Apps
A collection of Mac apps for getting work done. They're built around productivity, use AI where it saves you time, and keep your data on your Mac.
I've been using a Mac for 12 years, and I'm building the apps I always wanted: ones that match my taste and the way I work. I hope they work for you too.
The apps
Murmur: dictation
Hold a key, say what you want to write, and let go. The words appear wherever you're typing, whether that's an email, a Slack message or a doc. Murmur can tidy what you said into a clean email, a quick message or a bulleted list, and it learns from your writing so the result still sounds like you. It can also take notes during your calls. Your voice never leaves your Mac.
Conjure: text expansion
Type a short trigger like ;sig and it becomes your full email signature, an address, or a reply you send ten times a week. Snippets can fill in today's date, ask you for a name before they expand, or drop your cursor exactly where you'll type next. Conjure also fixes common typos as you go, so teh becomes the before you notice. When you forget what you called a snippet, it shows you a hint as you start typing.
Glyph: emoji
Type ; anywhere, search for an emoji, and press Return. The picker opens right where you're typing instead of in a panel you have to hunt for. Search by name or by what you mean: science finds 🧪. Glyph learns the emoji you actually use and puts them first.
Framed: screenshots and screen recording
Take a screenshot and it comes out ready to share, with a background, rounded corners and a soft shadow already applied. Add arrows, highlights or text, blur anything private, and copy it. You can also record your screen, and Framed suggests zooms based on where you clicked, so a product demo looks produced without an evening in a video editor.
QuickCal: a calendar in the menu bar
Click the menu bar and see the month. That's the whole app, and it's the one I open most. It needs no account and no access to your calendar, and it asks for no permissions at all.
Anew: a daily positive-thinking journal
Each morning Anew gives you one prompt: an affirmation, a memory worth keeping, a note to your future self. Twenty words and the day is done. A gentle streak keeps you coming back, and a monthly look-back shows you what you wrote a month and a year ago. Entries are locked behind Touch ID. Anew is free.
Draftline: writing
A calm place to write in plain Markdown files that stay in a folder you choose. Its AI editor reads your draft, asks questions and points out what isn't working, but it can't rewrite your words. You get sharper feedback and keep your own voice.
What they have in common
- Built for focus. Each app does one job and stays out of the way until you need it. Most live in the menu bar and open with a keyboard shortcut.
- AI where it helps. Rewriting dictation, suggesting video zooms, critiquing a draft. None of it is there for show.
- Private by default. Your voice, your journal, your screenshots and your writing stay on your Mac. No sign-ups, no accounts.
Who builds them
I'm Kavir Kaycee, based in Bombay. I'm Director of Product and AI at Table22, and before that I led product at CarDekho, where our products reached millions of users. I also write a newsletter on product and AI for 5,000+ subscribers. More at my homepage and proof of work.