About

I'm Justin.

I build things with AI.

I like small, useful tools. I like making the messy middle visible. This site is where I keep the work, the lessons, and the things that came out of it.

Things I've built

Mac app

Transcripted

A private Mac app that turns spoken work into transcripts, notes, and usable files.

Mac app

Recite

A free local text-to-speech app for Mac. Select text, press a hotkey, and your computer reads it aloud.

Mac app

Unspool

A tiny open-source Mac app for morning pages. Write 750 words, save Markdown locally, and keep the signal.

Framework

Red Bars Framework

A simple way I think about building: find the bottleneck, try reversible things, and learn from the misses.

Journal

Red Bars Journal

The public record of what I am building, breaking, learning, and shipping.