Hush

A native macOS assistant for live audio, text, screen capture, and the context you choose to keep.

macOS application / Swift + SwiftUI / In active development

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Stay in the moment

HUSH is a native macOS assistant for live audio, text, screen capture, and the context you choose to keep.

Use the lightweight overlay for quick Live, Text, and Capture interactions, then move into the full app for longer conversations, session review, and settings.

  1. Choose microphone audio, system audio, text, a screen capture, or a supported file.
  2. Review the context you intend to use.
  3. Ask an OpenAI model connected with your own account.
  4. Return to locally stored sessions when the work continues.

One assistant, two surfaces

Live
Listen through the microphone, system audio, or both. With an OpenAI account connected, HUSH uses OpenAI Realtime for live audio and responses; Apple speech transcription is available as a fallback.
Text
Send text prompts and receive streaming responses from the OpenAI models available to the account you configure.
Capture
Add a screen selection, window, image, or supported file when the question needs visual or document context.
Sessions
Search, pin, reopen, archive, delete, and branch session history stored on your Mac.
Discretion
Control Dock presence, screen-capture visibility, desktop overview behavior, opacity, input passthrough, and window level within the limits of macOS.

Local history, connected intelligence

HUSH stores session history on your Mac and keeps provider keys in Keychain by default. It is not a fully local AI app.

When you use OpenAI-backed features, the prompts, captures, files, audio, and conversation context needed for the request are sent directly to OpenAI under the account you connect. Apple speech services can handle fallback transcription according to the capabilities and settings of your Mac.

Use Live and Capture only when you have permission to record or share the material involved.

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HX08 and the work ahead

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HX08 is the latest public packaged build and requires macOS 14.4 or later.
Status
In active development. The public source repository contains work newer than HX08.
Source
Public for inspection. No open-source software license is currently published.
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