Cortana Alternatives

Cortana is described as 'Fast, easy and fun to stay on top of work & life with your personal assistant Cortana! Bring your smart digital assistant to your phone to help keep track of the important stuff wherever you are, across your devices' and is an app in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cortana for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Cortana alternative is Mycroft, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cortana are Google Assistant, Siri, Braina and Amazon Alexa.

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  1. Mycroft icon
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    Mycroft is an open source voice assistant, that can be installed on Linux, Raspberry Pi, or on the Mark 1 hardware device.

    27 Mycroft alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from December 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Assistant
    3.  Natural Language Processing
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Speech Recognition
    6.  Voice recognition
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Voice Commands
    9.  Voice Search
    10.  Hackable

    Mycroft VS Cortana

     
    • Most users think Mycroft is a great Cortana alternative.

    • Mycroft is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Cortana.

    • Mycroft is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cortana.

    • Mycroft is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
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    Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on mobile and home automation devices. Based on artificial intelligence, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations, unlike the company's previous virtual...

    37 Google Assistant alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • KaiOS

    Google Assistant Features

    1.  Speech to text
    2.  Assistant
    3.  Personal-assistant

    Google Assistant VS Cortana

     
    Comments about Google Assistant as an Alternative to Cortana
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    Positive Mar 12, 2020
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    Lightweight yet full of features...

    Cortana Icon
    Google Assistant icon
    • Almost everyone thinks Google Assistant is a great Cortana alternative.

    • Google Assistant is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Cortana.

    • Google Assistant is Free and ProprietaryCortana is also Free and Proprietary
  3. Siri icon
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    Talking to Siri is an easier, faster way to get things done. It’s always with you — on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod.

    35 Siri alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV

    Siri Features

    1.  Speech Recognition
    2.  Personal-assistant

    Siri VS Cortana

     
    • Most users think Siri is a great Cortana alternative.

    • Siri is the most popular Mac alternative to Cortana.

    • Siri is Free and ProprietaryCortana is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Braina icon
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    Braina Virtual Assistant is an intelligent personal assistant software for Windows PC that allows you to interact with your computer using voice commands in English language.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    Braina Features

    1.  Dictation
    2.  Personal-assistant
    3.  Speech Recognition
    4.  Voice Search
    5.  Voice recognition
    6.  Speech to text
    7.  Voice control

    Braina VS Cortana

     
    Comments about Braina as an Alternative to Cortana
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    Positive Apr 23, 2017
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    Best speech recognition and AI

    Cortana Icon
    Braina icon
    • Almost everyone thinks Braina is a great Cortana alternative.

    • Braina is the most popular Windows alternative to Cortana.

    • Braina is Free Personal and ProprietaryCortana is Free and Proprietary
  5. Amazon Alexa icon
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    Use the Amazon Alexa App to set up your Alexa-enabled devices, listen to music, create shopping lists, get news updates, and much more. The more you use Alexa, the more she adapts to your voice, vocabulary, and personal preferences.

    29 Amazon Alexa alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Fire TV

    Amazon Alexa Features

    1. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration

    Amazon Alexa VS Cortana

     
  6. Hound icon
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    Hound combines Speech Recognition and Language Understanding. This Speech-to-Meaning capability makes Hound the new way to search and do things faster without typing.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone

    Hound Features

    1.  Assistant
    2.  Speech Recognition
    3.  Personal-assistant
    4.  Natural Language Processing
    5.  Voice Search
    6.  Flight Status

    Hound VS Cortana

     
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    Lightweight and fast, yet still packed with your favorite features, the Google Assistant is now available on Android (Go edition).

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Voice recognition
    3.  Voice Search

    Google Assistant Go VS Cortana

     
  8. Genie icon
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    The open, privacy-preserving virtual assistant.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Genie Features

    Features

    1.  Voice Search
    2.  Service Integration
    3.  Natural Language Processing
    4. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    5. X icon  X Integration
    6.  Customizable triggers
    7. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    8.  Personal-assistant

    Genie VS Cortana

     
    • Genie is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Cortana.

    • Genie is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
  9. VoiceMacro icon
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    Control applications or games by voice commands and/or by the press of a keyboard, mouse button or combinations of it, additionaly you can start any of your macros by scheduler, by a macro action, or from an external program.

    16 VoiceMacro alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VoiceMacro Features

    1.  Voice recognition

    VoiceMacro VS Cortana

     
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    Speaking Email iPhone app speaks your emails out loud, making it possible to keep your eyes on the road while you listen. Simple gestures designed for use while driving give you the ability to skip, pause, archive, star or even reply on the go.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Speaking Email Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Voice control
    3. Gmail icon  Gmail integration

    Speaking Email VS Cortana

     
    • Speaking Email is the most popular commercial alternative to Cortana.

    • Speaking Email is Paid and ProprietaryCortana is Free and Proprietary
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    formely known as Sirius, Lucida is a speech and vision based intelligent personal assistant developed in Clarity Lab at the University of Michigan.

    28 Lucida alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last commit to the GitHub repo was made on July 7th, 2017.

    Lucida VS Cortana

     
  12. kalliope icon
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    Kalliope is a modular always-on voice controlled personal assistant designed for home automation.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    kalliope Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Speech to text
    3.  Modular System
    4.  Speech Recognition
    5.  Bots

    kalliope VS Cortana

     
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