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Ryan Brooks

Independent developer. Made Hailsi — and shipped it.

about

I build tools that fix problems I run into — usually at the intersection of language, performance, and software that's supposed to "just work" but doesn't.

Mostly self-taught. Started in Python and PowerShell; picked up Rust and TypeScript by shipping a real desktop app. Day-job background in QuickBooks consulting; building toward independent income through software products, one release at a time.

currently

launched · v1.0.3 · Sept 2026

Offline real-time voice translation for Windows. Speak your language; they hear theirs. Nothing you say leaves your PC.

Released 21 September 2026. Speech → translation → spoken voice, all on the user's own machine: works with Wi-Fi off once the language packs are downloaded, no account, no subscription. Started as a personal Finnish ↔ English tool and grew into a product with four modes (Conversation, Compact, Floating, and the Workspace cockpit), text in 400+ languages with spoken output in 15 and microphone input in 58, translation of what you hear from Discord, Zoom or any app, and Hailsi Link for two copies across the internet. The free tier is the full translator; Pro is a one-time $39. Signed installer, in-app updates, and a public changelog.

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