# kitlangton/Hex

VOICE → WORDS

Repository: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kitlangton-hex
Homepage: https://hex.kitlangton.com
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: composable-architecture, macos, swift, swiftui, transcription, whisper
Last push: 2026-07-19T21:00:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 99, longevity 41
- inputs: {"age_days": 583, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 35}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2890, forks 228 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.274488+00:00)

## What it is
Hex is a macOS application that converts your voice to text: press-and-hold a global hotkey to record, and it transcribes on-device and pastes the result wherever you're typing. It uses Parakeet TDT v3 (via FluidAudio) or WhisperKit for local transcription and is built with Swift Composable Architecture and SwiftUI.

## Use cases
- dictate text anywhere on macOS with a hotkey
- transcribe voice to text locally without the cloud
- paste spoken words into any app
- voice typing on Apple Silicon Macs
- lock recording mode for long dictation
- choose between Parakeet and Whisper transcription models

## When to choose
- you want fast, private, on-device voice dictation on macOS
- you use an Apple Silicon Mac and want a hotkey-driven transcription tool
- you prefer open-source alternatives to commercial dictation tools

## When to avoid
- you need Windows or Linux support
- you have an Intel Mac
- you need cloud-based transcription with speaker diarization or file batch processing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, audio-processing, gui
- domain: speech-processing, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: voice-to-text, dictation, whisper, parakeet, on-device-transcription, swiftui, hotkey, apple-silicon, natural-language-processing, macos, swift, desktop

## Member repositories
- kitlangton/Hex (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.274488+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:35:20.527181+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.274488+00:00, sha fc5656f3eaac)
  - homepage: https://hex.kitlangton.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:27.799723+00:00, sha 8d718c238cfb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.