Developer Builds Quill: A Universal Voice Layer for Mac Using Grok STT, $5 Gets 25 Hours
XFreeze · x · 2026-08-10
Indie developer XFreeze created Quill, a universal voice layer for macOS powered by Grok's speech-to-text. Users can speak and have text appear in any focused app. Quill supports BYOAK, allowing users to top up $5 for about 25 hours of real-time transcription. Currently Grok-only due to its speed, cost, and reliability. Open-sourced on GitHub.
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