I Built an Open-Source macOS Voice Typing Tool

Typeless charges $12/month for a straightforward feature set, so I built a free alternative. Hotkeys, permissions, audio recording, status feedback, text insertion — five modules that each looked simple and each fought back. A record of the technical choices, pitfalls, and design decisions along the way.

April 10, 2026 · 9 min · David Zhang

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