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 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "repo": "callebtc/sayit",
 "name": "sayit",
 "owner": "callebtc",
 "slug": "callebtc-sayit",
 "github": "https://github.com/callebtc/sayit",
 "what": "Say It is a native macOS menu-bar app that reads selected or copied text aloud with open TTS models running locally through MLX Audio on Apple silicon.",
 "why": "183 stars, launched 86 days ago",
 "language": "Swift",
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  "A supported MLX TTS model downloaded in the app"
 ],
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 "risk": "none",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/callebtc-sayit/",
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   "id": "callebtc-sayit--speak-text-from-terminal-scripts",
   "title": "Speak text from the terminal and shell scripts",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/callebtc-sayit/speak-text-from-terminal-scripts/",
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  },
  {
   "id": "callebtc-sayit--hear-coding-agent-progress-spoken",
   "title": "Hear your coding agent's progress out loud",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/callebtc-sayit/hear-coding-agent-progress-spoken/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/callebtc-sayit/hear-coding-agent-progress-spoken.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}