Vox turns your Mac into a private AI dictation machine.
Hold Right Option, speak, release, and clean text lands wherever your cursor is. Change the hold key from the menu, dictate in English or French, and optionally translate the final output. Vox runs local Whisper on your Mac: no cloud transcription, no monthly subscription, no app-store platform risk.
==> Installing Hammerspoon, whisper.cpp, sox
==> Downloading local model
DONE. Hold Right Option and speak.
Dictation should feel instant, private, and owned.
Most voice tools rent you access to a cloud workflow. Vox is a small local system you can inspect, modify, and keep.
Local by default
Audio is recorded and transcribed on the Mac using whisper.cpp. The default fast path does not send your voice to a cloud transcription service.
Fast enough to use all day
The Whisper server stays warm, the language is pinned, and deterministic corrections handle brand names without an extra LLM pass.
Operator vocabulary
Add client names, tools, jargon, and repeated corrections directly in the config. Vox gets better where your work is specific.
One-key workflow
Pick Right Option, Right Command, Left Option, or Left Command from the menu. Double-tap for hands-free lock. Release to paste anywhere.
Optional cleanup and translation
Ollama cleanup and translation can be toggled on when you want polished or translated output. Keep them off when raw speed matters most.
Open-source package
The download includes the Lua app, installer, sounds, README, and MIT license. Large models are downloaded during setup to keep the package light.
Get Vox for Mac.
Enter your email to register the download, then the package opens immediately. You will also be tagged as a Vox lead inside the existing AutomateScale form pipeline.
Install path
Move the `vox` folder to your home folder so it lives at `~/vox`.
Open Terminal and run `cd ~/vox && bash install.sh`.
macOS will ask for Microphone and Accessibility access for Hammerspoon.
Hold Right Option, speak, release, and text pastes into the active app.
Who this is for
Founders, operators, writers, builders, legal/documentation-heavy users, and anyone who wants faster text input without uploading every spoken draft to a third-party transcription platform.
What it is not
It is not a polished SaaS product, mobile app, Windows app, or hosted transcription service. It is a practical local Mac system built to be hackable and fast.
Ship faster by speaking.
Vox is one small example of the AutomateScale operating style: build the tool, package it cleanly, and turn useful internal infrastructure into a public asset.