MentraOS IS THE OPEN SOURCE SMART GLASSES OPERATING SYSTEM.
Get smart glasses apps. Build smart glasses apps.
THE SMART GLASSES APP STORE
Get new apps like X, Shazam, AI assistant, translation, and more on the Mentra Store
Compatible Glasses
Display glasses let you see what
matters. Instantly.
A Glimpse Into Display Glasses
Dash
Displays your running/cycling stats on glasses in realtime
Live Captions
Real life subtitles
Live Translation
Translate languages in realtime
Dash
Displays your running/cycling stats on glasses in realtime
Live Captions
Real life subtitles
Live Translation
Translate languages in realtime
and much more...
How It Works
Smart Glasses App
The Cloud
Relays data from your app to phone
MentraOS App
Connects to your glasses
Your Glasses
Smart Glasses App
The Cloud
Relays data from your app to phone
MentraOS App
Connects to your glasses
Your Glasses
FAQ
Everything is open sourced. No B.S. Check out our GitHub repo here.
The cloud isn't an extra layer. It's what makes MentraOS possible. Here's why:
1. Run multiple apps at the same time
Without the cloud, each smart glasses app would have to be a separate mobile app. To use these mobile apps, you'd need to disconnect one app, reconnect another, and you could only run one app at a time. With the cloud, multiple Mentra apps can run simultaneously, all controlled through the MentraOS client app.
2. Shared access to sensors and context
The cloud allows multiple apps to safely and securely share contextual data like camera input or location at the same time. This enables richer experiences that standalone phone apps simply couldn't achieve.
3. Cross-platform compatibility
Because everything runs through the cloud and our universal client, the same MentraOS app works on iOS, Android, and multiple MentraOS-compatible glasses without extra development work.
4. Extremely easy app development
With the cloud, developers only need to write one JavaScript MentraOS app with no native iOS, Android, or BLE coding required. Without the cloud, every app would have to be built separately for iOS and Android, and even if you built a React Native app, you'd still need low-level native iOS/Android code to handle BLE connections to the glasses. The client app now handles those low-level connections, while the cloud relays the app data.
5. Power efficiency
Your phone's 4G/5G radio is power-hungry, and sending the same data to multiple servers drains battery fast. With the cloud, your phone sends context once, and the cloud distributes it to all active Mentra apps, saving energy.
6. Centralized app store
The cloud enables a unified MentraOS store where developers can publish their apps and users can discover and install them instantly.
Yep, you can host the entire cloud locally.