# AI use cases for Talkify (tornikegomareli/Talkify)

Repo: [tornikegomareli/Talkify](https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify) | Use cases: 4 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/

Talkify is a free macOS app for on-device voice dictation, file transcription, translation and Read Aloud, operated from the notch.

This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL.

- Dictate text into any Mac app by holding fn: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/dictate-into-any-mac-app-with-fn/
- Transcribe an audio or video file by dragging it to the notch: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/transcribe-audio-or-video-file-by-dragging-to-notch/
- Dictate in English and insert Spanish text by holding right ⌘: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/dictate-and-translate-into-a-second-language/
- Build and test Talkify from source with xcodebuild: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/build-and-test-talkify-from-source/

## How to dictate text into any Mac app by holding fn with Talkify

Repo: [tornikegomareli/Talkify](https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Install Talkify and dictate on-device by holding fn, speaking, and releasing.

**Who it is for:** A writer or office worker on a Mac who types a lot and wants to get words onto the page faster without sending audio to a service.

**The problem:** Typing long messages, notes or documents is slow, and cloud dictation tools may send audio off the machine.

**The outcome:** Words spoken while holding fn appear as text in the app you are using, with recognition done on the Mac.

### Steps

1. Install the cask with `brew install --cask tornikegomareli/talkify/talkify`.
2. Open Talkify from the Applications folder and find the menu bar ghost.
3. Click into any text field in another app.
4. Hold fn, speak, then release fn to insert the text.
5. For longer dictation, quick-tap fn, speak, and tap again to finish.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
In the repo tornikegomareli/Talkify, confirm that the README says recognition runs on-device with Apple's SpeechTranscriber. Report the one-line install command and the fn gesture that starts dictation. Verify that the README states Talkify makes no network requests.
```

### Caveat

Dictated text is inserted by pasting, so it passes through the system clipboard for up to about half a second, where a clipboard manager or Universal Clipboard can see it.

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. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/dictate-into-any-mac-app-with-fn/

## How to transcribe an audio or video file by dragging it to the notch with Talkify

Repo: [tornikegomareli/Talkify](https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Drop a recording on the notch to get a transcript saved next to the source file.

**Who it is for:** A person with a meeting recording, interview or voice memo who needs the words as text without uploading it anywhere.

**The problem:** A recording has to be turned into text, and a manual transcription service would mean uploading it.

**The outcome:** A .txt transcript of the file, saved next to the source or in a chosen folder, produced on the Mac.

### Steps

1. Install Talkify with `brew install --cask tornikegomareli/talkify/talkify`, or open Talkify.dmg from the latest release.
2. Set a save folder in Settings → Drop Transcription if you do not want the transcript next to the source file.
3. Drag an audio or video file to the top of the screen so the island opens.
4. Wait while the menu bar ghost shows progress, and keep dictating with fn if you want.
5. Drag the finished transcript to a folder for the .txt, or click it to copy the text.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
In the repo tornikegomareli/Talkify, read the Drop a file on the notch section and list the steps to get a transcript of a file at <path to audio or video file>. Output the steps and the default save behavior, and verify that the README says the file is saved after five seconds unless the island is hovered.
```

### Caveat

The README does not list which audio or video formats are accepted, so test with your own file type before relying on it for a batch.

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. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/transcribe-audio-or-video-file-by-dragging-to-notch/

## How to dictate in English and insert Spanish text by holding right ⌘ with Talkify

Repo: [tornikegomareli/Talkify](https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Speak in one language and insert the translation on-device with one shortcut.

**Who it is for:** A bilingual professional who writes emails or documents in a second language and wants to speak their first language and get translated text.

**The problem:** Writing in a second language is slow, and switching between typing, translating and pasting breaks the flow.

**The outcome:** Speech in your language is translated and inserted in the target language, using Apple's Translation framework on the Mac.

### Steps

1. Install Talkify with `brew install --cask tornikegomareli/talkify/talkify`.
2. Open Settings → Language and pick the language the Translate key should write in.
3. Click into the document where the text should go.
4. Hold right ⌘, speak in your own language, then release.
5. If translation fails, check the clipboard, because the README says your words go there and nothing is pasted.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
In the repo tornikegomareli/Talkify, find the Speak one language, insert another section and summarize how the right ⌘ key chooses the target language. Verify and state whether the README says translation runs on the Mac.
```

### Caveat

The README says the translated pair is shown in the notch before you speak, but translation quality for a given language pair is not described, so check the output before sending it.

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. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/dictate-and-translate-into-a-second-language/

## How to build and test Talkify from source with xcodebuild with Talkify

Repo: [tornikegomareli/Talkify](https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Clone the repo, build the app headless, and run the test suite the way CI does.

**Who it is for:** A developer or contributor who wants to change Talkify or check that a local build passes its tests before opening a pull request.

**The problem:** Contributors need a reproducible build and test run on their own Mac before they change the code.

**The outcome:** A debug build of Talkify and a test run result, with the same commands CI uses.

### Steps

1. Clone the repo with `git clone https://github.com/tornikegomareli/Talkify.git`.
2. Change into the folder with `cd Talkify`.
3. Build headless with `xcodebuild -project Talkify.xcodeproj -scheme Talkify -configuration Debug build`.
4. Run the tests with `xcodebuild test -project Talkify.xcodeproj -scheme Talkify -destination 'platform=macOS'`.
5. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before you start a change, because the README says pull requests need an issue first.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
In the local clone of tornikegomareli/Talkify at <path>, run the test command from the README and report the number of passing and failing tests. Verify that the test command uses the platform=macOS destination before you report.
```

### Caveat

The README requires macOS 26 on Apple Silicon, so the build and tests will not run on other Macs or older systems.

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. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/tornikegomareli-talkify/build-and-test-talkify-from-source/