Ravinder Kumar

Engineer · Maker of Say the Word

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I’m a software engineer building practical tools and scalable systems across languages and frameworks. I’m the maker of Say the Word: free, open-source dictation for macOS. Hold a key, speak, and your words appear where you’re typing. Speech recognition runs on your Mac, with optional local text cleanup—no account or subscription. I’m here to share what I build, learn from other makers, and hear how people use local AI in their everyday work.

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Say the WordFree, open-source dictation that stays on your Mac
Oct 2026

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Joined Product HuntDecember 31st, 2025

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Say the Word - Free, open-source dictation that stays on your Mac

Hold a key, speak, and paste your words where you’re typing. Say the Word is free, open-source dictation for Apple Silicon Macs. Speech recognition runs locally, with no account, subscription or telemetry. Use hands-free mode, recover missed pastes, and optionally tidy text with a local Ollama model. Works offline after a one-time model download. Requires macOS 14+.