Rabbit OS3 is the company’s new standalone AI agent, and it no longer requires the firm’s own hardware to work. Rabbit, the startup behind the R1 device, is rolling out the tool as an agentic operating system that runs in the cloud while operating locally across Windows, Mac and Linux machines.
The move marks a shift for Rabbit, which had previously tied its artificial intelligence ambitions to a dedicated gadget. With OS3, the emphasis falls on software that can span the devices people already own, rather than on a single piece of hardware.
How Rabbit OS3 works
According to Rabbit, users can add up to five devices to a single account, alongside their preferred AI models. OS3 is designed to automatically determine the devices, files, apps and AI models it needs in order to complete a given task, coordinating across them from its cloud base while carrying out actions locally.
This cross-device approach means the system is not limited to one operating environment. Support for Windows, Mac and Linux positions OS3 as a broadly compatible layer that sits across a mix of personal computers, with the agent selecting the appropriate resources for each request.
Ways to access the agent
There are several routes into OS3. Rabbit says users can reach it through a dedicated desktop site, as well as through a paired messaging app such as Telegram or iMessage. The agent also remains available on Rabbit’s original R1 device, meaning existing owners retain access even as the software becomes usable without the hardware.
By offering messaging-based access, Rabbit allows the agent to be summoned from familiar chat interfaces rather than requiring a separate application in every case. The combination of a desktop site, messaging apps and the R1 gives users multiple entry points depending on how they prefer to work.
The launch broadens the reach of Rabbit’s technology beyond the customer base that bought its earlier device. In shifting to a device-agnostic model, the company is presenting OS3 as an operating system for AI-driven tasks that adapts to a person’s existing setup, drawing on connected devices, files, applications and chosen AI models to act on instructions. Rabbit OS3 supports up to five devices per account and runs across Windows, Mac and Linux.
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