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Holler

Push-to-talk dictation for macOS: hold a hotkey, speak, and the text lands at your cursor. Recognition runs fully local on whisper.cpp. The app is in beta testing.

⌥option
  1. 01Hold right ⌥
  2. 02Speak
  3. 03Let go — the text is already there
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To: Olena

Hi! We'll be there Saturday at seven, I'll bring the cake and candles.

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Task

Dictate fast and privately: live partial results while you are still speaking, no cloud — no audio ever leaves the machine.

Solution and flow
  • Native macOS app (Swift)
  • Local whisper.cpp recognition + Metal
  • Flow Bar — live state indicator
  • Optional cloud text correction
  1. Settings: hotkey, recognition model, microphone and dictation language. A fast mode and a light model for short phrases.
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    Settings: hotkey, recognition model, microphone and dictation language. A fast mode and a light model for short phrases.

  2. A personal dictionary for names and terms, plus optional cloud text correction for perfect punctuation.
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    A personal dictionary for names and terms, plus optional cloud text correction for perfect punctuation.

  3. Holler lives in the menu bar: language, updates and settings always at hand.
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    Holler lives in the menu bar: language, updates and settings always at hand.

  4. Recognition runs locally on whisper.cpp: audio never leaves the Mac. You see how many phrases and words you dictated today and this week.
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    Recognition runs locally on whisper.cpp: audio never leaves the Mac. You see how many phrases and words you dictated today and this week.

Result

Dictation becomes faster than typing: the first words appear before you finish the phrase, and no sound leaves the laptop.

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