# Novastart

> Infinite canvas desktop where your apps, teammates and AI agents share one workspace

- Category: [Productivity](https://finderatlas.com/categories/productivity)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Website: https://novastart.com
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Made by: Marketplace Distributors LLC, Manhattan Beach, CA
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- FinderAtlas page: https://finderatlas.com/tools/novastart

## Overview

Novastart is an operating system whose desktop is a single infinite canvas. Every app you open, such as Gmail, Excel, WhatsApp or Notion, becomes a window with a fixed place on the canvas that you can zoom and pan. Canvases are saved, so the apps, positions and tabs are where you left them the next day, and you can keep separate canvases for work, travel, finances or projects.

## Key features

- Infinite canvas
- Saved canvases
- Visible AI agents
- Multi-agent runs
- Agent modes
- Team collaboration
- Real apps
- Local-first data
- Undo history

## Pricing

- **Free** ($0): Try Novastart with limited canvas space.
- **Pro** ($10/month): Unlimited canvas space, marked as the recommended start.
- **Team** ($20/month): Pro plus shared canvases for teams.

## Best for

- Keeping many apps and projects organized in saved workspaces, watching AI agents work step by step, sharing a live workspace with teammates

## Who uses it

- Knowledge workers
- Remote teams
- Researchers
- Students
- Early adopters of AI agents

## Strengths

- Agents work with a visible cursor and can be paused, steered or taken over
- Permanent free plan with all apps available
- Pro at $10 per month removes canvas limits
- Local-first design keeps canvas contents on the user's machine
- Peer-to-peer canvas sharing with per-person cursors

## Limitations

- The app is a full computer in a window and the site warns to expect some lag
- App supports only Windows and Intel Macs, and needs 8 GB RAM and virtualization
- Novastart OS replaces the existing system on the PC it is installed on
- Agent use costs extra on every plan and needs credits of $25 or more
- Young product launched in September 2026 with little independent review history

## Not recommended for

- Users on Apple Silicon Macs, Users on low-RAM machines, Users who need a mature, widely tested product

## FinderAtlas editorial scores (out of 10)

- Agent Transparency: 8/10
- Workspace Organization: 8/10
- Team Collaboration: 7.5/10
- Setup & Compatibility: 6/10
- Pricing Clarity: 7/10

## Alternatives

- [Gamma](https://finderatlas.com/tools/gamma): Generate presentations, documents and websites from a prompt with an AI design partner ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/gamma-vs-novastart))
- [Fyxer AI](https://finderatlas.com/tools/fyxer-ai): AI assistant that organizes your inbox, drafts replies and takes meeting notes ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/fyxer-ai-vs-novastart))
- [Fellou](https://finderatlas.com/tools/fellou): Agentic AI browser that plans and runs multi-step web tasks for you ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/fellou-vs-novastart))
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- [Grammarly](https://finderatlas.com/tools/grammarly): AI writing assistant that corrects, rewrites and tone-checks your text across every app ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/grammarly-vs-novastart))
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- [Shortcut](https://finderatlas.com/tools/shortcut): AI agent that builds, audits and edits Excel financial models from plain-language prompts ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/novastart-vs-shortcut))
- [Notion AI](https://finderatlas.com/tools/notion-ai): AI agent and writing assistant built into the Notion workspace for docs and databases ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/notion-ai-vs-novastart))

## Recent updates

- 2026-09-01: The website went live and Novastart became available to install
- 2026-06-01: Agents with their own cursors were added to the build
- 2025-10-01: The first version shipped under the name Orgaboard

## FAQ

**Is Novastart free?**

There is a permanent free plan limited to 1 folder, 2 canvases and 4 windows per canvas. Pro costs $10 per month and Team $20 per month. AI agent use is billed separately at $0.02 per use from prepaid credits of $25 or more.

**How do I run Novastart?**

Either as an app in a window on Windows 10/11 or an Intel Mac (8 GB RAM, about 32 GB disk, hardware virtualization), or as Novastart OS, which replaces the operating system on an x86 PC and is installed from a USB drive.

**Does it run on Apple Silicon Macs?**

The install page lists only Intel Macs for the app, so Apple Silicon support is not stated.

**Which AI models do the agents use?**

According to the security page, agents run on OpenAI's computer-use models, and screenshots and instructions for a job are sent to the provider.

**Where is my data stored?**

The company says canvases, folders and apps stay on your own machine and shared canvases stream directly between participants with no server in between.

**How many agents can run at once?**

The home and agents pages say up to 10 agents, while the agents-page FAQ says up to 16 per canvas with sub-agents of their own, so the exact limit is unclear.