Hit Rec Notes: Voice-to-text without the subscription. Pay once, own it.

Hey everyone — I'm Marta, and I built Hit Rec Notes because I got tired of paying monthly for voice-to-text tools that kept hitting usage limits. Here's the thing: I already had an OpenAI API key. Whisper is incredibly accurate and costs almost nothing per minute. So why was I paying $10/month for a wrapper around it? I built this for myself first. A simple desktop app — hold a hotkey, speak, text appears. No cloud accounts, no dashboards, no weekly usage caps. Just voice → text → done. It's been my daily driver for months now. I use it for writing drafts, responding to emails, taking notes during calls — basically anytime I'd rather talk than type. A few things I'm proud of: - It genuinely works in any app (I've tested it in everything from Notepad to Figma) - The hold-to-record mode is surprisingly satisfying — hold the keys, speak, release, and your text is just... there - The BYOK model means your costs are completely transparent. No markups. It's $39, one-time. If it doesn't work for you, there's a 30-day refund, no questions. I'd love to hear what you think — especially if you've used other voice-to-text tools. What's missing? What would make this better? Here's a quick demo: https://youtu.be/j8e9P18HcZI Thanks for checking it out.