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A global shortcut lets users dictate without moving their work into a separate editor.
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PRODUCT ENGINEERING CASE STUDY
EchoText
Speak. It types. Anywhere.
A system-wide Mac dictation utility that converts speech to text locally and inserts it where the user is already working.
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THE PRODUCT PROBLEM
Systems the app
had to coordinate.
Dictation must feel immediate and dependable across many apps. Recognition quality alone is not enough; shortcuts, insertion permissions, clipboard fallback, status, and history controls determine whether the workflow can be trusted.
KEY ENGINEERING DECISIONS
Choices that shaped
the implementation.
Fallback instead of failure
Controlled clipboard insertion provides a recovery path when direct insertion is unavailable.
Private history controls
Audio recognition and history are designed around local processing and user control.
DELIVERED
What the build includes.
Native menu-bar workflowLocal FluidAudio and Core ML transcriptionSystem-wide shortcutDirect insertion with clipboard fallback25 supported European languagesLocal history controls
VERIFIABLE PRODUCT STATEPublic product availableLocal transcriptionNative system integration
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