What Pivit is
An overview of the command bar, the Pivit Wheel, the AI assistant and plugins — and how they fit together.
Pivit is a launcher for Windows. One keypress puts a search bar in front of whatever you are doing; you type, and the thing you wanted happens. Launching an app, doing a sum, finding a file, snapping a window, asking an AI a question — all the same gesture.
The four parts
The command bar
Alt+Space. Type, pick a result, press Enter. This is most of Pivit.
The Pivit Wheel
Alt+W. A radial menu at your cursor for the handful of commands you run constantly.
The AI assistant
Chat, screen analysis, memory, scheduled routines and connected apps.
Plugins
Everything in the bar comes from a plugin, including the built-in ones.
Commands are the unit
Pivit has no fixed menu of features. It has commands, and everything you see in the command bar or on the wheel is one. Built-in commands ship with the app; plugin commands are added by plugins you install; both behave identically once installed.
A command does one of two things when you run it:
- Runs an action and gets out of the way — launch Chrome, mute the system, lock the screen.
- Opens an interface inside the bar — the calculator's result view, the file browser, an AI chat.
Which commands appear as you type is decided by the commands themselves, so a well-written command shows up exactly when it is useful and stays hidden otherwise.
Requirements
Pivit runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11. A Pivit account is required to download and set up the app; AI features and cloud sync require the Pro plan.
Where to next
New here? Installation and first run. Already running? The command bar is where the time goes.