Almanac is a new AI personal workspace that tries to end the tab-and-app sprawl: tasks, projects, conversations and knowledge in one place, with an AI agent called Hermes that compiles and maintains your personal and company wikis automatically. The product went live on November 4, 2026, announced by founder Kushagra in a Launch HN post, and the company is part of Y Combinator’s Spring 2026 batch.
What it does
Almanac connects to the tools you already use, Gmail, Calendar, Granola, iMessage among them, and builds a working memory around your day. Hermes, its agent, auto-compiles wikis from your personal and company knowledge, with source links so you can verify where each entry came from. It keeps working in the cloud with your laptop closed, preparing drafts and updates in the original context of your work so you can review rather than rewrite.
The pitch is organization as a side effect: instead of you filing things away, Almanac watches the flow of your tasks and conversations and keeps everything arranged and retrievable.
Key features
- Unified workspace for tasks, projects, conversations and knowledge
- Hermes agent with auto-compiled personal and company wikis, with source links
- One-click connections to Gmail, Calendar, Granola, iMessage and more
- Background cloud work: progress continues while your laptop is closed
- Drafts prepared in the original context of your projects
- Mac desktop app first, backed by Y Combinator
Who it is for
Knowledge workers drowning in scattered threads: founders, operators, researchers and anyone whose real work lives across email, calendar and chat. Note the Mac-first approach and one unusual requirement: you currently need your own ChatGPT subscription alongside Almanac, so factor that into the total cost.
Pricing
Almanac costs $20 per month with a 7-day free trial on all plans (a card is required for the trial, and it auto-renews). A separate ChatGPT subscription is also required, per the official site. Prices may change; check usealmanac.com for the current details.
Information based on the official usealmanac.com website, checked November 5, 2026.
