SpeakType

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What is SpeakType?

SpeakType is a privacy-first, offline voice dictation tool for macOS. Unlike online dictation services, everything runs 100% locally using OpenAI's Whisper AI model via WhisperKit. Support for Parakeet coming soon!

• Privacy First - Zero data leaves your Mac
• Lightning Fast - Optimized for Apple Silicon
• Works Everywhere - Any app, any text field
• Open Source - Audit every line of code yourself

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Installation

Requirements

• macOS 13.0+ (Ventura or newer)
• Apple Silicon (M1+) recommended
• 2GB available storage (for AI models)

Download

Download Latest Release

1. Download SpeakType.dmg
2. Drag SpeakType to Applications
3. Grant Microphone + Accessibility + Documents Folder permissions
4. Download an AI model from Settings → AI Models

Press fn to start dictating.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/karansinghgit/speaktype.git
cd speaktype
make build && make run

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Usage

1. Press hotkey (fn by default)
2. Speak your text
3. Release hotkey
4. Text appears!

Tips:

• Speak naturally - Whisper handles accents well
• Say punctuation: "comma", "period", "question mark"
• Best results with 3-10 second clips

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Development

make build          # Build debug
make run            # Run app
make clean          # Clean build
make test           # Run tests
make dmg            # Create DMG installer

Current Issues

⚠️ When loading a model for the first time / switching to another model, there is a startup delay of 30-60 seconds.

So the first transcription will appear ultra slow, but it will go back to instantaneous dictation right after it's warmed up.

Project Structure

speaktype/
├── App/           # Entry point
├── Views/         # SwiftUI interface
├── Models/        # Data models
├── Services/      # Core functionality
├── Controllers/   # Window management
└── Resources/     # Assets & config

Tech Stack

• Swift 5.9+ / SwiftUI + AppKit
• WhisperKit - Local Whisper inference
• KeyboardShortcuts - Global hotkeys
• AVFoundation - Audio capture

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Contributing

1. Fork & clone
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
3. Make changes and run make lint
4. Submit a PR

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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Credits

• WhisperKit by Argmax
• OpenAI Whisper

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