Foley
Hanamori Labs, LLC · Voice & Language · Productivity · AI Assistant
Foley is a voice to-do list that turns a spoken sentence into a filed task, complete with project, date and time, then helps you plan the day around what is already there.
About Foley
What Is Foley
Foley is a voice to-do list for people who would rather talk than type. You say what needs doing, and the app works out the task, the project it belongs to and the date you meant before anything reaches your list.
Most task apps assume you will sit down and fill in fields. Foley assumes you are walking to a meeting with three things in your head. Voice capture starts from a keyboard shortcut on the desktop, a button on the phone, or a tap on the watch. The same list appears on every device once you sign in.
As an AI task manager, it stays useful without the AI. Desktop task management runs on a local database, free and without an account. A task planner with projects, folders, notes and dependencies is included either way. Light project management and sharing arrive with a Foley Pro subscription.
The trade to weigh is privacy. When you speak, the audio and a short list of task and project names go to an AI service for transcription and filing. Audio is not kept after capture, but the transcript is. If your work cannot leave the machine, the free local mode is the part you can use.
Getting Started
- Download the Mac or Windows app, or open the web app, and start adding tasks without signing in.
- Set a capture shortcut in Settings, then say something like "call the plumber Tuesday morning" and check what Foley understood.
- Add Foley Pro for hosted AI and sync, or paste your own OpenRouter key to keep AI billing in your hands.
- Create folders and projects so new tasks land in the right place, then choose which projects AI may use as context.
- Use the Daily desk and the plan view to order the day, and sign in on the phone and watch to keep one list everywhere.
Product Information
A quick look at Foley's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- People who think out loud
- Freelancers and small teams
- Apple Watch and Wear OS owners
Tasks
- Capturing several tasks in one go
- Turning a loose list into a day
- Recording what blocks a task
- Keeping shopping and packing lists
Scenarios
- A day of back-to-back meetings
- Household admin
- A week of shifting plans
Key features
Voice capture that files while it listens
Say one task or several, and Foley works out the task text, the project and the due date before saving. A review step shows the result, so a misheard word costs a correction instead of a wrong entry. The same capture runs from a desktop shortcut, the phone app and both watch platforms.
Daily desk and timeline
Tasks from every project collect in one place, sorted into overdue, today and the days ahead. Open a task, change a detail or tick it off without leaving the view. The phone Timeline does the same job across projects, with overdue items marked.
Questions instead of guesses
When two tasks could match what you said, or the project is unclear, Foley asks which one you mean. On the watch, likely answers appear as chips, so a follow-up takes one tap. Short commands benefit most, since speech recognition has the least to work with there.
Projects, folders and task context
Folders group related projects, and projects hold the work with its notes, attachments and dependencies. You can see what is holding an item up and what follows it. Sharing a project through your account puts tasks and comments in one place for everyone on it.
Planning from the list you already have
Ask Foley to plan your day and it builds a sequence from existing tasks rather than inventing new ones. The plan links back to the work, and blocks can move as the day changes. Treat it as a starting order, not a schedule to defend.
Capture history with undo
Every capture keeps the original words beside what Foley saved. If the parse went wrong, review the change and undo it. Having the source sentence on record makes fast, messy input less risky.
Your own AI key or Foley's
Foley Pro includes hosted AI with monthly or annual billing. Without it, an OpenRouter key lets you pay that provider directly. Settings also exclude chosen projects from AI context, which matters when client work should not be read by a model.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Voice capture handles the whole entry, project and date included, so the list stays usable without a cleanup pass.
- Desktop task management is free and needs no account, which makes the trial honest.
- The watch apps answer follow-up questions on the wrist instead of sending you back to the phone.
- Bringing your own AI key gives a cost and privacy option that most task apps do not offer.
- Undo on capture history fixes the main risk of speaking quickly.
Cons
- Sync, sharing and hosted AI sit behind Foley Pro at $8 per month after the first month.
- AI features send audio and a short list of task and project names to an outside service, which rules the app out for some confidential work.
- Calendar and Slack connections are configured in the Mac app, so Windows and web users get a narrower setup.
- The product launched in September 2026, so long-term reliability and third-party integrations remain unproven.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, for desktop task management. You can add tasks, projects and folders on Mac or Windows without an account. Voice capture with hosted AI, sync across devices and project sharing need Foley Pro.
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