Like many of you, I loved the concept of AI voice dictation tools like Wispr Flow, but I didn't want my microphone audio sent to third-party cloud servers or pay a monthly subscription.

So I built VoxFlow — a native, private macOS menu bar app that transcribes your speech locally and automatically pastes formatted, grammar-cleaned text into whichever app you are using.

Key Features

• 100% Private & Offline: Transcribes locally using Apple Speech and cleans up text using Apple Intelligence (FoundationModels). Zero cloud API keys required.
• Global Hotkey Triggers: Double-tap the Fn (Globe) key or press Option + Space anywhere on macOS to start dictating.
• Hands-Free Auto-Paste: Pausing for 1.5 seconds automatically stops recording, formats the text, and pastes it into your focused text field.
• Non-Activating Floating HUD: Displays real-time audio waveform and streaming transcript without stealing focus from your active document.
• 100% Free & Open Source: No subscriptions, no ads, no telemetry ($0 forever).

Downloads & Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/ameerhmz/VoxFlow
• Direct DMG Installer: Download VoxFlow.dmg (v1.0.0)

System Requirements

• macOS 26.0 or later (Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4+)
• Apple Intelligence enabled in System Settings

I'd love your feedback, bug reports, or feature requests!