Description
Char is an AI notepad built by Fastrepl, currently available by private beta signup, and backed by Y Combinator. Its stated problem is that people juggling many tools end up scattering context across a to-do list, a separate notes app, direct messages and documents, with none of those tools aware of what the others contain, so the person using them has to act as the manager holding it all together.
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Char's approach is to keep a single open notepad that pulls in context from meetings, messages, calendars, files and other connected tools, rather than asking the user to file information into the right app themselves. Writing in the notepad is meant to feel like an ordinary blank page: quick notes, half-formed thoughts, and checklists. The AI layer sits behind that page and reacts to what's written. If a note turns into something actionable, such as a checkbox or a drafted plan, Char can produce the next step, for example drafting an email, pulling a relevant number, or preparing a follow-up, and then waits for the user to approve it before anything goes out.
The product also aims to keep durable information rather than letting notes become disposable: information that matters beyond the day it was written is meant to persist in a linked wiki, so that returning to a topic later starts with the relevant context already attached instead of a blank page. Char frames itself less as a note-taking app and more as a lightweight stand-in for the kind of support an executive assistant or chief of staff would normally provide, aimed at people managing many responsibilities without that kind of help.
As of now, Char is not generally available: the product is gated behind a private beta waitlist, and public detail is limited to its marketing site rather than full in-app documentation or published pricing.
Char is aimed at people who juggle a high volume of meetings, messages and follow-ups, such as managers, founders and operators, who want one place to capture context and turn it into drafted actions instead of maintaining several disconnected tools.
- CategoryAI Meeting Assistants
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
Char's Core Features
Single notepad that pulls in context from meetings, messages, calendars and files
AI follow-up generation from notes, such as drafting an email or summary
Checkbox and task items that the AI can act on with user approval
Persistent wiki for durable information, separate from day-to-day notes
Designed to reduce the need for separate to-do list, notes and DM tools
Private beta access via waitlist signup
How to use Char?
Join the private beta waitlist on Char's site
Once granted access, connect the tools you want Char to pull context from, such as meetings, messages, calendars and files
Write notes, half-formed thoughts or checklists directly in the notepad
When a note becomes actionable, let Char draft the follow-up, such as an email or summary
Review and approve the drafted action before it is sent or finalized
Let durable information persist to the linked wiki so future notes start with context attached
Char's Use Cases
- Meeting and message capture
- Drafted follow-ups
- Personal knowledge base
