A macOS menu bar app that transcribes speech locally using WhisperKit. Press a global shortcut, speak, release. That's it. Your transcript is pasted into the active app or copied to the clipboard.
- macOS 14+
- Xcode 16+
Open Voican.xcodeproj in Xcode, select the Voican scheme, and hit Run (Cmd+R).
For the test suite use Cmd+U in Xcode or Product > Test.
A Makefile is available for terminal-driven workflows:
make run # build, stage, sign, and launch
make test # run the test suite
make relaunch # restart without rebuilding
make kill # stop a running instance
make help # list all targets
The run target stages the app to .run/Voican.app and signs it with a stable designated requirement so TCC permissions survive rebuilds.
cd www
bun dev # http://localhost:3000
For local validation before opening a PR:
cd www
bun run check