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Samar Ali

Baron AI - Use ChatGPT in any app, natively on Windows, Mac and Linux

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Launch ChatGPT via hotkey in any app, natively. Create expert personas that improve response quality by 10x. Effortlessly save, reuse, and share your go-to prompts. No more copy-paste, just highlight for context and launch Baron. The ultimate AI interface.

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Bret Larsen
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Hey Product Hunters! 👋 My name is Bret, and I am the Founder of Baron.ai! We are very excited to launch with you all, and are very interested in getting your feedback on Baron. What Baron Does: Baron allows you to use ChatGPT in any app, natively on Windows, Mac, or Linux to streamline your productivity. It was designed to make using ChatGPT more accessible and easier to use. Features: 🖥️ Natively integrated on Windows, Mac, and Linux ⌨️ Call Baron with a hotkey anywhere (alt+spacebar on Windows/Linux, option+spacebar on Mac), in any app or web browser, no more trying to find the right browser tab, and switching between different applications. ⚡️ Highlight for context - no need to copy and paste text to feed ChatGPT context, just highlight the text you need, hit the hotkey, enter your prompt, and Baron picks up on the context and gets to work. 👩🏻‍💼 Profile Builder - craft expert personas that significantly improves response quality . 🧠 Prompt Engine - create, save, and share your go-to prompts to streamline repetitive tasks. 📖 Chat History - return to any conversation, at any time, to pick up right where you left off Why Baron? We created Baron to solve the two biggest issues users face when trying to adopt AI into their every day work stream: - accessibility, and quality/ease of use. Accessibility With Baron, AI becomes more accessible for everyday use - once installed on to your computer, all you have to do to access the power of ChatGPT is press the hotkey and Baron launches, front and center. Quality/Ease of Use Baron's profile builder, prompt engine and context aware features, enable users to leverage ChatGPT to its full potential without the learning curve. Don't worry about crafting the perfect prompt, with all the right context, and instructions. Instead, simply create a profile persona by filling out the relevant details of the expertise you're trying to access, and in no time you can be asking that persona any question. This results in significantly higher quality responses. Product Hunters, we'd be grateful if you try and rate Baron AI. We review every piece of feedback and use it to improve the product and experience. We've prepared a full featured free trial, and a forever free plan, no credit card needed.
Launching soon!
@bretalarsen Bret, hats off to the Baron.ai team for this innovative approach! Making ChatGPT seamlessly accessible across platforms and enhancing user experience with features like the Profile Builder and Prompt Engine is truly commendable. I'm intrigued by the profile persona concept - how adaptable is it to specialized industries or unique user requirements? Baron seems poised to transform how we integrate AI into our daily workflow. Great work! p.s. Let's connect if you need some honest feedback.
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thank you for the feedback, @parul0_0 - I'd love to hear more! The Profile Builder is a real game changer, it is designed to be highly flexible to cater to specialized industries and unique user requirements. With Baron, you can create profiles that mimic specific roles or industries, such as a content marketing manager at a social media platform for product enthusiasts :) or a software engineer at a fintech company. The profiles save context and chat history, so every time you access them, Baron instructs ChatGPT to recall this context, resulting in more context-rich and accurate answers that align with the chosen profile. I'd be happy to give you the details behind some of the profiles I've used - it's amazing how good the responses get when working with an informed persona profile!
Bari Hamelson
@bretalarsen Hello! I'm having trouble registering on your website. I spent 25 minutes trying to register, but ended up receiving a message to go to my email and confirm my registration through a link. I clicked on the link, but received the message "You're on your way. Feel free to close this tab." Then, I entered my email and password, but saw the message "Please confirm ownership of your email address by clicking the link delivered to your inbox." I tried to register with different email addresses, but nothing changed.
Bret Larsen
Maker
Hey @bari_hamelson - Thanks for letting me know. Can you send me an email to hello@baron.ai? We'll get this figured out for you :) In the meantime, be sure to click the email from your computer where Baron is installed.
