Running Multiple AI Agents at Once Without Losing Your Mouse
AI agents can now operate computers by themselves. Give one a task and it can open apps, click through interfaces and type its way to a result. But anyone who has tried this knows the catch: while the agent is working, it often takes over your only mouse and keyboard. You sit and wait, and running a second agent alongside it is out of the question. Novastart , an infinite canvas operating system…
Novastart, a new operating system designed for running multiple AI agents simultaneously without losing control of your computer, launched on October 12, 2026. Each AI agent is given its own mouse and keyboard inside the system, allowing several agents to work at once while the user continues to operate their own devices for tasks like emailing and spreadsheet reviews.
The agents' actions are clearly visible on the same canvas as the user, ensuring transparent activity monitoring. For larger tasks, a lead agent can delegate work to up to 10 helpers, each with their own labeled cursor in individual windows, preventing any potential conflicts between agents. Novastart replaces the conventional desktop with an infinite canvas, enabling users to scroll and pan through apps and zoom out to view all activities at once.
This approach addresses the inefficiencies of traditional operating systems, where one computer, mouse, and keyboard are shared among all users and AI agents, and it provides a solution for security concerns by keeping each agent's actions visible. Users can also pause, correct, or revert to a previous window with a single click, ensuring they retain control even when multiple agents are active.
Novastart supports over 30 web apps, including Chrome, Claude, ChatGPT, Gmail, Excel, WhatsApp, and Notion, by opening them as standalone windows. The operating system is accessible on Windows 10 or 11 and Intel-based Macs, and it requires installation as the primary operating system on a USB drive, taking around 8 to 15 minutes.
Novastart offers three subscription plans: Free, Pro, and Team, with the latter enabling team collaboration through shared canvases accessed via email invitations, allowing multiple users to interact with each other's windows simultaneously.
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