Observed arrival · 2026-09-09

Hark Keeps Dictation on Your Mac

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An open-source push-to-talk dictation and meeting transcription tool for Apple Silicon Macs.

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Hark uses a hold-to-speak workflow: the user presses a configurable right-side modifier key, releases it, and receives cleaned text in the focused field. Meeting capture works through Core Audio rather than placing a bot in the call, then files speaker-separated transcripts into projects. The site says all material remains in one SQLite database, while the included read-only MCP server exposes search and transcript tools to Claude Code, OpenCode, and Codex.

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