I built one of the fastest real-time transcription apps for Mac

After a messed up heart catheter I've had pain in my right arm after just two hours of coding.

To keep going, I thought I could use a transcription tool for the vibe coding part of the day, where I usually need to write out detailed prompts.

All of them had one or more dealbreakers for me: - slow transcription (>500ms or even seconds for short audio) - slow mic init (>50ms) - bloaty amount of features slowing down the app - cloud or log in - subscriptions

I just built my own so it feels like talking to your OS:

- most of my transcripts take 100 - 250ms from hotkey release to paste. Going from >500ms to <250ms feels a bit like going from 60 to 120fps

- about 200MB RAM, barely touches your battery

- no login, no cloud, not even analytics. Literally nothing leaves your Mac. Only two connections: Parakeet download on launch and Polar/Gumroad if you enter a license key

It just has one job: Near instant transcription so coding feels like magic.

Thought I'd share it here. Feedback welcome.