TalkBoard
Dictation, text polish, and clipboard history for the moments when typing gets in the way.
$9.99 one-time · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · No subscription
Three tools, one shortcut layer
Say it. Fix it. Find it again.
Illustrative product signal. TalkBoard keeps the work close to the Mac where you are already writing.
Three small tools that remove friction.
TalkBoard stays focused on the repeated actions between thinking and finished text.
Dictation
Press a hotkey, speak naturally, and put the words wherever you are typing. Powered by whisper.cpp and designed to work on-device.
Quick Fix
Polish rough text with focused tones such as Formal, Friendly, Email, Bullets, or Raw, without sending it to a hosted API.
Clipboard history
Search past copies, keep favorites close, and paste the useful thing again from the menu bar.
Your words stay on your Mac.
TalkBoard is built around local processing and direct access, not another account dashboard.
- On-device dictation. whisper.cpp handles speech recognition locally.
- On-device Quick Fix. Text polish does not require an API key or hosted AI service.
- Local clipboard history. Your copied material stays in the app on your Mac.
- One-time purchase. Buy the app once instead of adding another monthly tool.
TalkBoard is a focused utility, not a replacement for every feature in a larger productivity suite.
The lazy version of a Mac utility.
One menu bar app for the three actions you repeat all day.
Less context switching
Dictate, polish, or retrieve a copy without leaving the app where the work is happening.
Less subscription creep
A $9.99 one-time Mac utility for a narrow job, instead of another recurring bundle.
Less cloud dependency
Local-first tools for voice, text, and clipboard history, with no account required for the core workflow.
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