16 KiB
16 KiB
Conversational UI
Apps and bots
Standalone
⟡ MedWhat (https://medwhat.com/). Virtual medical assistant.
⟡ Quartz (http://qz.com/613700/its-here-quartzs-first-news-app-for-iphone/). Chat with the news.
⟡ Operator (https://www.operator.com/). Buy anything, mainly from Amazon.
⟡ First Opinion (https://firstopinionapp.com/). Chat with a doctor.
⟡ Luka (https://luka.ai/). Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco
⟡ Lark (http://www.web.lark.com/#top). Fitness coach.
⟡ Hyper (https://www.usehyper.com). Flights and hotels.
⟡ Pana (http://pana.com). Flights, hotels, recommendations.
⟡ Lola (https://www.lolatravel.com/). Flights, hotels, recommendations.
⟡ Hound (http://www.soundhound.com/hound)
⟡ Fin (https://www.fin.ventures/). General meetings
⟡ Penny (https://www.pennyapp.io/). Personal finance coach
⟡ Little Bing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaoice) Microsoft
⟡ Riley (https://getrileynow.com). Apartment hunting.
⟡ Night Owl (http://www.heynightowl.com/). Homework help.
⟡ Mezi (https://mezi.com/). Shopping assistant.
⟡ Josh (https://www.josh.ai/). Home automation assistant.
⟡ Evia (https://insurify.com/evia). Insurance assistant.
⟡ MagicTiger (http://magictiger.com/). Order anything.
⟡ Suto (http://asksuto.com/). Expert product recommendations.
⟡ Bradley (http://www.heybradley.com/). Travel booking and recommendations.
⟡ PadPolish (http://www.padpolish.com/). Housekeeping.
⟡ HelloShopper (https://www.helloshopper.com). Gift ideas.
⟡ Ava (http://www.heyava.com/). Find experts.
⟡ TalkSpace (http://www.talkspace.com/). Talk to a therapist.
⟡ Alice (https://couple.me/alice). An artificial intelligence partner.
Bots on Telegram, Slack, WeChat and SMS
⟡ Telegram bot store (https://storebot.me/)
⟡ DiggBot (http://digg.com/diggbot). News bot on Slack.
⟡ Forbes on Telegram (http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2016/02/23/introducing-the-forbes-newsbot-on-telegram/#1f4e3bf13117). Chat with the news.
⟡ Skyscanner on Telegram (http://codevoyagers.com/2015/11/14/the-bots-are-coming%E2%80%8B-conversational-ui-and-introducing-the-skyscanner-telegram-bot/?linkId=19155965). Flights.
⟡ Taylor on Telegram (https://taylorbot.com). Travel recommendations.
⟡ Meekan on Slack (https://meekan.com/slack/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Meekan on HipChat (https://meekan.com/hipchat/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Magic on SMS (https://getmagicnow.com/). Do anything over.
⟡ Cloe on SMS (http://www.meetcloe.co/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Peter on email (https://hirepeter.com)
⟡ Assist on SMS, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Telegram (http://www.assi.st/). Daily tasks like ordering flowers or a taxi.
⟡ Birdly on Slack (https://slack.getbirdly.com/). Expenses.
⟡ Digit (https://digit.co). Personal finance optimization
⟡ Prompt on SMS (http://www.promptapp.io/help). Command line for the real world.
- Nestor on Slack (https://www.asknestor.me).
- Howdy on Slack (http://howdy.ai/).
- Gobutler (http://www.gobutlernow.com/). General assistant.
- Unload (http://unld.it/). Sell stuff with a text.
- Awesome PA (http://textawesome.co.uk/). Personal assistant for startups.
- Drinkeasy (http://drinkeasy.co/). Alcohol recommendations and delivery.
- Pro (https://pro.com). Home projects.
- Hello Hipmunk (https://www.hipmunk.com/hello). Travel booking.
- Sensei (https://sensay.it/). Help with anything.
- WeChat secretary (http://wesecretary.com/).
- Julia (http://getgems.org/julia/). Bitcoin teller.
- Dispatch (http://dispatch.pm/). Order anything from London stores.
Calendar bots
⟡ Clara (https://claralabs.com/)
⟡ x.ai (https://x.ai/)
⟡ Meekan (https://meekan.com/slack/)
⟡ Julie Desk (https://www.juliedesk.com/).
