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Life & fun · October 16, 2026

SpeechFast

Local Whisper for Mac

SpeechFast launched on October 16, 2026 with 82 votes, #220 of 3,178 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

What it does

Hold fn and dictate in any app. Clean text lands at your cursor, and your voice never leaves your Mac.

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