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Project N.E.K.O.

An open AI companion that grows with you·project-neko.cn

Project N.E.K.O. is an open-source AI companion designed to live on the user's desktop. It listens to voice, reads text, sees the screen and shared images, and remembers shared experiences through a long-term memory system. It supports multiple avatar forms (Live2D, VRM, MMD, PNGtuber), connects to 20+ AI service providers, and can be extended through plugins and a creative workshop.

What it's for

Real-time voice conversation with the AI companionText chat with long-term contextual memorySharing and understanding images dragged or pasted into chatScreen sharing so the companion can understand what the user is viewingCustomizing the companion's persona, name, voice and appearanceCloning a custom voice from a short recordingExporting and sharing character cardsExtending functionality via pluginsSharing custom characters, models and voice packs via the creative workshop

Features 18

5 avatar forms: Live2D, VRM, MMD, PNGtuber, and more
5-dimensional memory system (working, recent, factual, reflective, personality memory)
5-second voice cloning from a recording
Character card export and sharing
Compatibility with 20+ AI service providers (e.g. OpenAI, DeepSeek, Tongyi Qianwen)
Creative workshop for sharing custom characters, models, and voices
Cross-scene memory synchronization across desktop and game contexts
Custom persona and character card editing in-browser
Hybrid memory recall combining temporal indexing, summarization, vector search, and BM25
Image import via paste or drag-and-drop
Memory browsing and correction interface
Plugin system to extend capabilities
Privacy mode to disable proactive screen viewing
Real-time voice conversation
Real-time voice, text, and visual perception
Screen sharing and screenshot understanding during calls
Steam Workshop integration for uploading custom content
Text chat with long-term memory context

At a glance

free tieropen source

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

LanguagesChinese, English

Integrations

DeepSeek通义千问OpenAI

Pricing

Free download via Steam; project is open source under Apache 2.0 license.

N.E.K.O.Free

Free to download via Steam and GitHub; open source under Apache 2.0.