Bots from The Big Four
⟡ Microsoft Tay (https://www.tay.ai/)
⟡ Google Now and Search (https://www.google.com/landing/now/)
⟡ Amazon Alexa on Echo (http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-SK705DI-Echo/dp/B00X4WHP5E), Tap (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXS8E8S/ref=fs_ods_fs_aucc_fx) and Dot (http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=14047587011)
⟡ Microsoft Cortana (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobile/experiences/cortana/)
⟡ Facebook M (http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook-launches-m-new-kind-virtual-assistant/)
Keyboards
⟡ Wonder Keybaord (http://www.typewithwonder.com/)
⟡ Slash Keybaord (http://tapslash.com/)
⟡ Meet (https://sunrise.am/meet/). Sunrise
⟡ WordsU (http://www.wordsu.com/). Write with different personas.
⟡ Homer (http://homer.ms/). Conversation keyboard.
Physical products
⟡ Amazon Echo (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WHP5E)
Books
⟡ Wired for Speech (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001949SMM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1)
⟡ The Jack Principles (http://demos.jellyvisionlab.com/downloads/The_Jack_Principles.pdf)
⟡ The Media Equation (http://www.amazon.com/The-Media-Equation-Computers-Television/dp/1575860538/ref=pd_sim_14_10?ie=UTF8&dpID=51KGobpmiqL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR106%2C160_&refRID=0E5AZXPPMAV64HF1GVT2). How People Treat Computers,
Television, and New Media Like Real People and Places.
Often-referred-to articles
- Conversational UIs (http://interconnected.org/home/2015/06/16/conversational_uis) by Matt Webb.
- Futures of text (http://whoo.ps/2015/02/23/futures-of-text) by Jonathan Libov
- 2016 will be the year of conversational commerce (https://medium.com/chris-messina/2016-will-be-the-year-of-conversational-commerce-1586e85e3991#.1lebb324y) by Chris Messina
- On Bots, Conversation Apps, and Fin (https://www.fin.ventures/letters/on-bots-conversational-apps-and-fin) by Sam Lessin
- Making a chat bot (https://medium.com/@rob_ellis/creating-a-chat-bot-42861e6a2acd#.i5ytqhgmj) by Rob Ellis
- Design is a conversation (https://blog.intercom.io/design-is-a-conversation/) by Emmet Connoly
- When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China (http://a16z.com/2015/08/06/wechat-china-mobile-first/) by Connie Chan
- Messaging and mobile platforms (http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/3/24/the-state-of-messaging) by Benedict Evans
News
- Messaging Weekly (http://www.messagingweekly.com/). From the Smooch team.
- Medium: Conversational UI (https://medium.com/tag/conversational-ui), Conversational Commerce (https://medium.com/tag/conversational-commerce) 2 (https://medium.com/tag/convcomm), Chat (https://medium.com/tag/chat), Messaging
(https://medium.com/tag/messaging)
Movies
⟡ Her (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/). 2013.
⟡ 2001: A Space Odyssey (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt). 1968.
For developers
Natural language processing
⟡ Wit.ai (https://wit.ai/)
⟡ API.ai (https://api.ai/)
Full service APIs and packages
- Microsoft Botbuilder (https://github.com/Microsoft/BotBuilder).
- Motion.ai (http://motion.ai/)
- Lobby Boy (http://supportkit.github.io/lobby-boy/).
- Smooch (https://smooch.io/).
- Rhombus (https://www.getrhombus.com).
Hosting
Beep Boop (https://beepboophq.com/). Hosting for Slack robots.
APIs
⟡ Botkit for Slack (https://github.com/howdyai/botkit)
⟡ Telegram Bot API (https://core.telegram.org/bots/api)
⟡ Amazon Alexa Skills Kit (https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit).
Examples
- Monica (https://github.com/zephrys/monica). Food ordering command line.
UI Kits
⟡ Atlas (https://atlas.layer.com/ios). Conversation list, chat, input. For iOS and Android.
⟡ Chats (https://github.com/acani/Chats). Full open source iOS native chat app.
⟡ ParseChat (https://github.com/relatedcode/ParseChat).
Misc
- Ongoing Product Hunt Collection (https://www.producthunt.com/@chrismessina/collections/convcomm) by Chris Messina
conversational Github: https://github.com/mortenjust/awesome-conversational/
Apps and bots
Standalone
⟡ MedWhat (https://medwhat.com/). Virtual medical assistant.
