# Jarvis

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Jarvis and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free open-source voice assistant that controls your apps and computer with local or hosted models. Critics say results lag OpenCode with the same model.

## Why people recommend it

- Controls apps and computer (3 comments): "It has a crazy good HUD and is actually smart enough to control your entire computer all by itself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968891)) "can drive other apps on your OS and can take control of your system to do repetitive tasks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968852)) "It can literally control your apps on your android phone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49963835))
- Runs locally or with hosted models (2 comments): "Instead of being tied to one provider, it can work with local models, hosted models" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49833300)) "it can run fully on your own hardware" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270837))
- Free and open source (2 comments): "zero tracking, zero subscription, zero bullshit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103570)) "This is completely free and open source." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270855))
- Iron Man style HUD interface (2 comments): "It has a crazy good HUD and is actually smart enough to control your entire computer all by itself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968891)) "it also has a crazy amazing UI for people who like iron man" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49963881))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Siri](https://hackerapproved.com/p/siri.md): 165 recommend
- [Google Assistant](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-assistant.md): 33 recommend
- [Grok voice](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grok-voice-mode.md): 9 recommend
- [ChatGPT Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chatgpt-live.md): 7 recommend
- [Claude Voice](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-voice-mode.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jarvis", https://hackerapproved.com/p/own-personal-jarvis/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).