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  1. Dictly

    dictly.app

    Local, real‑time voice‑to‑text for macOS (sub‑100ms, no cloud)

    Hacker News10 ptslatest reaction

  2. FnScribe

    github.com

    Open-source, offline dictation for macOS

    Open sourceHacker News36 ptslatest reaction

  3. Yap

    github.com

    OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS with no model to download

    LibraryDesktopOpen sourceHacker News104 ptslatest reaction

  4. BetterWispr

    betterwispr.com

    Free, open-source dictation for Mac

    Hacker News220 ptslatest reaction

  5. Private real-time dictation app for Mac

    github.com

    Instant dictation app for Mac

    Open sourceHacker News23 ptslatest reaction

  6. Qwen Scribe

    github.com

    local transcription and dictation for Apple Silicon

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News97 ptslatest reaction

  7. Sayso

    github.com

    free open source dictation for Mac, Windows, and Linux

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News25 ptslatest reaction

  8. Whispering

    github.com

    Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News591 ptslatest reaction

  9. OpenWhisper

    github.com

    free, local, and private voice-to-text macOS app

    Open sourceHacker News37 ptslatest reaction

  10. Ghost Pepper Meet local meeting transcription and diarization

    matthartman.github.io

    100% local & private transcription engine for macOS.

    Hacker News27 ptslatest reaction

  11. Ghost Pepper

    github.com

    Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS

    Open sourceHacker News467 ptslatest reaction

  12. Summit

    summitnotes.app

    local AI meeting insights

    Hacker News37 ptslatest reaction

  13. OVault

    ovault.net

    Simple and Local OTP Management for iOS/macOS

    Hacker News24 ptslatest reaction

  14. Listnr

    github.com

    macOS meeting transcription that never mixes mic and speakers

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News11 ptslatest reaction

  15. Open-source customizable AI voice dictation built on Pipecat

    github.com

    Your personal voice interface for any app. Speak naturally and your words appear wherever your cursor is, with fully customizable AI voice dictation. Open source alternative to Wispr Flow.

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News27 ptslatest reaction

  16. Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow to find devices on local networks?"

    github.com

    Auto-dismiss the macOS 'Allow X to find devices on local networks?' prompt. Presses Don't Allow for you, zero CPU idle, survives reboots.

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News154 ptslatest reaction

  17. macOS GUI for running LLMs locally

    avapls.com

    I finally believe it's ready for its first release.

    Hacker News58 ptslatest reaction

  18. Minute

    github.com

    Offline meeting notes on macOS with Whisper and llama.cpp

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News12 ptslatest reaction

  19. macOS/Windows AI app that sees

    mate-os.com

    performs actions, and suggests files

    Hacker News20 ptslatest reaction

  20. Privacy-First Voice-to-Text for macOS

    github.com

    Open sourceHacker News31 ptslatest reaction

  21. GPT–LLM native macOS app with time travel

    thellm.app

    versioning, search

    Hacker News12 ptslatest reaction

  22. Linggen

    github.com

    A local-first memory layer for your AI (Cursor, Zed, Claude)

    DesktopSelf-hostedOpen sourceHacker News36 ptslatest reaction

  23. I Built SwiftUI but for macOS MDM

    github.com

    A declarative macOS configuration framework.

    LibraryOpen sourceHacker News10 ptslatest reaction

  24. Chirp

    github.com

    Local Windows dictation with ParakeetV3 no executable required

    Open sourceHacker News34 ptslatest reaction

  25. Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS

    shuru.run

    Shuru is a lightweight sandbox that spins up Linux VMs on macOS using Apple's Virtualization.framework.

    Hacker News213 ptslatest reaction

  26. superwhisper

    superwhisper.comrelated by meaning

    AI powered offline voice to text for macOS

    Hacker News43 ptslatest reaction

  27. macOS menu-bar manager for SSH port forwards

    github.com

    Tiny native macOS menu-bar manager for SSH local port forwards and and remote file access

    DesktopOpen sourceHacker News45 ptslatest reaction

  28. Pinch

    startpinch.comrelated by meaning

    macOS voice translation for real-time conversations

    Hacker News65 ptslatest reaction

  29. Wispr Flow

    news.ycombinator.com

    A new voice dictation experience

    Hacker News10 ptslatest reaction

  30. Ownscribe

    github.comrelated by meaning

    local meeting transcription, summarization and search

    CLIDesktopOpen sourceHacker News18 ptslatest reaction