AugmentOS
By Mentra
The open source smart glasses operating system.
Access the best apps on your smart glasses. Build smart glasses apps.
We've got apps for your smart glasses.
What is AugmentOS?
AugmentOS lets you run apps on smart glasses. It’s an app that runs on your phone and connects to your smart glasses. It has an app store with a ton of useful apps and features. If you already have smart glasses, you can just install it and get going right away. If you don’t, you can buy a pair from Even Realities, Vuzix, or Mentra (more glasses coming soon) and get started today.
🎉 Announcing AugmentOS 🎉
Always accessible
Got Smart Glasses? We Support Them
AugmentOS supports these smart glasses:
- Vuzix Z100
- Even Realities G1
- Mentra Mach1
- Mentra Live
More glasses coming soon.
Built-in AugmentOS Apps
You got smart glasses thinking they could do all kinds of stuff, but now you want more apps. We’re here to help. AugmentOS is an open source operating system and comes with a suite of critical smart glasses apps built-in, 100% free. For everything else, the AugmentOS Store has an app for that.
Apps, apps, apps
What apps does AugmentOS have today?
Mira AI Assistant
Have a quick question? Want to control some quick settings on your glasses? Wondering the score of the NBA game? Ask Mira anything, a free GPT4o voice assistant with full internet search capabilities.
Live Translation
Want to translate from one language to another? AugmentOS has fast, accurate, free translation with 100s of languages supported.
Mentra Link - Language Learning
Learning a new language? Get language aid overlaid on your vision - like rare word translation, captions, and word upgrades.
Contextual Dashboard
Look up or double tap your glasses to get a contextual dashboard with the time, date, weather, news, and an AI summary of all the most important notifications on your phone.
Live Captions
Deaf or hard-of-hearing? AugmentOS has the world's most accurate and low latency smart glasses transcription app.
Mentra Merge - Proactive AI
Imagine a superintelligence on your shoulder in every conversation. Mentra Merge proactively pulls up stats, facts, deep insights, and suggested responses during your real life conversation.
Phone Notifications
See all the notifications from your phone overlaid on your vision.
Coming Soon
So many AugmentOS apps are dropping in May 2025. Teleprompter, Notes, Calendar, voice commands, timers, reminders, and more. If you have request, hop in the Discord and let us know!
Get Started
AugmentOS runs all your favorite apps on the phone in your pocket, so you can use your smart glasses all day reliably. To swap apps, change settings, or pair new glasses, you can use the AugmentOS app on your phone.
To get started with AugmentOS, just:
- Install AugmentOS on your phone.
- Pair your smart glasses.
- Enjoy your favorite apps ❤️
All You Need to Run AugmentOS
Smart Glasses
Any pair of compatible smart glasses.
Smart Phone
iOS or Android
Questions about augmentos?
Frequently asked questions
How can I get AugmentOS?
Get the AugmentOS App by clicking the "Install Now" button at the top right of the page.
Is AugmentOS free?
Yes. AugmentOS is 100% free and open source under the MIT license.
What smart glasses do you support?
We support Even Realities G1, Vuzix Z100, and Mentra Mach1. We'll soon add support for Mentra Live (camera, microphone, speaker) and other glasses.
Will you add support for my glasses?
First go search to see if the glasses you're wondering about have an "SDK". If they do, reach out in the AugmentOS Community Discord and suggest we add support.
What if I don't have smart glasses?
You can try AugmentOS without owning a pair of smart glasses by using the "Simulated Glasses" option in the AugmentOS App.
Do you have apps for iPhone and Android?
AugmentOS fully supports Android. iPhone support is coming March 2025.
Who makes AugmentOS?
Development of AugmentOS is led by Mentra, and built by contributors from Mentra, MIT, Tsinghua, University of Toronto, Vuzix, TCL, Activelook, and other independent contributors.
Developers and industry,
Meet AugmentOS SDK
Why build for smart glasses using AugmentOS instead of another mobile operating system? Because the AugmentOS SDK is the best way to write a smart glasses app:
- Your app immediately runs on any pair of smart glasses.
- Simple + fast dev - focus on building a great experience.
- Continuously access smart glasses I/O.
- Run always - run your app for days straight, guaranteed.
- Get seen - get your app in front of everyone using smart glasses.
Build AugmentOS Apps
Build AugmentOS Apps that connect seamlessly with smart glasses. The SDK makes it easy to write apps that smart glasses will stream data to, and accept data from to show on the glasses.
For docs and setup, checkout the AugmentOS SDK docs here: docs.augmentos.org
For help, join the AugmentOS Community Discord:
AugmentOS Community Discord
Why are we building AugmentOS?
We believe building an open-source, community driven operating system/ecosystem for smart glasses is the best path to ensure that the next personal computing device works to upgrade humanity for the better. We’re building the open, self-empowered, augmented future.
Authors / Team / Contributors
AugmentOS is developed by Mentra, alongside collaborators from MIT, Tsinghua, Vuzix, TCL, and Activelook.
AugmentOS is open source, and under the fully permissive MIT License – you own this system.
Lead Developer Team
- Cayden Pierce
- Alexander Israelov
- Nicolo Micheletti
- Isaiah Ballah
- Nirbhay Narang
- Roger Pincombe
- Matt Fosse
All Contributors
- Cayden Pierce
- Alexander Israelov
- Nicolo Micheletti
- Isaiah Ballah
- Nirbhay Narang
- Roger Pincombe
- Matt Fosse
- Dillon Devera
- Kenji Phang
- Susanna Shu
- Reece Yang
- Madhav Lavakare
- Adrian Papineau
- Paul Hamilton
- Matt Jansen
- thecactusman (Nick)
- Aaditya Vaze
- Ryan Zhu
- Jason Hedtke
- Terral Ainooson
- Jeremy Stairs
- Yiqi Yan
- Juliana Reider
- Ayon Bhattacharya
- Tim P
- JeromieTheHomie
Get in touch.
All of the AugmentOS development and discussion happens on the AugmentOS Community Discord channel, join us!
