# Pulkit Aggarwal

> Pulkit Aggarwal, known online as Pulket (@justpulket), is an Indian app
> developer and product builder based in Mumbai, India. He is an MBA student at
> IIM Mumbai and an engineering graduate of IIIT Surat (B.Tech ECE, 2020–2024).
> He has shipped 11 Android and iOS apps, including 2 iOS apps, with around
> 300,000 total downloads across 198 countries. His work includes ZenDiary
> (an AI journaling app, 25K+ users) and DirectChat (a WhatsApp utility,
> 190K+ downloads). He also builds open-source AI agents, including Open Extractor
> Agent (a web extraction agent built with FastAPI and Playwright) and Aro (a
> Finder-aware AI file agent for macOS built with Tauri and Rust). This is the
> official website of Pulkit Aggarwal.

## Key facts

- Full name: Pulkit Aggarwal
- Also known as: Pulket, Just Pulkit, @justpulket
- Role: App developer and product builder
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Education: MBA at IIM Mumbai (2025–present); B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIIT Surat (2020–2024)
- Known for: ZenDiary, DirectChat, Open Extractor Agent, Aro
- Contact: hi@pulket.in

## Pages

- [About Pulkit Aggarwal](https://pulket.in/about): Full biography, quick facts, and frequently asked questions.
- [Home](https://pulket.in): Overview of Pulkit's work, apps, and story.
- [Projects](https://pulket.in/projects): Apps and products built by Pulkit Aggarwal.
- [ZenDiary](https://pulket.in/zendiary): ZenDiary, the AI-powered journaling app.
- [Open Extractor Agent](https://pulket.in/open-extractor-agent): Case study of Open Extractor Agent, an inspectable AI web extraction agent built with FastAPI, Playwright and Python.
- [Aro](https://pulket.in/aro): Case study of Aro, a Finder-aware AI file agent for macOS.
- [Writing](https://pulket.in/blog): Essays on building apps, AI, startups, and life.
- [Now](https://pulket.in/now): What Pulkit is currently focused on.
- [Uses](https://pulket.in/uses): Tools and software Pulkit uses.

## Apps and open-source projects

- ZenDiary, AI-powered journaling and mood-tracking app. 25,000+ users, 4.8 rating. Free, private, available on Android and iOS. https://zendiary.in
- DirectChat, Message anyone on WhatsApp without saving their contact. 190,000+ downloads across 50+ countries.
- Open Extractor Agent, Open-source AI web extraction agent. Turns a public URL and plain-English request into structured data using FastAPI, Playwright, Python, vanilla JS, and a visible multi-agent flow. Case study: https://pulket.in/open-extractor-agent Source: https://github.com/pulket/web-extractor-agent
- Aro, Open-source (MIT), Finder-aware AI file agent for macOS (v0.3.0). Opens with Control + Space, reads the current Finder folder and selection, and turns plain English into careful, multi-step file work, planning one step at a time, showing every shell command, pausing on risk, and guarded by a Rust safety preflight. Built with Tauri 2, Rust, React and TypeScript. Bring-your-own provider (DeepSeek, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, local or custom). Case study: https://pulket.in/aro

## Profiles

- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JustPulket
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/justpulket
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/justpulket
- GitHub: https://github.com/pulket
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pulket
- Substack: https://pulket82.substack.com