Aether：离开键盘鼠标，也能用 Mac / Aether: Use Mac without keyboard & mouse

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Aether - 开启 macOS 的空间交互时代 / Entering the Era of Spatial Interaction for macOS

中文版本 | English Version

[CN] 🚀 开发者自白：当传感器遇上交互灵感

最初写 Aether，其实是因为我戴着 AirPods Pro 在写代码时产生的一个脑洞：既然耳机里塞满了加速计和陀螺仪，既然系统已经能追踪我的空间音频，为什么不能用它们来做点更酷的事？

我想探索一种更具“未来感”的交互——离开键盘和鼠标，也能用 Mac。这不仅仅是为了炫技，更是为了在我的双手正忙（或是单纯想换个姿态）时，能用一种更自然、更“空间化”的方式与设备交流。

这是一款极客味很重的作品，也是我对“下一代交互”的一次小规模实验。

Aether 是一款挖掘 macOS 隐藏交互潜力的工具。它让你用声音完成输入和常见电脑操作，不用每一个小动作都再回到键盘和鼠标。这不只是针对 AirPods 用户的增强，更是为了实现 “离开键盘鼠标，也能用 Mac” 的完整愿景。

✨ 核心逻辑与功能

1. 听写输入 (Dictation)

回消息、改名字、写笔记。最直接的效率提升：说出来，它就出现在你要的地方。建议开启“按住说话 (Push to Talk)”来获得最稳定的体验。

2. 语音控制 (Voice Control)

点击、右键、双击、撤销、滚动。把那些总把你拉回触控板的小动作交给 Aether。它让键盘鼠标变成可选，而不是必须。

3. 头控指针 (Head Pointer)

利用 AirPods Pro / Max 的传感器，像移动头部一样自然地控制光标。结合姿态引导和重新校准，提供了丝滑的指向体验。

🛠️ 这样开始最稳妥

由于空间感知交互需要一定的适应期，我们建议按照以下顺序循序渐进：

  1. 先安装，再授权：先把 Aether 移到 /Applications，再授予权限。这样系统会记住正确路径。
  2. 先试语音输入：确认听写流程稳定，输入框能正常出字。
  3. 再试语音控制：尝试简单的点击、滚动命令。
  4. 最后开头控指针：头控是补充层，不是先决条件，放在最后开启最轻松。

更多信息请访问官网：aether.7caifei.com

[EN] 🚀 Project Introduction

If you are wearing AirPods, why move your hands back and forth between the keyboard and trackpad just to switch music, flip documents, or control the cursor?

Aether is a tool that unlocks the hidden interaction potential of macOS. It allows you to use your voice for input and common Mac actions, eliminating the need to revert to the keyboard and mouse for every small task. This is more than just an enhancement for AirPods users—it’s a step toward the vision of “Using Mac without keyboard & mouse.”

✨ Core Features

1. Voice Input (Dictation)

Reply to messages, rename files, and take notes. The most direct efficiency boost: say it, and it appears where you need it. We recommend starting with “Push to Talk” for the most stable experience.

2. Voice Control

Clicks, right-clicks, double-clicks, undo, scroll. Offload the small actions that keep pulling you back to the trackpad. It makes the keyboard and mouse optional, not required.

3. Head Pointer

Utilizing sensors in AirPods Pro / Max to control the cursor as naturally as moving your head. Combined with posture guides and re-centering, it provides a smooth pointing experience.

🛠️ Getting Started the Right Way

As spatial interaction requires an adaptation period, we suggest following this sequence:

  1. Install First, Then Grant Permissions: Move Aether into /Applications before granting permissions. This ensures macOS binds accessibility, microphone, and speech permissions to the final path.
  2. Start with Voice Input: Confirm the dictation workflow is stable and text appears correctly in input fields.
  3. Try Voice Control Next: Test simple commands like click and scroll.
  4. Turn on Head Tracking Last: Head tracking is an optional layer, not a prerequisite. Enabling it last makes the transition much smoother.

🔒 Privacy & Local Logic

Aether is designed to keep interaction logic as local to the Mac as possible. Your dictation text and documents are not uploaded to our servers as part of normal use.

For more information, visit the official website: aether.7caifei.com