App report: Talk back and track on a Mac
Clearly, creating Mac apps that make the most of your voice continues to be a focus of developers — at least based on the offerings coming across my radar lately.…
In the world of Mac applications, voice-based tools continue to gain popularity. This story explores several such applications that leverage voice input and output.
Lesskeys is a voice-powered app that allows users to dictate text which can then be pasted into other applications. It offers additional features like recording phone calls, importing audio and video files, and identifying speakers in conversations. Users can set different configurations for various apps, including language, model, and prompt preferences.
The basic version of Lesskeys is free, with a daily limit of 5 minutes of dictation and five audio/video transcriptions. A one-time payment of $49.99 unlocks the Pro license, removing these restrictions.
PeekNote is a utility for Mac that helps users manage frequently used snippets of text, URLs, and other material. It functions as a floating window where users can stack text blocks for quick access during clipboard-intensive tasks. A one-time purchase of $9.99 unlocks the full app, which includes 22 customizable tabs for organizing text blocks. There are no limitations on the number of blocks with the paid version.
Carrot Weather is a weather app known for its distinctive, humorous approach to delivering forecasts. The app is available on multiple Apple devices, including the Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. Carrot Weather uses a sliding snark scale to convey the weather, and developers have added premium features for a subscription fee. These features include a trip planner for upcoming trips and customizable notifications based on specific weather thresholds.
A recent update introduced these features, which require a Premium Ultra subscription at $9.99/month.
SmartTracker is an app designed to help users monitor product prices across various online retailers. By entering a URL of a product, the app continuously tracks the price and notifies users if it drops to a desired level. SmartTracker also offers features like home screen widgets, Siri shortcuts, and collections for organizing tracked items.
It is available on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. The Mac version allows users to track up to five items and manage three collections, with higher limits available through a $6.99/year or one-time $19.99 payment.
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