⟡ Quartz (http://qz.com/613700/its-here-quartzs-first-news-app-for-iphone/). Chat with the news.
⟡ Operator (https://www.operator.com/). Buy anything, mainly from Amazon.
⟡ First Opinion (https://firstopinionapp.com/). Chat with a doctor.
⟡ Luka (https://luka.ai/). Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco
⟡ Lark (http://www.web.lark.com/#top). Fitness coach.
⟡ Hyper (https://www.usehyper.com). Flights and hotels.
⟡ Pana (http://pana.com). Flights, hotels, recommendations.
⟡ Lola (https://www.lolatravel.com/). Flights, hotels, recommendations.
⟡ Hound (http://www.soundhound.com/hound)
⟡ Fin (https://www.fin.ventures/). General meetings
⟡ Penny (https://www.pennyapp.io/). Personal finance coach
⟡ Little Bing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaoice) Microsoft
⟡ Riley (https://getrileynow.com). Apartment hunting.
⟡ Night Owl (http://www.heynightowl.com/). Homework help.
⟡ Mezi (https://mezi.com/). Shopping assistant.
⟡ Josh (https://www.josh.ai/). Home automation assistant.
⟡ Evia (https://insurify.com/evia). Insurance assistant.
⟡ MagicTiger (http://magictiger.com/). Order anything.
⟡ Suto (http://asksuto.com/). Expert product recommendations.
⟡ Bradley (http://www.heybradley.com/). Travel booking and recommendations.
⟡ PadPolish (http://www.padpolish.com/). Housekeeping.
⟡ HelloShopper (https://www.helloshopper.com). Gift ideas.
⟡ Ava (http://www.heyava.com/). Find experts.
⟡ TalkSpace (http://www.talkspace.com/). Talk to a therapist.
⟡ Alice (https://couple.me/alice). An artificial intelligence partner.
Bots on Telegram, Slack, WeChat and SMS
⟡ Telegram bot store (https://storebot.me/)
⟡ DiggBot (http://digg.com/diggbot). News bot on Slack.
⟡ Forbes on Telegram (http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2016/02/23/introducing-the-forbes-newsbot-on-telegram/#1f4e3bf13117). Chat with the news.
⟡ Skyscanner on Telegram (http://codevoyagers.com/2015/11/14/the-bots-are-coming%E2%80%8B-conversational-ui-and-introducing-the-skyscanner-telegram-bot/?linkId=19155965). Flights.
⟡ Taylor on Telegram (https://taylorbot.com). Travel recommendations.
⟡ Meekan on Slack (https://meekan.com/slack/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Meekan on HipChat (https://meekan.com/hipchat/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Magic on SMS (https://getmagicnow.com/). Do anything over.
⟡ Cloe on SMS (http://www.meetcloe.co/). Calendar booking.
⟡ Peter on email (https://hirepeter.com)
⟡ Assist on SMS, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Telegram (http://www.assi.st/). Daily tasks like ordering flowers or a taxi.
⟡ Birdly on Slack (https://slack.getbirdly.com/). Expenses.
⟡ Digit (https://digit.co). Personal finance optimization
⟡ Prompt on SMS (http://www.promptapp.io/help). Command line for the real world.
- Nestor on Slack (https://www.asknestor.me).
- Howdy on Slack (http://howdy.ai/).
- Gobutler (http://www.gobutlernow.com/). General assistant.
- Unload (http://unld.it/). Sell stuff with a text.
- Awesome PA (http://textawesome.co.uk/). Personal assistant for startups.
- Drinkeasy (http://drinkeasy.co/). Alcohol recommendations and delivery.
- Pro (https://pro.com). Home projects.
- Hello Hipmunk (https://www.hipmunk.com/hello). Travel booking.
- Sensei (https://sensay.it/). Help with anything.
- WeChat secretary (http://wesecretary.com/).
- Julia (http://getgems.org/julia/). Bitcoin teller.
- Dispatch (http://dispatch.pm/). Order anything from London stores.
Calendar bots
⟡ Clara (https://claralabs.com/)
⟡ x.ai (https://x.ai/)
⟡ Meekan (https://meekan.com/slack/)
⟡ Julie Desk (https://www.juliedesk.com/).
