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Say

Say is a modern voice transcription app that transforms your voice into text using advanced machine learning, right in your browser. Built with React and powered by Whisper, T5 and Transformers.js, it offers a seamless experience for recording, transcribing, and managing your spoken notes.

✨ Features

  • 🎙️ Browser-based Recording: Record audio directly in your browser with a clean, intuitive interface
  • 🤖 ML-Powered Transcription: Convert speech to text using state-of-the-art machine learning, running entirely in your browser
  • 📝 Rich Text Editing: Edit and format your transcribed text using a powerful rich text editor
  • 📊 Audio Visualization: See your audio waveforms in real-time while recording
  • 💾 Local Storage: All your notes are saved locally in your browser
  • 🎨 Modern UI: Clean, responsive interface built with Tailwind CSS
  • 🏃‍♂️ Fast Performance: Built with Vite for lightning-fast development and production builds

🛠️ Tech Stack

  • React 18 with TypeScript
  • Transformers.js for ML-powered speech recognition
  • TinyMCE for rich text editing
  • Tailwind CSS for styling
  • React Audio Visualize for waveform display
  • Vite for build tooling

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/say.git
cd say
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Start the development server:
npm run dev
  1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173

🏗️ Building for Production

To create a production build:

npm run build

The built files will be in the dist directory, ready for deployment.

📝 Scripts

  • npm run dev - Start development server
  • npm run build - Create production build
  • npm run preview - Preview production build locally
  • npm run lint - Run ESLint
  • npm run lint:fix - Fix ESLint errors
  • npm run format - Format code with Prettier

🔧 System Requirements

  • Node.js 16 or higher
  • Modern browser with WebAssembly support
  • Microphone access for recording features

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. Say builds on top of earlier demos of how to use Whisper with Transformers.js.