Panokeet

Local voice-to-text dictation for macOS using whisper.cpp. Fast, private, runs entirely on your Mac.

Features

• Global hotkey - Toggle recording from anywhere with Cmd+Keypad7
• Fast transcription - GPU-accelerated via Metal on Apple Silicon
• Privacy first - Everything runs locally, no data leaves your Mac
• Training data - Optionally save audio/text pairs for future fine-tuning

Quick Start

./start.sh

See SETUP.md for installation instructions.

How It Works

1. Press Cmd+Keypad7 to start recording
2. Speak into your microphone
3. Press Cmd+Keypad7 again to stop
4. Edit the transcript if needed, then press Enter to save & copy to clipboard

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐     HTTP      ┌─────────────────┐
│   SwiftUI App   │◄────────────►│  Python Backend │
│   (Menu Bar)    │   :8765      │   (FastAPI)     │
└─────────────────┘              └────────┬────────┘
                                          │
                                          ▼
                                 ┌─────────────────┐
                                 │   whisper.cpp   │
                                 │  (Metal/GPU)    │
                                 └─────────────────┘

License

MIT