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intel/acat

Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/intel/acat · C# · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

65/100

  • Activity 78
  • Release rhythm 28
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 85
  • age_days: 4215
  • days_rel: 482
  • days_push: 132
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3230 stars · 613 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ACAT is an open-source assistive communication platform from Intel Labs, originally developed for Stephen Hawking, that helps people with restricted speech and typing abilities communicate. It provides keyboard simulation, word/sentence prediction, speech synthesis, and configurable input modalities such as switches, cameras, and BCI devices.

Use cases

  • enable communication for users with ALS or limited motor control
  • convert switch or camera input into typed text and speech
  • predict words and sentences for slow typers
  • customize assistive UI panels and scanning keyboards
  • text-to-speech with custom pronunciations for assistive users

When to choose

  • you need a configurable AAC platform on Windows with extensible input modalities
  • you are a developer extending assistive communication technology
  • the user relies on switch, camera, or BCI input instead of a keyboard

When to avoid

  • you need assistive communication on macOS, Linux, or mobile platforms
  • you want a turnkey consumer AAC app without configuration effort
  • your project is not .NET/Windows based

Facets

application · maturity active

speech-recognition tts ui-components accessibility accessibility healthcare developer-tools desktop-applications windows dotnet assistive-technology aac word-prediction keyboard-simulation bci stephen-hawking csharp text-editors desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
intel/acatmain65

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