Universal I/O

The universal interface between people and their tools.

Universal I/O is a guide that works between you and your computer. Call it up in any app or on any website with a single key, and it settles the problem on the spot. Unfamiliar work, an unfamiliar language, a conversation that needs care — it stays with you through all of it.

Windows, iOS and Android — waiting list open

Wait what does this mean?

  1. Stuck on a screen
  2. right Shift ×2
  3. Answered in place
What it does

Reads your screen, helps you respond.

One: it decodes the screen you're looking at and guides you to the right place. Two: it helps with what you put back — reading, writing, replying. There is one thing to remember: the call itself — the Shift key on the right of your keyboard, pressed twice.

You
I//OThe layer between you and the screen
GmailSlackGoogle AnalyticsNotionExcelJiraStripeSalesforceFigmaCanvaObsidianGitHubVS CodeLinearGoogle SheetsAWSShopifyHubSpotAdobe CCZoomDiscordXLINEWhatsApp
+ any app on your Mac
VISION

Reads your screen

A settings page, a warning that just appeared, an admin screen you've never opened. If you can see it, you can ask about it — without switching apps, pasting a screenshot, or explaining the situation.

  • Ask what a warning, an error, or the screen itself actually means
  • Ask where to start, and it points at what to press next
  • Select something first and it explains that part only
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The symbol

I//O is the product model.

The brand symbol represents the transformation from human intent to usable output.

I

Input

Input, intent, individual, idea. The moment a human starts typing.

//

Translation

Translation, review, safety, context, alignment. The intelligent layer in between.

Output

Output, outcome, organization, operation. Work-ready and safe to send.

Product principles

Built for humans. Useful for machines.

01

Human first

People should not have to speak like software.

02

Context-aware

The same sentence can mean different things in different teams, roles, and workflows.

03

Safety before surveillance

Help people at the point of input, rather than judging them after the fact.

04

Structured by default

Every useful output should be easier to route, search, log, or automate.

05

Lightweight by design

Universal I/O should feel like a keyboard, not another dashboard.

I//O

Build the input layer for your team.

Universal I/O is for teams that believe the future of work starts before the message is sent.

Bring us your messiest workflow. We like weird input.