Antigravity, and GitHub Copilot; the Antigravity API key; and installation/authentication status.
Required System Access
Windows may request microphone or capture access when a workflow first uses it. Grant only the permissions needed for the user's role. Global shortcuts must be registered successfully, and local-agent execution needs access to the configured working directory and the corresponding installed CLI.
Availability and Current Limits
- Quick Actions is visible in navigation but its page is marked Coming Soon. Selected-text rewrite, summarize, translate, or similar actions are not currently available.
- Chat and Stream have implementation code but are hidden from the Windows navigation in this build. Do not treat them as standard Windows workflows.
- GitHub Copilot detection and authentication checks are available, but task execution through Copilot is not.
- Closing the main window hides Siesta AI and keeps it in the system tray. Use Quit from the tray menu to stop the application completely.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Screen and system-audio capture | Available | Available |
| Audio recording and upload | Available | Available |
| Recording list, detail, transcript, and delete | Available | Available |
| Wisps | Push-to-talk, clipboard, local history | Typed and voice notes, Toggle or Push to Talk, local history |
| OpenCode task execution | Local execution | ACP execution in a trusted project |
| Antigravity task execution | Bundled Python bridge | Bundled Python bridge in a trusted project |
| GitHub Copilot | Installation/sign-in detection only | ACP execution when the CLI exposes ACP and is signed in |
| Quick Actions | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| Chat and realtime voice | Hidden from navigation | Build- or activation-dependent; not in the main sidebar |