r/GeminiAI • u/graedientcreations • 1d ago

Ressource I built a open-source transcription app for Mac running on BYOK Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

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I recently got a bit annoyed that all of the AI transcription apps for the Mac cost a monthly subscription no matter how much or little you use them. So I built this open source transcription app for Mac where you can use your own Gemini 3.5 transcribe API key and only pay for what you actually use.

The app is private, built on Swift and SwiftUI, uses little system resources with a minimal codebase.
I know that there's already other open source projects out there, but maybe this one but maybe if you need a lean and simple option, this could be it :)

Link to landing page and Github Repo:
https://quicktalk-landing-page.vercel.app/

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u/DerekMorr 1d ago

Why not just use Handy?

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u/graedientcreations 1d ago

Totally fair to use that. 👍🏻 I just build this to both look more like I'd prefer it and to use cloud-based AI models so that my limited RAM and system resources are not impacted when using the app.

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u/IForgiveYourSins 1d ago

Why not let ppl decide what they wanna use themselves? Dick

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u/puzzled_womanhood 1d ago

oh man that waveform over the forest background is a nice touch. feels way less sterile than most transcription apps tbh

the BYOK model is exactly what i've been looking for. tired of paying 15 bucks a month for something i use like twice a week. gonna check out the github when i get home

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u/Technical-Bat-6909 7h ago

I copied it but for windows in this Post

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u/xak47d 1d ago

I can find like 10 apps that do exactly that, except they will be actually maintained. Use your tokens on something more useful

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u/graedientcreations 1d ago

I built this for myself and put it here if others are interested. Anybody can still gladly use these other apps if they feel like it.

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u/SmapBap 1d ago

Any plans for auto-meeting detection (e.g Teams) like Shadow/Meetily?

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u/graedientcreations 1d ago

The original plan was for dictation only but in theory it would be easy to extend to also do meetings of course.

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u/Revolutionary-Tale63 1d ago

Does it have the ability to capture Mac audio? I was looking for a minimal meeting recorder/note taker.

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u/graedientcreations 15h ago

working on it!

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u/graedientcreations 8h ago

u/Revolutionary-Tale63 v1 is online at https://quickmeet-landing-page.vercel.app/ I've kept it a separate app since its different use cases and permissions