SOLIF local voice-to-text for macOS - Free, local voice-to-text for prompts on macOS

A lightweight macOS voice-to-text app built for AI prompting. Press a shortcut, speak naturally, and your words appear wherever your cursor is—ChatGPT, IDEs, notes, email… anywhere. I built it because most dictation tools were paywalled, word-limited, or clunky for real prompt iteration. Powered by open source + simple glue code. Free version available.

Hey Product Hunt I spend a lot of my spare time building with AI, and I kept running into the same annoying friction: typing long prompts breaks my flow. The “natural” way to prompt isn’t to type like you’re writing an essay — it’s to talk, especially when you’re brainstorming, iterating, or testing the same idea with multiple agents. I tried a bunch of voice-to-text options, but most of them felt like the wrong fit for this exact use case. Either they were paywalled/subscription-based, limited by word counts, or just not accurate/fast enough to feel invisible while you’re working. So I built the tool I wanted: a small macOS app that lets you press a shortcut, speak, and have the text appear instantly wherever your cursor is — in your prompt box, IDE, notes app, email… anywhere you can type. Under the hood, it’s built on top of a few open-source libraries plus some glue code from me. I intentionally kept it simple: no complicated setup, no heavy UI, no “platform” you have to adopt. Just: shortcut → speak → text shows up. I’m releasing a free version because I honestly don’t believe something this basic and human should feel like a luxury or be metered by “X words per month.” One more personal note: this is my first time launching a product publicly. I’ve always built things inside teams and companies, but I want to learn the full cycle end-to-end — building, shipping, launching on Product Hunt, writing the articles, putting up the website, and collecting real feedback. This app is my “starter” launch because I’m already using it daily while building other AI-driven tools, and I plan to ship more free AI products as I go. If you try it, I’d genuinely love your feedback (and any launch advice is welcome too): - What’s the #1 thing that breaks your flow when prompting? - Where do you most want dictation to work flawlessly (Chat apps, IDEs, Notion, email, etc.)? - What would make this feel truly “invisible” in your daily workflow? Thanks for checking it out

SOLIF local voice-to-text for macOS - Free, local voice-to-text for prompts on macOS

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