How Ontor works
Understand your patterns while you work.
Your voice and the way you interact with your computer offer different views of your day. Ontor makes changes in those patterns visible, compares them with what is usual for you, and suggests a break or reset when one may help.
Voice patterns → voice readings
Activity and pauses → work rhythm
See both in Today, with your own history as the reference.
Everyday interactions give you something to work with.
Ontor runs on your desktop as you go about your day. You can open your readings when you want a closer look.
During a voice session, Ontor uses how your speech sounds to estimate signals such as stress, focus, and energy. Your voice samples help it recognize your speech. On desktop, sessions can start automatically when your microphone is in use, with status in the menu bar or system tray.
Basic information about typing, clicking, scrolling, and pauses helps describe the pace of your computer interactions. Ontor also shows how long you have worked without a break. It does not save what you type, which keys you press, or what you click on.
Work rhythm and break reminders still work when there are no voice readings. Voice readings appear when you speak during a session; you do not need to record a check-in just to see your computer activity.
Your usual pattern gives a reading context.
A slower afternoon may feel normal to you. Ontor compares readings with your own history so you can see what has changed relative to your usual patterns.
How to read the range
The shaded band shows your usual range. The dashed line marks your usual median, the middle of your past readings. A point outside the band means that reading is unusual for you.
A change is a reason to check in with yourself. Slower computer interactions can also reflect reading, thinking, or a different task.
Open Today to see how your day is going.
Today brings your available readings together. You can review a change in your voice, look at your work rhythm, or simply see how long your current work stretch has lasted.
Illustrative walkthrough · Example readings, not live data
Today
Stress · Near your usual range
Shaded band: usual range · Dashed line: usual median
Voice readings are available while you speak during a session. Your computer activity appears alongside them in Today.
Follow each signal through the day and compare it with your usual range. Open a past session when you want more detail.
See your total activity today, longest uninterrupted stretch, and current stretch.
See when your pace is higher or lower than usual. This chart is currently labeled Interaction pace in the desktop product.
What do the seven voice signals mean?
These are estimates from your voice. They provide context for your own experience and do not diagnose a health condition.
- Stress
- Patterns of tension and instability in your voice.
- Focus
- An estimate of focus based on how your speech flows.
- Energy
- How activated your voice sounds through pace and vocal effort.
- Fatigue
- Voice patterns that may accompany tiredness.
- Vocal strain
- How hard your voice appears to be working.
- Speech clarity
- How crisp and distinct your speech sounds.
- Hesitation
- Pauses and interruptions in the flow of your speech.
A reminder gives you a next step.
For computer work, Ontor considers time without a break and whether your work rhythm has stayed below your usual level. A long uninterrupted stretch can also prompt a reminder. Voice sessions can suggest a short reset based on changes in your voice.
A desktop reminder can suggest a simple action, such as taking a five-minute break. You can move it, snooze it, or dismiss it.
Answer “Are you feeling tired?” with Yes or No when you want to. Your answer helps personalize future work-rhythm readings as enough feedback becomes available.
Try a guided reset when it suits you. A voice check-in before and afterward lets you compare your readings.
You can feel well during a long work stretch. Your feedback matters even when it disagrees with a reminder.
Start with your next workday.
Available for Mac and Windows. Voice analysis needs microphone permission; basic computer activity does not need Accessibility access. Cloud backup is optional.