Typeflux is a macOS menu bar voice input tool built with Swift. It is designed for a fast "hold to talk, release to insert" workflow: press a hotkey, speak naturally, let the app transcribe your speech, and send the resulting text back into the currently focused app.
https://typeflux.app ↗// readme
Typeflux - Talk. We’ll Type.
Hold Fn to dictate, or double-press Fn to ask anything. Typeflux delivers lightning-fast, accurate voice-to-text directly into any macOS application. Free, open-source, and supports local models — your voice never has to leave your Mac.
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⬇ Download latest release (.dmg)
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Typeflux.dmgfrom the latest release - Open the DMG and drag
Typeflux.appto Applications - Launch and grant Microphone + Accessibility permissions
macOS 13+ · Free · No subscription · Fully local inference supported
Why Typeflux
Most voice input tools force you to switch apps — dictating in one place, then copying and pasting into another. That context switch breaks flow.
Typeflux injects text directly into whichever app you’re already using, at the cursor position, the moment you release the hotkey. It feels like typing, just 4× faster (~200 WPM vs. ~50 WPM).
And when you need…