WhisperDictate

A simple macOS menu bar app for voice dictation using OpenAI Whisper (local, offline).

Features

• 🎤 Global hotkey (⌃⌥D) to start/stop recording
• 🔒 Fully offline - uses local Whisper model
• ⚡ Automatic paste into any app
• 🇭🇺 Hungarian language support (configurable)

Requirements

• macOS 13.0+
• Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3)
• whisper-cpp (brew install whisper-cpp)
• Whisper model file

Installation

1. Install whisper-cpp

brew install whisper-cpp sox

2. Download Whisper model

mkdir -p ~/.whisper-models
curl -L -o ~/.whisper-models/ggml-medium.bin \
  "https://huggingface.co/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/resolve/main/ggml-medium.bin"

3. Build WhisperDictate

git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/WhisperDictate.git
cd WhisperDictate
swiftc -o WhisperDictate main.swift \
    -framework Cocoa \
    -framework AVFoundation \
    -framework Carbon \
    -framework CoreGraphics

4. Run

./WhisperDictate

Or copy to your bin folder:

cp WhisperDictate ~/bin/
~/bin/WhisperDictate &

Usage

1. Look for the 🎤 icon in your menu bar
2. Press ⌃⌥D (Control + Option + D) to start recording
3. Speak (icon changes to 🔴)
4. Press ⌃⌥D again to stop and transcribe
5. Text is automatically pasted where your cursor is

Audio Feedback

• 🔔 Tink - Recording started
• 🔔 Pop - Recording stopped, processing
• 🔔 Glass - Success, text pasted
• 🔔 Basso - Error

Permissions

The app needs:

• Microphone access (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone)
• Accessibility access for auto-paste (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility)

Configuration

Edit main.swift to change:

• Language: Change "-l", "hu" to your language code (e.g., "en", "de")
• Hotkey: Modify registerHotkey() function
• Model: Change whisperModel path for different model sizes

License

MIT License