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Open-source Gwen app adds local dictation, translation to macOS menu bar

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Developer Marc Blanc has released Gwen, an open-source menu bar app for macOS. It enables local speech-to-text dictation and on-device translation of selected text using hotkeys. The app leverages Apple's built-in translation framework and a local whisper.cpp server, ensuring all processing happens on the user's machine without cloud dependencies or subscriptions. Gwen requires macOS 15 or later for translation features and is available under an MIT license on GitHub.

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