Novastart is an infinite-canvas workspace OS for solo founders and teams who want apps, files, and AI agents on one shared surface. The company, Marketplace Distributors LLC, is based in Manhattan Beach, California, and was founded in 2025.
Core Features
- Opens real app windows such as Chrome, ChatGPT, Claude, Word, Excel, Gmail, WhatsApp, and Notion on a zoomable, pannable canvas.
- AI agents are first-class participants, each with its own cursor and keyboard; up to 10 agents run in parallel.
- Real-time team collaboration on shared canvases with peer-to-peer sync, available on the Team plan.
- Built in Rust for Windows, Intel Mac, and Linux, with canvases saved locally and shared only on invite.
- You can pause an agent, type a correction, or take over a window mid-task.
Use Cases
- Founders who arrange many work apps by project on a single board.
- Teams replacing screen-share with a shared live canvas.
- Anyone delegating repetitive window work to visible, steerable agents.
Pricing
Freemium. The free plan covers 1 folder, 2 canvases, and 4 windows. Pro is 10 dollars per month and Team is 20 dollars per user per month. AI agents are billed pay-per-use at 0.02 dollars each, through credit packs starting at 25 dollars.
Pros and Cons
Pros: a unique agent-on-canvas model, a free tier that opens every app, and local-first storage.
Cons: no Apple Silicon or mobile build is mentioned, agent costs add up, and team features are locked to the 20-dollar plan.
Our Take
Best for people who already live in many windows and want AI helpers working in plain sight. The trade-off is platform coverage: it is desktop-only for now. Browse more in our productivity and efficiency category.
