ClearFlow
How can dictation feel immediate while keeping its infrastructure under the user’s control?
The application
ClearFlow combines a native macOS recording interface, shortcut capture, transcription history and automatic text insertion. Its default speech service uses local MLX Whisper; a user-owned Cloudflare backend is optional.
The engineering
The work includes microphone and Accessibility permission handling, persistent shortcut configuration, local service setup and portable distribution. Fn/Globe support adds key-state handling beyond a conventional modifier shortcut.
Current scope
The public project includes source and downloadable releases. The screenshot uses sample text. Distribution and automated checks do not substitute for testing microphone capture and insertion under a particular Mac’s permissions and shortcut conflicts.