# OSGKeyboard
**Speak it. It's typed.**
Voice input for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Speak in any app — polished text lands at your cursor.





[Website](https://hkgood.github.io/OSGKeyboard/) · [中文 README](./README.md) · [Privacy Policy](https://hkgood.github.io/OSGKeyboard/privacy/)
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## Why OSGKeyboard
- **Works everywhere** — Messages, Notes, Notion, Cursor, Mail, WeChat — wherever you type
- **Speak, don't edit** — tap (iOS) or hold Option (Mac); AI adds punctuation and structure for you
- **On-device by default** — local recognition on iOS; optional local models on Mac. Cloud upload only when you opt in
- **Bring your own LLM** — built-in polish out of the box, or plug in DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, and more
- **Mac global dictation** — menu-bar app, bottom overlay with live feedback, inserts into the frontmost app
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## Three steps
1. **Install & authorize** — add the iOS keyboard with Full Access; grant mic + Accessibility on Mac
2. **Pick an engine** — local ASR + built-in polish (zero config), or your own API keys
3. **Start talking** — switch to OSGKeyboard, or hold Option on Mac
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## Platforms
| | iOS / iPadOS | macOS |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| Keyboard / global hotkey | ✅ | ✅ hold Option |
| Full / Microsoft / Sogou double pinyin | ✅ optional fuzzy pairs | — |
| Local speech recognition | ✅ SpeechAnalyzer | ✅ SenseVoice / Qwen3 |
| AI polish | ✅ | ✅ |
| Post-polish translation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Personal dictionary | ✅ iCloud sync | ✅ |
| Dictation history | ✅ | ✅ |
| Live UI | ✅ Dynamic Island | ✅ floating pill |
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## Privacy
Speech is transcribed on-device by default. Polish sends **text only** — the transcript and a small amount of nearby cursor text for continuity, never raw audio. Chinese candidate learning stays in the on-device App Group and is not uploaded. Cursor context is not logged or saved to voice history, and secure fields are never captured. See the [Privacy Policy](https://hkgood.github.io/OSGKeyboard/privacy/).
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## Get the app
**iPhone / iPad (App Store)**
**Mac (Developer ID signed and notarized)**
## Build from source
Requires macOS with **Xcode 26** and [XcodeGen](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen).
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hkgood/OSGKeyboard.git
cd OSGKeyboard
./Scripts/generate-xcodeproj.sh
open OSGKeyboard.xcodeproj
```
Run tests:
```bash
xcodebuild test -project OSGKeyboard.xcodeproj -scheme OSGKeyboard \
-destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 17'
```
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## Architecture (brief)
```
OSGKeyboard/ Main iOS app (Flow session host)
OSGKeyboardExt/ Custom keyboard extension
OSGKeyboardMac/ macOS menu-bar app
OSGKeyboardShared/ Shared framework (ASR, LLM, sync, design system)
```
**Flow session model (iOS):** the host app keeps a long-lived audio session; the keyboard sends start/stop signals via App Group; polished text is delivered back for insertion.
**Engine modes:**
- `local` — on-device ASR; built-in polish (or your own LLM key)
- `cloud` — uploads audio to your configured ASR provider, then polishes via LLM
See [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) for release history and [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for PR guidelines.
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## Adding an LLM provider
Append a preset in `OSGKeyboardShared/Models/LLMProvider.swift` — any OpenAI-compatible `/chat/completions` endpoint works out of the box.
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## Acknowledgements
OSGKeyboard's voice and keyboard features build on these projects and platforms:
- [Typeless](https://typeless.com) — product inspiration for voice-first input
- [Apple SpeechAnalyzer](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/speech) — on-device iOS speech recognition
- [librime](https://github.com/rime/librime) and [librime-xcframework](https://github.com/ghostflyby/librime-xcframework) — Chinese input engine and static iOS packaging
- [NanoMouse](https://github.com/xjwhnxjwhn/nanomouse) and [Hamster](https://github.com/imfuxiao/Hamster) — references for iOS Rime lifecycle and architecture
- [rime-pinyin-simp](https://github.com/rime/rime-pinyin-simp), [Jieba](https://github.com/fxsjy/jieba), [phrase-pinyin-data](https://github.com/mozillazg/phrase-pinyin-data), and [pinyin-data](https://github.com/mozillazg/pinyin-data) — pinyin, phrase, and frequency data
- [mlx-audio-swift](https://github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-audio-swift) — local Qwen3 MLX streaming ASR on macOS
- [Google Material Icons](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) — icon font used by the iOS app
See [Third-Party Notices](./NOTICE-TYPING.md) for exact versions and licenses, or open Settings → About → Third-Party Licenses in the app.
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## License
[Source Available License](./LICENSE) — personal, non-commercial use only. Commercial licensing: [rocky.hk@gmail.com](mailto:rocky.hk@gmail.com).