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Products that do what HelloMac does

Make calls directly from your Mac via your iPhone

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    Speakmac190

    The offline dictation macOS should have had

    Nov 2025

  2. 2
    Hey Siri260

    Commands you can use on your iOS and macOS Devices

    2016

  3. 3

    Private voice typing for Mac that works anywhere

    Apr 2026

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    DockPhone199

    Make phone calls right from your Mac

    2014

  5. 5GP

    I built this because I wanted to see how far I could get with a voice-to-text app that used 100% local models so no data left my computer. I've been using a ton for coding and emails. Experimenting with using it as a voice interface for my other agents too. 100% open-source MIT license, would love feedback, PRs, and ideas on where to take it.

    Apr 2026 · github.com

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    Dynamic Island experience for Mac with apps & notifications

    Mar 2026

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    Megaphone102

    Open-source Mac dictation App that's 100% on-device

    Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio

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    Yap140

    Open-source voice dictation for Mac, fully on-device

    Jul 2026 · frigade.com

  9. 9

    Call, FaceTime, WhatsApp your favorite contacts from menubar

    2020

  10. 10
    Supavoice206

    Voice to text app for macos

    2025

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    Dictato93

    Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

    Feb 2026

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    Spoke102

    Private voice-to-text for macOS. Hold a key, speak, done.

    Mar 2026

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    Caplo107

    Real-time AI captions & translation for any iOS app

    Mar 2026

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    Maccess199

    Your Mac, in your pocket — trackpad, screen, and AI

    15d ago · maccess.io

  15. 15YO

    Hey HN! I wanted to share this OSS project I've been working on. It's called Yap and its a small menu-bar app for macOS that does voice to text for any input. You'll set a hotkey, press it, talk, press it again, and the text gets pasted into whatever field you were in. Everything runs locally and never leaves your computer. Fully OSS and MIT licensed. With macOS 26, Apple recently added two new APIs, SpeechAnalyzer and SpeechTranscriber, that do streaming on-device speech to text using models the OS ships and manages. So the app ships no model of its own and loads nothing before the first…

    Jul 2026 · github.com

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    Tok 1.0157

    Instant, non-intrusive calls for Slack ⚡

    2018

  17. 17

    A free native macOS companion app for Buy Me a Coffee

    2023

  18. 18

    Add contacts to your iPhone's home screen, then tap to call

    2018

  19. 19

    Call and SMS in Mac using your Android phone via Bluetooth

    2017

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    Trace88

    No-frills offline meeting transcripts with context

    May 2026 · traceapp.info

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    On-device instant voice transcription

    Feb 2026

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    Control your Mac with your voice locally

    Jun 2026 · github.com

  23. 23

    Instantly access your recent files, folders, apps, clipboard

    2025

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    Local real-time voice transcription for Mac

    Apr 2026

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