AI & Automation
From spoken thought to a usable note.
Hushy Completed
Open-source implementation; ongoing maintenance.
01 — The Problem
Capture a thought without breaking focus.
- Record on macOS
- Transcribe locally
- Save note / copy text
02 — The Approach
Keep recording close at hand and make transcription local by default.
03 — What I Built
Menu bar recording, hotkey dictation, Markdown notes and optional Claude summaries.
04 — Technical Architecture
SwiftUI app → HushyCore → whisper.cpp → Markdown or clipboard. Optional summaries send transcript text to Claude; audio stays local.
05 — Results
The public repository documents the implementation. No usage or time-saving measurements are available.
06 — Lessons Learned
Local transcription needs a model download. Cloud summaries are optional and have a different data boundary.