Nov 12, 2026
When DuckyHelper looks at your screen, and when it doesn't
DuckyHelper sees your screen only while the pill is open and for that answer. How that works, why we built it that way, and what it never does.
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Nov 12, 2026
A small pill, not a chat window
Why DuckyHelper lives in a small pill on your screen instead of a big chat window, and how the pill shows listening, thinking and talking.
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Nov 12, 2026
Bring the worksheet, not a description of it
Retyping a worksheet loses details. Showing DuckyHelper the actual page lets it see your work and help with what is really there.
DuckyHelper
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When DuckyHelper looks at your screen, and when it doesn't
DuckyHelper sees your screen only while the pill is open and for that answer. How that works, why we built it that way, and what it never does.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
Privacy and safety
A small pill, not a chat window
Why DuckyHelper lives in a small pill on your screen instead of a big chat window, and how the pill shows listening, thinking and talking.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Bring the worksheet, not a description of it
Retyping a worksheet loses details. Showing DuckyHelper the actual page lets it see your work and help with what is really there.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Click by click vs one call
Why calling a site's own actions beats imitating a person's clicks, explained with an illustration and not a benchmark, plus where clicking still wins.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Diagrams drawn, not pasted
Why DuckyHelper draws its diagrams as it explains instead of showing photos, and how the blackboard builds a picture one label at a time.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
Building DuckyHelper
Doing what you asked, then a short why
A rule we want DuckyHelper to follow: answer what you asked before teaching. A quiz means a quiz, and a short why comes at the end.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
Building DuckyHelper
DuckyHelper on Mac, Windows and Linux
The same assistant on three systems, the one key to press on each, and what your computer asks you to allow the first time.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Free study guides with worked examples
What is in DuckyHelper's free study guides, why they start from worked examples, and how to use one alongside the app.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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How DuckyHelper learns a website once and reuses it
When DuckyHelper works on a website it can write small JavaScript tools for it, turn its buttons into actions on the fly and reuse them next time.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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How DuckyHelper pricing works: credits are minutes of talking
Plus, Max and Unlimited in plain words: what credits mean, how yearly billing works and what the first three months cost, from our published pricing.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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How the 10-minute try works
You can try DuckyHelper for 10 minutes with no card. What is worth doing in that time and where to look afterward.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Quizzes when you want them, not when we decide
Why practice in DuckyHelper is something you ask for: a quick check when you want one, and retrieval practice explained in plain words.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Running jobs on a schedule
How always-on automations work in DuckyHelper: pick a site, say what you want, and it keeps doing it, with a few things that still wait for you.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Showing the work as plain steps
Why DuckyHelper shows what it is doing as short, plain-English steps instead of raw tool names, and what a finished job looks like.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Teaching one step at a time
How we want DuckyHelper to pace an explanation, especially in math: one step, the reason for it, then a check before moving on.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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What we mean by "only when you ask"
Opening a pill with a key is why DuckyHelper does not listen or watch when idle. What the key does, what idle means and how you can tell it is listening.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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When there is no website: working with its own cursor
Not every app has a web page behind it. How DuckyHelper sees and uses the screen with a cursor of its own when there is nothing to call.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Why DuckyHelper draws on your screen instead of describing it
Pointing beats describing. How DuckyHelper draws circles, arrows and short notes right on your screen, and why we built it that way.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Why DuckyHelper is built not to type your passwords or card numbers
A rule we do not plan to bend: DuckyHelper is built not to type your passwords or card numbers. What happens at a sign-in page and why.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Why DuckyHelper is built to ask before it sends a message or pays
Sending a message and paying are the two things DuckyHelper is built to check with you first. Here is what that means and why we drew the line there.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Why DuckyHelper talks instead of making you type
Why the main way to use DuckyHelper is your voice: one key in any app, an answer out loud, and no tabs to switch while you keep working.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Why we built a blackboard into DuckyHelper
Some ideas need to be worked out, not pointed at. Why DuckyHelper can open a blackboard and work through a problem with you, one step at a time.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Working beside you: its own cursor in its own window
Why DuckyHelper works in the window you give it, with a cursor of its own, while you keep working. The ring turns green when it is done.
Nov 12, 2026DuckyHelper
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Questions and jobs
Do anything
Ask it a question or hand it a job, in any app.
Doing jobs for you is in early access on Mac. Asking works on Mac, Windows and Linux.