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thank you, @emmaalecrim! It's been fund to build and launch Baron!
I love the idea of effortlessly saving, reusing and sharing go-to prompts. Is it possible (or will it be in the future) to have any collaboration features, like the ability to work on prompts with a team? Also, does Baron support other AI models or is it exclusively for ChatGPT? Are there any plans to expand the range of AI models that can be integrated? Congratulations on the launch @bretalarsen! I'm looking forward to taking Baron for a spin.
Nick Fisher
Maker
@bretalarsen @gusoliveira_ Hi Gus, thanks for the feedback! We do plan to support many models in the future. Eventually, Baron will be the one-stop AI shop that incorporates a myriad of AI tools (images, audio, automation). We're just getting started!
Bret Larsen
Maker
@gusoliveira_ - thank you! The collaboration feature is on the roadmap in the near future. We are also planning on allowing our community to select which model the are working with - we're thinking on the same level ;). We'd love more of your feedback as you get a chance to use Baron!
@bretalarsen @fishz Perfect! Thank you for the response and congratulations on the great launch and an even better product!
Dennis Aronov
I like how easy it is to switch between profiles, it makes it super accessible! Congrats on the launch!
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks @dennis_aronov! It's definitely a game changer for makers/builders - it allows you to change the 'expert' you're getting advice from on the fly as you jump from role to role :) I'd love your feedback as you get a chance to use it!
Rahul Chavan
Can this used on multi device at same time? or any team access features?
Nick Fisher
Maker
@rahul_chavan12 It can be used on multiple devices at the same time, and the user's saved profiles/prompts are available across devices!
Bret Larsen
Maker
@rahul_chavan12 team access features coming soon!
Jake Harrison
The idea of launching ChatGPT in any app with just a hotkey? That's some next-level productivity magic right there. I'm curious, with the Profile Builder, can I craft personas that are super niche, like a 'Retro Gaming Enthusiast' or 'Vintage Cookbook Expert'?
Blaze Malan
Maker
Hey @jakeharr, Thank you for your enthusiasm! We're just as thrilled about the possibilities Baron AI unlocks. Regarding the Profile Builder, you're spot on. It's one of the core features we're most proud of. Here's the deal: Deep Customization: You can craft incredibly niche personas like you mentioned and it's not just about naming a profile; you can fine-tune the nuances, preferences, and quirks of each persona. Consistent Interaction: Once you've set up a persona, every time you invoke Baron AI with that profile, you're essentially continuing your conversation with that 'persona'. This means you get consistency in the responses and a genuine feeling of interacting with a well-defined character or expert. Iterative Refinement: Over time, as you interact more with a particular persona, you might find areas you'd like to tweak or adjust. The Profile Builder is dynamic, allowing you to continuously refine and evolve your personas based on your needs. Importance of Personas: The ability to create and maintain distinct personas ensures that your interactions with Baron AI are context-rich and tailored. Hope that sheds more light on our vision for Baron AI. Dive in and let us know how it goes!
Daniel Zaitzow
Launching soon!
Congratulations on the launch! 🎉 Baron seems super cool! Having ChatGPT at your fingertips, no matter where you are on your computer, is such a neat idea. The profile builder and prompt engine sound like they’re going to make using AI a breeze! I’m curious, any plans to roll out more features or integrations to amp up the user-friendliness even more? If you have more interesting things on the roadmap - Feel free to share those instead!
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks, @dzaitzow! I'm biased, but I've loved using it! Here are a few roadmap items on the horizon: - Choose your own AI model - Upload a document for reference - AI agent - ability to send Baron to accomplish tasks for you (schedule a meeting, email a contact, etc.) - Image and audio generation - ...and more!
Daniel Zaitzow
Launching soon!
@bretalarsen Wonderful - If you had to pick your favourite of those tools - what do you think it would be?
Bret Larsen
Maker
@dzaitzow I'm really excited for the agent feature, myself :) Is there anything that sticks out to you?
