SigmaOS Airis

SigmaOS Airis

SigmaOS · Productivity

SigmaOS Airis is the AI assistant built into the SigmaOS browser for macOS. It chats with any page, turns websites into interactive summaries, and searches the web on your behalf.

Interface preview of SigmaOS Airis

About SigmaOS Airis

What Is SigmaOS Airis

SigmaOS Airis is the AI companion that ships inside the SigmaOS browser, a WebKit-based browser built for macOS. Airis reads the page you have open and answers questions about it, so you don't have to copy text into a separate chatbot. SigmaOS calls it the first AI browser engine because the assistant is wired into the browsing layer itself, not bolted on as an extension.

The assistant solves a common friction: most people gather information across many tabs and then lose track of where a useful detail came from. Airis keeps that context in the browser. Ask it to explain a dense paragraph, find a fact using your own words, or read several pages at once, and it works from the pages already in front of you.

The limits matter too. Airis is macOS only, so Windows and iOS users can't use it yet. On the free plan its usage is capped, and the fastest models sit behind the paid tiers.

Getting Started

  1. Download SigmaOS from sigmaos.com and install it on a Mac, then sign in with an account.
  2. Let the browser import your logins, cookies, and history from your previous browser during setup.
  3. Open any page and press S to simplify it into a short interactive summary, or open the Airis panel to chat with the page.
  4. Ask a follow-up question on the summary, or use Look it up to have Airis search the web and assemble a starting point.
  5. Upgrade to Pro or Max if you want unlimited Advanced Airis, more language models, and heavier Look it up usage.

Product Information

A quick look at SigmaOS Airis's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.

Free PlanYes
Paid Plans$0 - $30/mo
PlatformmacOS
DeveloperSigmaOS
CategoryProductivity
Release DateDec 2022
Latest UpdatedJan 2025
Website Visits106.7K
Website Global Rank411.6K
API AvailabilityNo

Best for

The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.

Users

  • Students
  • Founders and researchers
  • Writers and content creators

Tasks

  • Understanding a dense article
  • Gathering background on a topic
  • Finding a detail on a page

Scenarios

  • Research sessions with many open tabs
  • Comparing several product or news pages
  • Daily reading on a Mac laptop

Key features

Ask Anything

Airis reads the page you're on and answers questions about it in context, which makes it a hands-on AI browser assistant. You can start an in-browser AI chat with any website, search it using your own words, or ask it to explain a paragraph you didn't fully follow. Because it works from the page rather than a blank chat box, the context is already there.

Look It Up

When you have a loose question or idea, Look it up sends Airis to search the internet and assemble a starting point for you. It reads many pages at once and lets you ask follow-up questions, which is handy for early research on a topic you barely know. Think of it as an AI search assistant that hands you a starting point instead of a list of links.

Interactive Summaries

Press S, or pinch out, and Airis acts as a website summarizer that condenses a site into a short interactive overview. From there you can ask any follow-up question without leaving the page. It turns a wall of text into something you can scan in seconds and then dig into only where it matters.

Contextual Chat With Any Page

Because Airis sits in the browsing layer, it can use the page in front of you as its source. Ask it to find a specific number, define a term, or pull out the key points, and the answer stays tied to the page you're actually reading.

Multiple Language Models

Paid tiers unlock more large language models, including Llama and Claude alongside GPT-4o, so you can pick a model that fits the task. Pro gives unlimited Advanced Airis on GPT-4o, while Max adds additional models and unlimited Look it up and summary usage.

Built Into a macOS Browser

Airis ships inside SigmaOS, which is built in native SwiftUI on the WebKit engine. As a true AI browsing companion, it sits next to the workspace, vertical tab, and split screen features rather than in a separate window. You also get Chromium extension support and Apple Keychain password protection in the same app.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Reads the page you're on, so you don't have to paste text into another tool.
  • Interactive summaries condense long pages into a scannable overview in a couple of seconds.
  • Look it up pulls several pages together and lets you keep asking questions.
  • Sits inside a full browser, so the AI browsing companion and normal browsing stay in one window.
  • Free tier covers unlimited workspaces and a capped amount of Airis use.

Cons

  • macOS only right now, so Windows and iOS users can't install it yet.
  • The free plan limits Advanced Airis, and unlimited usage needs the $20 Pro tier or higher.
  • There's no public API, so you can't wire Airis into your own apps or scripts.
  • Answers still need checking, since the assistant works from pages that can themselves be wrong.

Frequently asked questions

Airis is the built-in AI assistant for the SigmaOS browser on macOS. It understands the page you're on, answers questions about it, and can search the web for you.