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Novastart

AI Productivity Tools → Personal Assistant · Novastart · Est. 2026

An infinite canvas OS where every app is a window—and AI agents work in the open, alongside your team.

VISIT NOVASTART
Vinggle Audit: VERIFIED LISTING
Pricing ModelFree (limited canvas); Pro $10/mo; Team $20/mo
PlatformsWeb
HQManhattan Beach, CA
CategoryPersonal Assistant

01 — Overview

What is Novastart?

Novastart is an infinite-canvas operating system where every application becomes a window on one endless surface. Instead of switching between tabs and desktops, you zoom out to see everything at once and zoom in to work on any window. Workspaces are saved and restored — one for finances, one for a wedding, one for work — each holding its own apps, positions, and tabs. The pitch is simple: your work should never run out of room.

The AI agent layer is the more unusual part. Agents get their own visible cursors on the canvas, so you can watch them work rather than guessing what they're doing behind a chat window. One lead agent splits a job across helpers, opens a window for each part, and reports back into its own chat. You can pause mid-run, type a correction, or take any window back from an agent. A separate verification step checks results before a job is marked complete. The same canvas supports team collaboration on the $20/mo plan: every person gets their own cursor, you can drive a teammate's apps as if they were yours, and chat lives directly on the OS rather than in a side app.

Vinggle verdict An ambitious reimagining of the desktop—agents with visible cursors and a shared canvas are genuinely novel ideas, backed by a pricing model that lets you try it for free."

02 — Key features

What it does best.

  1. 01

    Infinite Canvas Workspace

    Every app is a window on one endless surface—zoom out to see everything, zoom in to work, with nothing hidden behind tabs.

  2. 02

    Visible AI Agents

    Agents get their own cursor and helpers, so you watch them work on the canvas instead of guessing what a chat window is doing.

  3. 03

    Real-Time Shared Workspace

    On the Team plan, every teammate gets their own cursor on the same canvas, can drive each other's apps, and chat directly on the OS.

  4. 04

    Saved Workspaces

    One canvas for the wedding, one for finances, one for work—each restores its apps, positions, and tabs exactly as you left them.

03 — Honest take

Pros & cons.

Why we like it

  • Agents with visible cursors is a genuinely new idea — you can pause mid-run, correct them, or take back any window, which is far more transparent than chat-only agents
  • Free tier is a real test, not a teaser — all apps, one folder, two canvases, and four windows with no time limit
  • Predictable AI pricing — $0.02 per agent use with credits from $25 means you pay for what you actually run, not a bundled subscription
  • Shared canvas beats screen sharing — on the Team plan, every teammate has their own cursor and can drive apps directly, so collaboration happens in the workspace itself

Where it falls short

  • Free tier caps you at 4 windows — the concept depends on unlimited canvas, and the free plan limits you to 1 folder, 2 canvases, and 4 windows
  • Team Collaboration requires the $20/mo plan — the shared canvas, the most distinctive feature, isn't available on Free or Pro
  • AI agents cost extra on every plan — even Pro and Team users pay $0.02 per use, so heavy agent usage adds up on top of the subscription
  • No company details, docs, or public reviews — there's no changelog or independent coverage yet, making it hard to gauge maturity

04 — Plans & pricing

What it costs.

Free

All apps · 1 folder · 2 canvases · 4 windows · no team collaboration · AI agents at $0.02/use

$0USD

Pro

All apps · unlimited folders, canvases, and windows · no team collaboration · AI agents at $0.02/use

$10/moUSD

Team

Everything in Pro · team collaboration included · AI agents at $0.02/use

$20/moUSD

AI Credits

Prepaid agent credits, consumed at $0.02 per use across all plans

From $25USD

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