Daniel Zaitzow
Launching soon!
@bretalarsen I like the idea of an AI agent to accomplish my tasks - Sounds like the future but I guess its here!
Emily Mitchell
That sounds awesome! I'd love to see how Baron can make my workflows more efficient and faster. I'm sure it would be a great asset to have.🙌
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks, @emilymitchell567! It does - make sure you download it and give it a try, then reach out and let us know how it can get even better!
Ayesha Awan
This sounds amazing! It could really helpusers streamline communication. I can't wait to see it in action🤩
Bret Larsen
Maker
@ayesha_awan1 thank you for the support! Reach out as you get a chance to use it! We'd love more of your feedback!
Tristan Berguer
🚀😍🔥
Bret Larsen
Maker
@tberguer ♥️♥️♥️
Amazing work! It makes it so much easier, looking forward to using it on my other computer :) Thank you.
Bret Larsen
Maker
@dilancelik thank you! Definitely use it on all your computers, the chats, personas, and prompts all sync between your various devices! Let us know how you like it!
This is promising. Congratulations on the launch
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks, @falak_sher!
Justin Johnson
Baron sounds like a great way to democratize LLMs for people. I found that the prompt engineering is one of the key things holding users back. If you put garbage in, you get garbage out. How does the prompt engineering work in Baron? Interested to hear more about how that is streamlined for better outputs. Congrats on the launch!
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks, @justin_govy! You're spot on with LLMs - garbage in, garbage out - that's where the magic of Baron comes in. It allows you to create incredibly informed profiles that bring a ton of context and direction when interacting with the AI. Once you have a profile setup, you can save profile-specific prompts (you can save generic prompts as well), which return 100x better quality responses! It basically allows you just launch Baron and start having a conversation, instead of spending a lot of time trying to figure out 'the perfect prompt'.
Umar | SaaS Guy
Congratulations on the Baron.ai launch, Bret! 🚀 This sounds like a game-changer for AI accessibility. 🤖✨ I'm curious, how do you envision Baron evolving in terms of expanding the range of expert personas? Any plans for specialized domains or industries?
Nick Fisher
Maker
@heyumarkhan Thank you! We're happy to provide users with the ability to define their own expert personas.
Bret Larsen
Maker
@heyumarkhan +1 to @fishz - one of the great features about Baron is you can add new expert personas yourself! For example, we created a Product Marketing Manager who is an expert in all things Baron - it's our go to profile when we're trying to explain how to use Baron in marketing materials. The profiles allow you to add as much context as you want so it's a real game changer. Take it for a spin, and let us know if you have any questions!
Looks promising! Will definitely give it a try. Congrats on the launch 🙌🏼
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thank you, @krithika_raj! Appreciate your support :)
Usama Ejaz
Sounds like an amazing product! I'm sure it will make life a lot easier for a lot of people.
Bret Larsen
Maker
@usamaejaz - thank you!
Awais Butt
Congratulations on the launch! How do you get an idea about this product?
Bret Larsen
Maker
Thanks @awais_butt3! After spending A LOT of time with ChatGPT, I was getting frustrated by having to go back and forth between my browser and whatever application I was working in, and I realized that most people may not spend the time it takes to learn how to prompt - that there had to be a simpler approach. So, we created Baron to make using AI more simple for beginners and experts :) we hope you LOVE it! Please share any feedback you might have!
Rana Phool
Congratulations on the launch of Baron AI! Keep it up guys.
Rahul Luthra
Looks like a really useful product! Congrats to Samar and his team on the launch 🚀🚀
Bret Larsen
Maker
@rahul_luthra - thanks for the feedback! Let us know how you like it!
Doug Silkstone
Congrats on the launch, Baron AI! Excited to see how it simplifies AI accessibility and boosts productivity. Keep up the amazing work!
savio lavino
This is very interesting. Best wishes for your launch
Bret Larsen
Maker
@savio_lavino - thank you!