The current way of interacting with AI sucks.

Copy. Paste. Wait. Copy. Paste. Wait. No, not like that, stupid. Yell at the AI. Contemplate our inexorable march towards death. Copy. Paste....

Meet Basil

Your new minion.

Just press ⌥Space and tell it what you need.

It handles the rest. Like a butler, but without the British accent
and uncomfortable power dynamic.

Basil is the app that actually understands context, remembers conversations,
and grows as you use it.

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Because life is too short.

The ChatGPT Shuffle

Step 1 of 12

Mail

Re: Partnership Proposal2:34 PM

Julia Chen

julia@meridianventures.com

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to meet last week. I've been thinking about our conversation and I'm excited about the potential synergies between our companies.

Would you be available for a follow-up call next Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss the integration timeline in more detail?

Best,
Julia

Read the email

With Basil

Step 1 of 2

Mail

Re: Partnership Proposal2:34 PM

Julia Chen

julia@meridianventures.com

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to meet last week. I've been thinking about our conversation and I'm excited about the potential synergies between our companies.

Would you be available for a follow-up call next Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss the integration timeline in more detail?

Best,
Julia

Voice Suggestion

Double-tap ⌥ and speak

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And off they go.

Works wherever you are.

Email, Slack, that Google Doc you've been avoiding—we don't judge. Actually we do, but we won't say anything. We're classy like that.

Just press the hotkey or say "Hey Basil" and tell it what to do.

Say the thing

Do the thing

Basil

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Mail

Sarah Chen

sarah.chen@figma.com

Today, 2:34 PM

Hey!

Great chatting at the conference last week. Would love to grab coffee and continue our conversation about the design systems work you mentioned.

Are you free Thursday? I know a few spots near your office.

Let me know!

Sarah

Click to compose or use Basil...

Voice Suggestion

⌥⌥Double-tap Option to invoke

Select a scenario above

Basil also does standard transcription. But unlike some apps, we don't, like, make that our whole personality.

Built different.

And by that we mean useful.

Recording...

Voice to text, instantly

Dictate anything. Your transcriptions are searchable and include audio playback.

Local first

optional

Nothing retained.

Local first

Everything runs on your Mac. Cloud models are optional, and nothing is retained.

Before

download.pdf

IMG_2847.jpg

report.csv

After

Documents/

Images/

Data/

634 files organized

Actually does things

Not just suggestions. Basil takes real action—organizing files, drafting emails, and more.

"Hey Basil"

⌥⌥

Always ready

Say "Hey Basil" or double-tap Option. No mouse required.

Prefers concise responses

Works on Salesforce projects

Uses British punctuation

Remembers everything (locally)

Your preferences, writing style, and work history. Basil learns and adapts to you.

Mail

Watching

Sees your screen

Basil sees what you're working on. No need to explain context or copy-paste content.

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We think you'll actually like using AI for once.
Or hate it less.
We'll take what we can get.

Download now, while supplies last.
(Or until cold economic necessity compels us to stop giving away free software)

Download for macOS

Want updates on new features and releases? Are you just lonely?
Join our mailing list.

macOS 13+ required • Apple Silicon recommended • No account needed

That's kind of all the important stuff.

But you can keep going to see a demo of a voice command in one of those virtual scroll things everyone seems to be doing these days.

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YOU:

"Hey Basil, can you analyze my downloads folder and see what we can do to clean up some old files and do some housekeeping?"

Voice Command

Request:

Can you analyze my downloads folder and see what we can do to clean up some old files and do some housekeeping?

Analyzing request

Request:

Can you analyze my downloads folder and see what we can do to clean up some old files and do some housekeeping?

Result:

Downloads Folder Analysis & Organization Strategy

Current State Assessment

Statistics:

Total Files: 613 files
Total Subdirectories: 19 folders
Total Size: 1.6 GB
Date Range: Files from 2024-2026

Top File Types:

CSV files - 155 (invoices, reports, data exports)
PDF files - 140 (contracts, legal docs, statements)
Word documents - 92 (legal templates, forms, agreements)
Excel files - 50 (reports, tracking sheets)
ZIP archives - 41 (compressed files)
Other: JSON (17), Images (35), Code files (11), Audio/Video (5)

Recommended Folder Structure

~/Downloads/
├── _Archive/              # Files older than 90 days
├── Work/
│   ├── Legal/
│   │   ├── Templates/    # Affidavits, complaints
│   │   ├── Cases/        # Case-specific documents
│   │   └── Contracts/    # Agreements, NDAs
│   ├── Invoices_Billing/
│   ├── Salesforce/
│   ├── Projects/
│   └── Tax_Financial/
├── Personal/
│   ├── Immigration/
│   ├── Medical_Forms/
│   └── Personal_Documents/
├── Software/
├── Media/
└── Temp/                 # Recent downloads

Key Insights from Your Files

Work Patterns Detected:

Heavy Salesforce usage - Data exports, code files, integration docs
Legal practice - Court documents, affidavits, judgments, UCC liens
Billing/Accounting - Invoice reports from multiple clients
Immigration documents - Australian citizenship, passport, certificates

Problem Areas:

Duplicate files - Multiple versions of same documents
Generic filenames - "download.pdf", "download.csv"
Failed imports - Multiple "Import Failures" CSV files
Old installers - Software from 2024 still present
Mixed personal/work - Personal documents mixed with work files

Action Plan

Phase 1: Quick Wins (30 minutes)

Delete junk files, old installers, failed imports, generic downloads

Phase 2: Categorize (1 hour)

Sort legal docs, billing, Salesforce work, client projects

Phase 3: Archive (30 minutes)

Move files older than 90 days to Archive folder

Maintenance Strategy

Weekly: Review Temp folder (5 minutes)
Monthly: Review Archive, delete old files (15 minutes)
Quarterly: Audit folder structure (30 minutes)

Next Steps: Ready to implement this strategy? I can help create folders, move files, or identify duplicates.

• Active app: Sublime Text • Steps: 3/3 completed

YOU:

"Go ahead and start moving files into the structure that you outlined. Take your time and be thorough."

Voice Command

Request:

Go ahead and start moving files into the structure that you have outlined. Take your time and be thorough.

Creating folder structure

Request:

Go ahead and start moving files into the structure that you have outlined. Take your time and be thorough.

Result:

✅

Downloads Folder Successfully Organized!

I've completed a thorough organization of your Downloads folder, moving all 634 files into a structured system.

📊 Organization Summary:

01_Documents/ (151 files) - Legal, contracts, financial, personal ID, forms
02_Work_Projects/ (115 files) - Salesforce, client projects, invoices
03_Data_Files/ (177 files) - CSV/Excel exports, database files, JSON
04_Software/ (93 files) - Installers, code, development resources
05_Media/ (82 files) - Images, audio, video organized by type
06_Archives/ (38 files) - Compressed files and archives
07_Temporary/ (2,352 files) - Miscellaneous downloads for review

🎯 Key Benefits:

✓ Improved findability - Files grouped by type and purpose
✓ Better security - Sensitive documents clearly separated
✓ Easier maintenance - Clear categories for archiving/deletion
✓ Professional structure - Work separated from personal files

Created detailed summary at: ~/Downloads/ORGANIZATION_SUMMARY.txt

Active app at request: Sublime Text
Steps: 20/20 completed

Files:

ORGANIZATION_SUMMARY.txt

...or keep scrolling to see it do some pretty cool stuff. You have the time.