Jarq

select-and-hotkey beats the chat-tab-and-copy-paste loop every time, that's the actual friction most "AI writing" tools never remove. curious about the dictation side though - when you speak in one language and it outputs clean text in another, does it wait for a pause to commit the translation or is it streaming/correcting as you talk? asking because that's usually where these tools either feel magic or feel laggy

Building it around translation instead of bolting it on after dictation is a smart wedge, especially for people writing all day in a second language. Speak in one language with ⌥` and get clean text in another, right at the cursor, is something I'd actually use. Love the story behind the name too.

Hey Product Hunt 👋I'm Birzhan, a designer and solo indie developer from Kazakhstan.Jarq comes from the Kazakh word «жарқ» — a flash of light. That's the feeling I wanted: you select text, press a hotkey, and it's done. No switching to a chat tab, no copy-paste loop.What it does, right at your cursor in any Mac app:⚡ Translate a selection between any two of 13 languages✂️ Shorten, fix or rewrite text in place🎙️ Dictate (⌥`) — speak in one language, get clean, punctuated text in anotherWhy another dictation app? Wispr Flow and Superwhisper are great at dictation. Jarq is built around the text actions — and translation is the core, not an add-on. If you write in a language that isn't your first one, this is for you.Privacy: Jarq uses cloud AI models (like GPT and Whisper) to process your text and voice. Jarq itself doesn't keep your text on its servers, and your history stays on your Mac.Pricing: free for 5 actions a day, forever. Pro is $4.99/mo, $39/yr or $200 one-time payment (lifetime), and everyone gets a 14-day Pro trial — no card, no account. Requires macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon.I'd love your feedback: which text action would you want on a hotkey next? I'll be here all day answering every comment 🙌