OKGoogle4windows

The "Ok Google" phrase is used on phones to have Google do something specific, most likely related to performing a search or managing the desktop environment. Aiming to migrate a part of the functionality of "Ok Google" to Windows, OKGoogle4windows makes it possible for you to run a list of commands using just your voice. In other words, it allows you to control your PC remotely.

If your computer is not equipped with a microphone, then you should know that OKGoogle4windows also works with a virtual recording device, such as the wireless audio receiver created by  WO Mic. This latter application can use the microphone of your Android phone as a recording device for your PC.

The way OKGoogle4windows is pretty simple: once started, it sits in the system tray, waiting for a new voice command. Just like "Ok Google", it has a hot phrase that triggers it, namely "My computer". Saying it reveals the list of available commands. Although not so extensive, this list comprises some of the most common actions a PC user performs.

To begin with, OKGoogle4windows makes it possible for you to perform voice-enabled searches on Google. Secondly, you can launch YouTube, then pause and resume playback with your voice, or run the video in full screen. The volume is also controllable, and the sound can be turned off.

Basic browser controls are also available: you can close the current tab, navigate to the left or the right tab, go backward or forward one page. The TAB and the ENTER keys can also be simulated.

If OKGoogle4windows does not understand a command as it should and, therefore, fails to perform it (which might happen due to the microphone, the volume, etc.), then you can also select the desired command with the mouse.

An application such as OKGoogle4windows might come in handy to those who want to "communicate" with their PC. However, the list of commands it pretty narrow, there is support for English only and, on top of that, the voice recognition engine might play tricks on you sometimes.