Public source
Implementation, build instructions, and project documentation.
Open Jot on GitHubInside the app
The installed app’s General settings, captured October 2, 2026. The visible toggles show that session’s choices, not the defaults. Sidebar counts and resource figures are a momentary snapshot, not benchmarks.
The workflow problem
Speech is useful when it becomes something you can review, find, and reuse. Jot brings dictation, local transcript history, and tool access into one Mac workflow.
How I approached it
- Keep text reviewable. Dictate into an app without automatically sending the text. Search, review, and export transcripts stored locally.
- Make context explicit. Provide CLI and MCP access so authorized agents can use transcript context, with access controlled by the user.
- Treat suggestions as suggestions. Optional on-device writing support uses Apple Intelligence where an eligible model is ready.
Engineering focus
The project connects native Mac interaction with local transcription and a reusable history. The important boundaries are capture state, local model availability, transcript access, and keeping generated text under the user’s control.
Inspect the work
Development checkpoints
Prerelease builds and their documented validation limits.
Read release notesAvailability & limits
Development prerelease. There is no supported notarized public download yet. Existing release assets are test builds. Local builds require an Apple Silicon Mac, Xcode, and a signing identity. Optional Apple Intelligence features require a compatible operating system and an eligible, ready model. See the current README for requirements.