Tab: A Personal AI Assistant That Lives in Your Texts
Tab emerged from stealth on 6 October 2026, and its own site describes it as an AI you text when you need something done: there is no new interface to learn, you simply message it in iMessage or WhatsApp the way you would text someone capable — it calls the hotel and moves your reservation, turns a PDF into a spreadsheet, finds the right replacement part and orders it; behind the messages Tab has its own computer and browser, can open websites, make files and use the accounts you connect, and before it spends anything you see exactly what it is buying, the total and who gets paid, with nothing paid until you approve
Tool Overview
Features, steps and FAQ below
Features
- ✓ It lives in your messages: Tab says it starts in Messages, and you can send text, a photo, a screenshot, a PDF or a video — it works with what you send, with no new interface and no special way to ask
- ✓ It actually makes the call: when a job needs a phone call, Tab says it can call a hotel, a doctor's office, a restaurant or a vendor, wait on hold, ask the questions and report back in Messages
- ✓ Its own computer and browser: behind the messages Tab says it has its own computer and browser, so it can open websites, make files and use the accounts you connect, keeping your work separate from everyone else's
- ✓ Spending needs your approval: Tab says you see exactly what it is buying, the total and who gets paid, and that nothing is paid until you approve — after which it pays, sends the receipt back to the thread and tracks what happens next
- ✓ It remembers where you left off: Tab says it remembers where you stopped so you do not have to explain the whole story again tomorrow, and if a job takes a while you can leave and it keeps going
How to Use
- Enter your phone number at tab.bot to join the waitlist (Tab lists the current stage as a private beta)
- Text Tab from that same number so it appears in your iMessage or WhatsApp
- Connect the accounts you want it to work with so it has permission to act
- Hand over tasks in ordinary language, and confirm the amount and payee before it spends anything
FAQ
What is Tab?
Tab's site describes it as an AI you text when you need something done: instead of a new interface, you send the task in iMessage or WhatsApp and it does the work rather than telling you how.
Where do I use it?
Tab says it starts in Messages and supports iMessage and WhatsApp; you leave your number at tab.bot and then text it from that same number.
Can it spend my money?
Tab says it can place an order, book the reservation or pay the invoice, but nothing is paid until you approve: you see what it is buying, the total and who gets paid, then it pays and sends the receipt back to the thread.
Is it available now?
Tab's own site lists it as a private beta with a waitlist; TechCrunch reported that Tab emerged from stealth on 6 October 2026 at a $300 million valuation.
What does it work with?
Tab says that behind the messages it has its own computer and browser, and its founder told TechCrunch it also has its own phone number and wallet, which is why it does the job instead of explaining it.