larryxiao/openquack
Voice dictation menu-bar app for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, transcript appears at the cursor. Whisper runs locally via WhisperKit on Apple Silicon — no audio, text, or telemetry leaves your Mac. MI
- Stars
- 54
- Forks
- 6
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- 7d ago
openquack star history
+2 this week
About openquack
openquack is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by larryxiao, written mainly in Swift. Voice dictation menu-bar app for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, transcript appears at the cursor. Whisper runs locally via WhisperKit on Apple Silicon — no audio, text, or telemetry leaves your Mac. MI. It has 54 GitHub stars and 6 forks, and was last updated 7d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 54
- Last update
- 7d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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openquack FAQ
Can I use openquack commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is openquack free?
Yes. openquack is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does openquack run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, openquack works on macOS.
Does openquack need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is openquack still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 7d ago and has 4 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to openquack?
Similar free, open-source tools include VoiceStudio, voicebox, meetily, mlx-audio.
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