A macOS menu bar app for voice-to-text transcription powered by Whisper. Runs entirely on-device — no cloud, no subscription.
- Global hotkey to start/stop recording
- On-device speech recognition via Whisper
- Auto-paste transcribed text into any app
- Optional LLM post-processing for grammar correction
- Composing mode with live waveform visualization
- Usage statistics tracking
- macOS 14.0+
- Swift 5.9+
- A Whisper model file (GGML format)
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Cifer-Y/VoiceInk.git
cd VoiceInk
# Build and create .app bundle
make app
# Install to /Applications
make install- Launch VoiceInk — it runs as a menu bar app (no dock icon)
- Grant microphone and accessibility permissions when prompted
- Download a Whisper model from Settings
- Press the global hotkey (default: Right Option) to start recording
- Release to transcribe and paste
MIT