1. Agreement
By downloading, installing, or using AskDesk, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use AskDesk.
These Terms apply to the AskDesk Windows application, public website, Microsoft Store distribution, optional cloud services, and paid features unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.
2. The AskDesk service
AskDesk is a keyboard-first launcher for supported 64-bit versions of Windows. Depending on the current version, it can provide local app and file search, running-window switching, calculator functions, clipboard text history, quick links, and selected Windows actions.
Cloud AI and subscription features require internet access and may depend on Google, Firebase, OpenRouter, model providers, Stripe, PostHog, and the Microsoft Store. We may update, change, suspend, or discontinue features.
AskDesk does not promise a specific response time, search completeness, uptime percentage, or uninterrupted operation.
3. Accounts
You can use core local features without an AskDesk account. Cloud AI and subscription billing require an account.
The current sign-in method uses Google through Firebase Authentication. You are responsible for activity associated with your account and for signing out on a device you do not control. Do not share credentials or attempt to bypass account, quota, or security controls.
Signing out does not delete the remote account, subscription, analytics profile, or local histories. The current app does not provide self-service cloud-account deletion. Contact us to request account-data assistance.
4. Local actions and opened content
AskDesk can open apps, files, folders, URLs, and Windows Settings pages; switch or control windows; change master volume; lock the computer; read and write clipboard text; and perform other actions shown in its interface.
You choose which result or action to run. Opening a file, application, URL, or Settings page may cause Windows or a third party to process that item under its own terms, security controls, and privacy practices.
You remain responsible for reviewing the item you select, the arguments passed to it, and the consequences of opening it.
5. Cloud AI and model output
Deterministic commands recognized locally do not use the cloud model. Other requests entered with > may be sent through Firebase and OpenRouter as described in the Privacy Policy.
Cloud AI can map a request to a limited registry of supported actions. It cannot return an arbitrary shell command, but it can still choose the wrong supported action, argument, or target. A preview is informational and may not perfectly describe how Windows applies the action.
You must review a proposed action before pressing Enter. Pay particular attention to actions that close a window, lock the computer, open a local path, launch an app, or target a named window. Do not rely on model output for safety-critical, irreversible, legal, medical, financial, or professional decisions.
Cloud AI depends on network access and third-party services. “Unlimited” means AskDesk does not apply the Free plan request cap; it does not guarantee provider availability or uninterrupted service.
6. Free and Pro plans
Core local features do not require a paid subscription. The current Free plan allows 10 successfully resolved cloud-AI requests per UTC day. One successful multi-step plan counts once. Clarifications, failed provider requests, and locally recognized commands do not use quota.
AskDesk Pro removes the app’s Free cloud-request cap and 10-quick-link limit. Other product limits shown in the app continue to apply.
Subscription pricing and available checkout options are shown when checkout starts. Payments and subscription management are handled by Stripe in your system browser. Subscriptions are recurring unless the checkout states otherwise. Cancellation is available through the Stripe customer portal opened from AskDesk.
These Terms do not make a separate refund promise. Refund eligibility and billing disputes are governed by the terms shown at checkout, applicable law, and the applicable Stripe terms. Contact hi@remoteskills.io with a billing concern.
7. Your responsibilities
You are responsible for:
- Using AskDesk lawfully and only in a way you are authorized to control.
- Reviewing AI previews and selected files, paths, URLs, and Windows actions.
- Keeping account credentials and signed-in devices secure.
- Avoiding interference with AskDesk, its providers, networks, or other users.
- Not attempting to bypass quotas, security controls, provider restrictions, or access limitations.
- Not using AskDesk to distribute malware, access systems without authorization, infringe rights, or send unlawful material.
Do not place confidential or sensitive information in a cloud AI request when that information should not be sent to a model provider or included in visible window titles.
8. Suspension and termination
You may stop using AskDesk at any time and remove it through Windows. Canceling a paid subscription is separate from deleting your AskDesk account.
We may restrict or suspend access when reasonably necessary to address abuse, security threats, unlawful use, non-payment, repeated provider abuse, or a material violation of these Terms or a provider’s rules.
9. Third-party services
AskDesk relies on services including Google and Firebase, OpenRouter and its selected model provider, Stripe, PostHog, and the Microsoft Store. Files, applications, URLs, websites, and other services opened through AskDesk may be operated by third parties.
Those services have their own terms, privacy policies, availability, and charges. AskDesk does not control or endorse a third-party service merely because it can open or integrate with it.
The Microsoft Store handles distribution and updates for the Store version. The current AskDesk Pro checkout is handled by Stripe rather than Microsoft billing.
10. Intellectual property and license
AskDesk and its software, interface, branding, and other owned materials are owned by or licensed to Remote Skills LTD. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use AskDesk for its intended purpose.
You may not sell, rent, sublicense, redistribute, or commercially resell AskDesk except where your agreement with us or applicable law expressly permits it. Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licenses.
11. Disclaimers and liability
AskDesk is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that AskDesk will be uninterrupted, completely accurate, error-free, or suitable for a particular purpose.
We do not guarantee that local search will find every item, that a named target will be selected correctly, that an AI preview will be accurate, that every action will succeed, or that a third-party service will remain available.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Remote Skills LTD will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, or business opportunity, arising from or related to your use of AskDesk.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
12. Changes and contact
We may revise these Terms. The date at the top identifies the current version. Your continued use after an updated version takes effect means you accept the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to hi@remoteskills.io.