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Hex
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kitlangton / Hex · Archived

Hex

Archived: legacy Swift Hex app. New app and source: github.com/anomalyco/hex

12Distinct people
20Mentions
1Explicit recommenders
2.9KGitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

Archived: legacy Swift Hex app. New app and source: github.com/anomalyco/hex

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I use the Hex[1] app on MacOs for near instant transcription with Parakeet V3. This is how I speak to Code agents at least 80% of the time. The idea is - I tend to be lazy if I…

d4rkp4ttern used a recommendation phrase. 2 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

Mentioned in the same Hacker News threads. That is not proof they are substitutes.

This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 5:05:26 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by month20 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-05-28 05:41:32 UTC to 2026-07-19 14:38:20 UTC.

024682025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMay 20252025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsDec 20252026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 1 submissions, 7 comments2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsJul 2026

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
May 20252025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Jun 20252025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20252025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20252025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Sep 20252025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20252025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20252025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20252025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Jan 20262026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC817
Mar 20262026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Apr 20262026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC404
May 20262026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Jun 20262026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Jul 20262026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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For me it's because I've been walking 10-20k steps per day on a walking pad at my standing desk while working. I can still type while doing it but it's so nice to just hold a button (or double tap to lock recording) and just brain dump what I need. I type very fast but I feel like the unaltered speech to text allows me to express more quickly any uncertainty or doubt that I have or when I don't know exactly how to best ask for what I want. I also like to play dumb with agents and ask it for the best option for something that I already know the answer to, just to see if it's gonna be correct, it helps get a sense of the limits of each model. That's also quicker on voice. I don't think it makes use of intonation for the built in one, I use Hex on mac for speech to text By this pretty cool dude -> https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
In Codex-maxxing
what is the value prop of mumbli vs the myriad of OSS STT tools that already exist like handy [1], hex [2], ghostpepper [3], OpenWhispr [4], any of the ones listed here [5] or here [6]? [1] - https://github.com/cjpais/Handy [2] - https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex [3] - https://github.com/matthartman/ghost-pepper [4] - https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr [5] - https://github.com/FluidInference/FluidAudio#showcase [6] - https://opensource.builders/alternatives/superwhisper PS. have you seen this? https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLM/comments/1r7bohc/macos_bui... your landing page reminded me of it.
In Show HN: Free OSS transcription app I made and found it's faster than wispr flow

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