https://www.yasithfernando.com/tags/open-source/Recent content in Open Source on Yasith FernandoHugoen-usFri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1100https://www.yasithfernando.com/blog/handy-bar/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1100https://www.yasithfernando.com/blog/handy-bar/<p>I dictate a lot these days (messages, notes, prompts for coding agents), and <a href="https://github.com/cjpais/handy">Handy</a> has been my go-to for it. It&rsquo;s open source, fast, and the transcription runs entirely on your Mac.</p> <p>The one thing I wanted was for it to get out of the way. No window, no Dock icon, just a little icon in the menu bar. So I forked it and made <a href="https://handybar.yasithfernando.com">Handy Bar</a> 🎙️</p> <p><img src="https://www.yasithfernando.com/attachments/handy-bar/handy-bar-popover.png" alt="Handy Bar&rsquo;s menu bar popover: microphone picker and the latest transcripts" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p>