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Free tools we built for our own team and now share: browser tools for everyday tasks and open-source AI desktop apps for speech and dictation.
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How to send passwords securely: why we built Scorchsoft Locknote
Why we built a free tool for secure password sharing: browser-side encryption, approved email recipients, expiry and a clearer handover for customers.
Text-to-Mic: Free AI Text-to-Speech-to-Microphone Tool (TTS & STTTS App for Windows and Mac)
Text-to-Mic is a free, open-source text-to-speech and speech-to-text-to-speech app for Windows and Mac. It turns typed or spoken text into natural AI speech and plays it to your speakers, headset or a virtual microphone, so you can speak in online meetings without using your voice.
Open-Source Wispr Flow Alternative: Quick Whisper for Windows and Linux
Quick Whisper is free open-source desktop software (a Wispr Flow alternative) that converts your spoken words to copy-edited text, inserted straight into your active application. It uses OpenAI models to improve the speed, quality and consistency of transcribed and copy-edited text.
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