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, iPhone, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Cortana alternative is Google Assistant, which is free. Other great apps like Cortana are Siri, Braina, Amazon Alexa and SoundHound Chat AI.

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  1. Google Assistant icon

    Google Assistant

     30 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • KaiOS
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    Lightweight yet full of features...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Google Assistant is a great Cortana alternative.

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

    • Google Assistant is the most popular free alternative to Cortana.

    • Google Assistant is Free and ProprietaryCortana is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Siri icon

    Siri

     39 likes

    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.

    32 Siri alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Braina

     19 likes

    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.

    39 Braina alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Best speech recognition and AI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • 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

    Amazon Alexa

     10 likes

    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.

    30 Amazon Alexa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Fire TV
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  6. SoundHound Chat AI icon

    SoundHound Chat AI

     25 likes

    With SoundHound Chat AI, simply ask for what you want, add follow-up questions, and get fast, accurate, up-to-date responses. Built on our leading independent voice AI platform, this app brings together the best-in-class conversational and generative AI technology for faster...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. Lucida

     4 likes

    formely known as Sirius, Lucida is a speech and vision based intelligent personal assistant developed in Clarity Lab at the University of Michigan.

    24 Lucida alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

    • Lucida is the most popular Linux alternative to Cortana.

    • Lucida is the most popular Open Source alternative to Cortana.

    • Lucida is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
  10. Speaking Email icon

    Speaking Email

     6 likes

    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.

    54 Speaking Email alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
    Easy to set up and use
    Displays html emails to see context at a quick glace
    Instant reply with just two taps - no typing so it's safe for use in the car
     
  11. Genie icon

    Genie

     7 likes

    The open, privacy-preserving virtual assistant.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Genie is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
  12. VoiceMacro icon

    VoiceMacro

     6 likes

    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.

    18 VoiceMacro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    kalliope

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    SEPIA Framework

     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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