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Cortex on Windows Pc

Developed By: Liam Thoreson

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 4 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.5
Size 7.9 MB
Release Date February 20, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (15)]

What's New:
Bug fixes and improvements to UI, More settings [see more]

Description from Developer:
(Update regarding the future of this app)
During the past few months Cortex has been receiving quite a bit of support. I personally was not expecting the amount of people using the... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Cortex and install on Windows PC. Cortex is free Tools app, developed by Liam Thoreson. Latest version of Cortex is 1.5, was released on 2023-02-20 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Cortex is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Cortex on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Cortex on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Cortex on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Cortex using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Cortex" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Cortex on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Cortex" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.5.

Download Cortex 1.5 on Windows PC – 7.9 MB

(Update regarding the future of this app)
During the past few months Cortex has been receiving quite a bit of support. I personally was not expecting the amount of people using the app as a go to tool for people who might have been struggling with memory loss. However I personally feel that the app in this state is unfinished I owe it to all my users to deliver a polish experience that is better adapted to working with its users and improving their quality of life. Over the next few months this app will be receiving updates with features that greatly improve the quality and accessibility for the users of this app. Cortex 2.0 will be the version launching with such features and will be released sometime this summer.

There are many features I am planning to release with this update. More app to user communication is one of them. That means that the app will talk to the user more and will have programmed in routines to help improve the polish of the program. Scheduling tasks will receive a huge overhaul. Plans for this include having tasks be partitioned into categories. These categories would include Getting ready for your day, Morning activities, Lunch, Afternoon activities, Dinner, Evening activities and Getting ready for bed. Users can select which activities to put in each of the groups and the times at which they start and end. The app will focus on one of these groups at a time. Another feature is multiple schedules. These will include schedules for each day of the week and custom schedules for certain dates (for example holidays). The whiteboard will add its own features including helpers to remotely view and change a users whiteboard via a separate app.


Winner of MIT app inventor's app of the month February 2018 and a major part of Cottage Cheese Strikes again DI challenge Cortex is an app built to help people with memory loss. Our app allows the user do a variety of things to aid those with memory loss. Our app helps someone with their daily activities by showing them what they are doing and whats next in their list of tasks. Users can easily complete or undo a task and upon completion a user set helper is contacted which could be very useful if for example a helper needed to know if the user has taken their pills. Users can jot down anything they want on a whiteboard that is always being shown to them, and if that's not good enough it can be read to them by the app. Reminders can also be set and will remind the user at a set time via text to speech. Users can easily call any contacts they choose just by using the call command and saying the name of the person. Also 911 and the user set helper can be both called just by saying emergency or helper respectively when using the call command. The app itself interfaces with the user by using voice commands to receive information. The app gives the user information via text to speech eliminating the need to read and allowing more people the ability to use our app. Our app also can help guide a user as at any point a user can say help and the app will tell them all the commands that they can use with a description. Beyond that our app has plenty of settings. From improving accessibility to just plain aesthetic changes our app supports a number of customization settings to give you a personalized experience.
Bug fixes and improvements to UI, More settings
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to call into AccountAuthenticators.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.