Show HN: Dicty – Privacy-first local voice dictation and dev documentation tool

Category: devtools

Tags: voice-dictation, speech-to-text, documentation, macos, privacy, developer-tools

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Dicty is a macOS voice dictation tool with a unique twist: it captures spoken architecture thoughts and links them to Git branches, commits, and PRs to autonomously generate Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and technical notes. It combines sub-400ms local Whisper transcription, speaker diarization, and privacy-first incognito mode with a developer-focused documentation pipeline.

Target audience: software developers, engineering managers, technical writers

Repository: https://dicty.io

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