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@dariusbardi dariusbardi released this 30 Aug 23:42
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v1.0
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First public release.

Download Hark-1.0.dmg below, drag Hark to Applications.

First launch: right-click the app → Open → Open. macOS blocks it otherwise. The app is signed, but with a personal Apple ID rather than a paid Developer ID, so Gatekeeper does not recognise it. That is a cost problem, not a safety one — the source is right here, and you can build it yourself in four seconds if you would rather not take my word for it:

git clone https://github.com/dariusbardi/hark
cd hark
./build.sh

An app you compiled yourself was never downloaded, so there is no warning at all.

What it does

  • Say your wake word, keep talking, and it types into whatever app is in front — then presses Return.
  • Reads text aloud from a watched file, so an AI assistant can answer you out loud.
  • Apple voices or Piper (neural, offline, downloaded on request).
  • German and English interface; recognition follows your Mac.
  • ⌥⌘L reads any selected text aloud, in any app.
  • Menu bar only. 316 KB.

Known limits

  • Not notarised — see above.
  • Recognition runs in one language at a time (Apple's engine).
  • Piper needs Python; Hark points you at Apple's own installer if it is missing.
  • Battery draw of continuous recognition is not yet measured.

Requires macOS 14 or later.

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