hey product hunt 👋 i made scratchcat because my text kept getting lost between apps: a half-written reply, a link i meant to paste somewhere, something i said out loud and then forgot. so i built a place for words on their way somewhere else. what it does: - it sits in a corner of your screen as a small pill. ctrl shift space opens it over whatever you're in, and esc puts you straight back. - dictation runs on your device with the parakeet model, so your voice doesn't leave your computer. - repair cleans up what was misheard: punctuation, capitals, stutters, false starts. it never rewrites what you meant, and in english it runs on your device too. - spelling and grammar are checked offline, and markdown reads as a clean page. - everything you clear goes to history, and your pads are plain files you own. pricing: you pay once and updates are free for life. it's $12.99 at launch on the microsoft store, with a 15-day trial that has every feature. mac and linux are on pre-order at the same price, with a full refund any time before they ship. a fun one for builders: the launch video was made entirely with claude code. no video editor, version 63. happy to share how. i'd love honest feedback, especially from people who dictate a lot or live in windows all day. thanks for looking!

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i made a small scratchpad app with dictation, spellcheck and markdown all built in

it sits between everything you do and all the apps you use, especially the ones where you deal with text. it has got local transcription model, history, find and replace, grammar check and more. think of it like a tool that helps you manage all the text you move around. i also compare it with wispr flow, with a benefit that you deal with the text right inside it and it remains in history for you to touch back again if needed. a companion app that sits quietly in the corner.
ideal users are people who love one time buy apps that help them stay in the flow. no subscription, no saas fees.

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a scratchpad with dictation, history, markdown and more

a scratchpad with dictation, history, markdown and more

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i made a small scratchpad app with dictation, spellcheck and markdown all built in

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i made a small scratchpad app with dictation, spellcheck and markdown all built in