Official documentation
ghost-pepper: README (matthartman on GitHub)
matthartman, GitHub, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 19, 2026
- What it is
- The README of Ghost Pepper, a free, open-source dictation app for macOS published by its developer on GitHub. It describes the on-device speech and cleanup models, the Mac requirements and the app's privacy audit.
- How much weight it carries
- The developer's own repository, so these are the maker's claims. The README does not describe offline behavior, custom vocabulary or training use, so those are not recorded.
Facts taken from this source
- Ghost Pepper's README lists it as free and open source.
“macOS 14.0+ · Apple Silicon (M1+) · Free & open source” (Header line)
- Ghost Pepper's README says transcription history and recordings are stored on the Mac only, and nothing is sent to the cloud.
“transcription history and recordings are stored on your Mac only. Nothing is sent to the cloud.” (Good to know)
- Ghost Pepper's README says a local language model removes filler words and handles self-corrections.
“local LLM removes filler words and handles self-corrections” (Features list)
- Ghost Pepper's README says its models run locally on Apple Silicon and nothing is sent anywhere.
“models run locally via Apple Silicon, nothing is sent anywhere” (Features list)
- Ghost Pepper's README says you hold Control to talk, then release it to transcribe and paste the text into any text field.
“release to transcribe and paste into any text field” (Features list)