PhemeMurmur

macOS menu bar app — press Right Shift to record, transcribe speech via OpenAI or Google Gemini, auto-paste to the active input field and clipboard.

Features

• Menu bar only — no Dock icon, stays out of your way
• Right Shift toggle — press to start/stop recording (Esc to cancel)
• Multi-provider — switch between OpenAI and Google Gemini at runtime
• Prompt templates — configurable post-processing (translation, formatting, etc.)
• Auto-paste — transcribed text is written to clipboard and pasted via Cmd+V
• Zero dependencies — pure Swift, Apple frameworks only

Requirements

• macOS 13+
• Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install) only if building from source
• API key for OpenAI or Google Gemini

Install

make clean && make install

Share With Coworkers

Build a shareable app bundle zip:

make clean && make dist

This creates:

dist/PhemeMurmur-macOS-<arch>.zip

Your coworker can then:

1. Unzip PhemeMurmur.app
2. Move it to /Applications
3. Launch it

Notes:

• They do not need Xcode Command Line Tools if you give them the built app
• The build is architecture-specific (arm64 or x86_64), so build on the same Mac type they use unless you later make a universal app
• If the app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized, macOS may warn on first launch; they can usually use Right-click > Open once to allow it

Setup

On first launch, a guided onboarding walks you through:

1. Grant Accessibility access (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility)
2. Set up your API key via the Provider menu in the menu bar
3. Grant Microphone access (system prompt)

Configuration

The config file is created automatically at:

~/.config/pheme-murmur/config.jsonc