Bots from The Big Four
⟡ Microsoft Tay (https://www.tay.ai/)
⟡ Google Now and Search (https://www.google.com/landing/now/)
⟡ Amazon Alexa on Echo (http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-SK705DI-Echo/dp/B00X4WHP5E), Tap (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXS8E8S/ref=fs_ods_fs_aucc_fx) and Dot (http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=14047587011)
⟡ Microsoft Cortana (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobile/experiences/cortana/)
⟡ Facebook M (http://www.wired.com/2015/08/facebook-launches-m-new-kind-virtual-assistant/)
Keyboards
⟡ Wonder Keybaord (http://www.typewithwonder.com/)
⟡ Slash Keybaord (http://tapslash.com/)
⟡ Meet (https://sunrise.am/meet/). Sunrise
⟡ WordsU (http://www.wordsu.com/). Write with different personas.
⟡ Homer (http://homer.ms/). Conversation keyboard.
Physical products
⟡ Amazon Echo (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WHP5E)
Books
⟡ Wired for Speech (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001949SMM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1)
⟡ The Jack Principles (http://demos.jellyvisionlab.com/downloads/The_Jack_Principles.pdf)
⟡ The Media Equation (http://www.amazon.com/The-Media-Equation-Computers-Television/dp/1575860538/ref=pd_sim_14_10?ie=UTF8&dpID=51KGobpmiqL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR106%2C160_&refRID=0E5AZXPPMAV64HF1GVT2). How People Treat Computers,
Television, and New Media Like Real People and Places.
Often-referred-to articles
- Conversational UIs (http://interconnected.org/home/2015/06/16/conversational_uis) by Matt Webb.
- Futures of text (http://whoo.ps/2015/02/23/futures-of-text) by Jonathan Libov
- 2016 will be the year of conversational commerce (https://medium.com/chris-messina/2016-will-be-the-year-of-conversational-commerce-1586e85e3991#.1lebb324y) by Chris Messina
- On Bots, Conversation Apps, and Fin (https://www.fin.ventures/letters/on-bots-conversational-apps-and-fin) by Sam Lessin
- Making a chat bot (https://medium.com/@rob_ellis/creating-a-chat-bot-42861e6a2acd#.i5ytqhgmj) by Rob Ellis
- Design is a conversation (https://blog.intercom.io/design-is-a-conversation/) by Emmet Connoly
- When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China (http://a16z.com/2015/08/06/wechat-china-mobile-first/) by Connie Chan
- Messaging and mobile platforms (http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/3/24/the-state-of-messaging) by Benedict Evans
News
- Messaging Weekly (http://www.messagingweekly.com/). From the Smooch team.
- Medium: Conversational UI (https://medium.com/tag/conversational-ui), Conversational Commerce (https://medium.com/tag/conversational-commerce) 2 (https://medium.com/tag/convcomm), Chat (https://medium.com/tag/chat), Messaging
(https://medium.com/tag/messaging)
Movies
⟡ Her (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/). 2013.
⟡ 2001: A Space Odyssey (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt). 1968.
For developers
Natural language processing
⟡ Wit.ai (https://wit.ai/)
⟡ API.ai (https://api.ai/)
Full service APIs and packages
- Microsoft Botbuilder (https://github.com/Microsoft/BotBuilder).
- Motion.ai (http://motion.ai/)
- Lobby Boy (http://supportkit.github.io/lobby-boy/).
- Smooch (https://smooch.io/).
- Rhombus (https://www.getrhombus.com).
Hosting
Beep Boop (https://beepboophq.com/). Hosting for Slack robots.
APIs
⟡ Botkit for Slack (https://github.com/howdyai/botkit)
⟡ Telegram Bot API (https://core.telegram.org/bots/api)
⟡ Amazon Alexa Skills Kit (https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit).
Examples
- Monica (https://github.com/zephrys/monica). Food ordering command line.
UI Kits
⟡ Atlas (https://atlas.layer.com/ios). Conversation list, chat, input. For iOS and Android.
⟡ Chats (https://github.com/acani/Chats). Full open source iOS native chat app.
⟡ ParseChat (https://github.com/relatedcode/ParseChat).
Misc
- Ongoing Product Hunt Collection (https://www.producthunt.com/@chrismessina/collections/convcomm) by Chris Messina
conversational Github: https://github.com/mortenjust/awesome-conversational/