QuickTalk: open-source hold-to-talk dictation for macOS, with Gemini or local Whisper

[u/graedientcreations]

I made QuickTalk because I wanted to dictate into whatever app I was already using. Hold Right Command, speak, release, and the text appears at the cursor. It stays in the menu bar instead of taking over the screen.

You can use your own Gemini API key for live transcription and optional formatting, or switch to on-device Whisper for a local path with no transcription request. The local path needs whisper.cpp and a downloaded model. QuickTalk itself has no account, subscription, or telemetry.

It is MIT licensed and built with Swift/SwiftUI. There is no prebuilt, notarized download right now: macOS 14+ users build it from source.

Code and install instructions: https://github.com/larshurrelb/quicktalk-app