{"repo":"watzon/pindrop","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/watzon/pindrop","clone":"git clone https://github.com/watzon/pindrop.git","description":"A native macOS menu bar dictation app using local speech-to-text with WhisperKit","language":"Swift","stars":612,"topics":["apple-silicon","dictation","macos","menu-bar","open-source","privacy","speech-to-text","swift","swiftui","whisperkit"],"license":"MIT","category":"mobile-apps","readme_excerpt":"Pindrop 🎤 The first 100% open source, truly Mac-native AI dictation app Pindrop is a menu bar dictation app for macOS that turns your speech into text. It stays offline and private by default, with optional cloud transcription. Built with pure Swift/SwiftUI, packaged with Xcode + SwiftPM, and powered by native Apple Silicon transcription engines. Download Latest Release · Documentation · Contributing · Community --- Features Dictation - Pick from several local transcription engines: WhisperKit (OpenAI Whisper on Core ML, in sizes from tiny to large-v3), Parakeet, SenseVoice, or Apple's on-device speech stack. The model browser recommends options for your Mac. - Optional OpenAI GPT-4o Transcribe and GPT-4o Mini Transcribe models provide cloud transcription for users who prefer a hosted service. API credentials stay in the macOS Keychain. - Streaming dictation shows words as you say them, powered by the Nemotron streaming engine (English only for now; Apple SpeechTranscriber is another option on macOS 26). - Dictate in 16 languages. The interface is localized into 31 languages with RTL support. - Offline speaker diarization with trainable speaker profiles. Single-speaker transcripts stay free of labels. - Global hotkeys: toggle mode, push-to-talk, and a dedicated cancel shortcut. Working with transcripts - Library with full-text search, inline editing, audio playback, and export to JSON, CSV, or plain text. - Notes with pinning, tags, and interactive checklists. - Custom dicti","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/watzon","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/watzon/pindrop/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}