Ratschn – A local Mac dictation app built with Rust, Tauri and CoreML
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Description
Hi HN, I'm the solo developer behind Ratschn. I type a lot and got extremely frustrated with the current state of Mac dictation tools. Most of them are either heavy Electron wrappers, rely on cloud APIs (a privacy nightmare), or force you into a SaaS subscription for a tool that essentially runs on your own hardware. I wanted something that feels native, respects system resources, and runs entirely offline without forced subscriptions. The stack is Rust, Tauri, and whisper.cpp. Here are
Discovered
March 9, 2026
Added to Database
March 10, 2026
Notes
Discovered via hackernews search; 1 AI keyword matches; 2 startup keyword matches