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Show HN: Pindrop – Mac-native dictation app built with Swift/WhisperKit
Hey HN! I built Pindrop, a menu bar dictation app for macOS that's 100%
open source and truly Mac-native.
Unlike cross-platform alternatives (Handy, OpenWhispr) that use Tauri/Electron,
Pindrop is pure Swift/SwiftUI with WhisperKit for Apple Silicon optimization.
Why Mac-native matters:
- Better battery life (Core ML vs generic inference)
- Native menu bar integration
- Follows macOS design patterns
- Smaller memory footprint
It's completely free, runs locally (privacy-first), and uses Apple's ML
frameworks for the best performance on Mac.
GitHub: https://github.com/watzon/pindrop https://github.com/watzon/pindrop
Download: https://github.com/watzon/pindrop/releases https://github.com/watzon/pindrop/releases
Would love feedback from the HN community, especially on the Swift/WhisperKit
implementation!
- Leftium 8mo ago"You can’t use this version of the application “Pindrop” with this version of macOS." - "Requires macOS 14+ (Sonoma) or later." - Tried on macOS v15.7.3 (Sequoia)