macOS application case study

Bulong

Private voice typing for the way you think. A native Mac app with on-device dictation, a personal dictionary, and reusable spoken snippets.

Status: Built
Origin: Codex + Independent
Date: 2026-07-29

Bulong dashboard, rendered from the native app with synthetic transcripts and example statistics

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Project proof

A closer look

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Bulong listening HUD. Native fixture preview; no live microphone recording
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Personal dictionary with example preferred spellings. Native fixture preview
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Spoken snippets with a synthetic sign-off. Native fixture preview
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Challenge

What needed to change

Switching between English and Filipino while writing can interrupt the thought you are trying to get down. Repeated phrases and names add more correction work.

System

How the system works

I built a native macOS application around local speech recognition, a compact recording HUD, searchable text history, preferred spellings, and snippets that expand a spoken trigger into saved text. The app handles setup, permissions, and copy-only fallback in the same interface.

My contribution: Native app interface, dictation flow, local personalization, testing, and release preparation
Processing: On-device transcription; dictionary and snippets are applied locally
Privacy: Text history stays on the Mac and is stored unencrypted
Evidence: September 6 native fixture captures, local build, and automated tests

Outcome

What is supported by the record

Bulong is built and installed locally. These screenshots render the real native views with synthetic data; their speed and time-saved figures are examples, not customer results. Public distribution remains pending. The latest UI review did not verify a new live-microphone Taglish recording or cross-app insertion.

Interface

Native macOS screens with synthetic demonstration data

Delivery

Built and installed locally; public distribution pending

Tools

Connected tools and methods

Swift
SwiftUI
AppKit
Local speech models

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