Cortana Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Cortana for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Braina. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try VoiceMacro or SEPIA Framework. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Cortana and nine of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Cortana are Presbot, Kara, Amazon Alexa and Digital Assistant.

Cortana alternatives are mainly Virtual Assistants but may also be Task Automation Apps or Workflow Automation Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Cortana.

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Braina
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Virtual Assistant
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30 alternatives to Braina
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.
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Dictation
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Speech Recognition
Voice Search
Voice recognition
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Voice control
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VoiceMacro
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 alternatives to VoiceMacro
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.
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Voice recognition
SEPIA Framework
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Free • Open Source
Virtual Assistant
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12 alternatives to SEPIA Framework
SEPIA is a server-based, extendable, personal, intelligent assistant. The SEPIA-Framework is a collection of open-source modules and tools that form a coherent ecosystem for self-hosted, privacy-compliant, voice-controlled applications and devices.
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1. Privacy focusedSEPIA Framework is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
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Speech Recognition
Voice Commands
Natural Language Processing
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Presbot
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Online
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31 alternatives to Presbot
Presbot is a community of chatbots, an interactive version of Linkedin. Presbot provides the simplest and fastest way to create your personal and professional chatbot. Presbot employs rule based and machine learning algorithms and learns from each interaction with your end users.
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Chatbot Builder
Kara
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Free • Open Source
Virtual Assistant
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7 alternatives to Kara
Simply put, Kara is a voice assistant that steals 0% of your data so you stay free! She is a actively maintained, modular, and designed to customize.
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Speech to text
Speech Recognition
Voice recognition
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Amazon Alexa
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Free • Proprietary
Virtual Assistant
Windows
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25 alternatives to Amazon Alexa
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.
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1. IFTTT IntegrationYou can connect different services to automatically trigger actions within Amazon Alexa using IFTTT.
Digital Assistant
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Virtual Assistant
Windows
Self-Hosted
Mobility Portal Server
24 alternatives to Digital Assistant
Digital Assistant is award-winning AI personal assistant software for enterprise. Receive real-time notifications, ask questions freely, give commands easily and more.
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Digital Assistant Features
Knowledge Management
Voice recognition
ERP
Digital Workplace
Personal-assistant
Natural Language Processing
VA Framework
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Paid • Proprietary
Virtual Assistant
Windows
24 alternatives to VA Framework
Madonna Virtual Assistant, part of the Synthetic Intelligence Network(SYN), is a free and flexible Virtual assistant designed for normal users who wish to add Artificial Intelligence to their computer.
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Chat Bot
Read text message
Leon
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Self-Hosted
9 alternatives to Leon
Leon is an open-source personal assistant who can live on your server. You can talk to him and he can talk to you. You can also text him and he can also text you. Leon can communicate with you by being offline to protect your privacy.
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