GuideLayer

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Start free.Own it when you're ready.

30 days of everything, then Lite stays free. Full is one-time ownership on up to 3 Macs.

Answers fade. Capability compounds. · No subscription required for Full

30-day trial

Every feature unlocked while you learn the loop

Lite forever

Core guidance, voice, and privacy controls stay free

Full ownership

$79 once · Tutor, Ability Map, agents on your Macs

Two ways in.One capability layer.

Stay free on Lite, or own Full when you want Tutor Mode, Ability Map, and agents on your Macs.

Lite

Free forever

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After your trial ends

Ask on the fly, verified in-context guidance, streaming voice, and privacy controls: the core experience, free with no license.

  • Text and voice help
  • Screen-aware answers
  • Verified screen guidance
  • Fast, streaming responses

After your trial ends

Full

Own GuideLayer

$79

$79 once · up to 3 Macs · no monthly fee

Permanent ownership of the complete GuideLayer experience on up to three Macs. Bring your own model routes.

  • Everything in Lite
  • Tutor Mode
  • Ability Map & Learning Library
  • Watch & Review
  • Agent Mode & Research
  • Specialist Agents

Up to 3 Macs · bring your own model routes

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When AI helps you finish something, what usually happens next time?

What stays freevs. what Full unlocks.

Lite keeps the helper loop. Full owns Tutor Mode, Ability Map, Watch & Review, and agents permanently.

Free in Lite

Still works after your trial with no license.

  • Text and voice help

    Type, use push-to-talk, or say "Hey Guide" from any app.

  • Screen-aware answers

    Ask about the focused window and get help grounded in what is currently visible.

  • Verified screen guidance

    Guide Strip, Focus Lift, and Margin Cue stay with the work, GuideLayer checks the control and calls out stale or conflicting guidance.

  • Fast, streaming responses

    Warmed connections, incremental speech, optional speculative preparation, and a low-latency Realtime profile.

  • Precise pointing and overlays

    Exact control targeting with highlights, captions, outlines, and Result Packets when an outcome is ready.

  • Privacy controls

    Incognito, encrypted history, screenshot controls, excluded apps, and visible provider routes.

Unlocked in Full

Unlocked during trial, then with Full ownership.

  • Tutor Mode

    Teach Me, Do It With Me, and Quiz Me with an assistance ladder (Hint → Guide → Check → Extend). Handle / Do It For Me is advanced and gated.

  • Ability Map & Learning Library

    Evidence-backed ability by app and workflow, Next Frontier suggestions, and searchable learning memories.

  • Watch & Review

    Pin one window while you work, then ask GuideLayer to review the important changes or diagnose what happened.

  • Agent Mode & Research

    Hand deeper work to background agents, coding, research, file tasks, and inspect it in Outcome Workbench.

  • Specialist Agents

    Create purpose-built agents with their own instructions, memory, skills, tools, and scheduled heartbeat.

  • Automations

    Run prompts and agent workflows on intervals or cron schedules.

  • Tutorial Artifacts

    Turn sessions into tutorials, cheat sheets, or practice checklists and export them as Markdown or PDF.

  • Outcome ledger

    See verified workflows, abilities moving toward independent, and where you needed less help on repeat.

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