About Navneet Chaudhary
I'm Navneet Chaudhary, known online as NKC and @nkcbuilds. I'm a software and AI product engineer building complete digital products, developer tools, local-first applications, AI products, and web and mobile software.
This site is the canonical home for nkcbuilds: my projects, technical writing, experiments, public profiles, and contact path. I build practical software with a focus on privacy-first local tools, polished interfaces, and engineering decisions that make products feel complete.
Who is nkcbuilds?
nkcbuilds is the online identity of Navneet Chaudhary, a software and AI product engineer. He uses @nkcbuilds across official public profiles to publish software projects, technical writing, experiments, and build-in-public updates.
The relationship is simple: Navneet Chaudhary = NKC = nkcbuilds = @nkcbuilds. The canonical website for this identity is www.nkcbuilds.com.
What Navneet Builds
The work spans developer tools, AI-assisted products, local desktop applications, browser-based utilities, mobile product explorations, and complete web applications. The common thread is shipping usable products rather than leaving ideas as demos.
Main Projects
LocalWispr
Privacy-first local voice-to-text for Windows. Speak once, type anywhere.
LexArena
AI-powered trial simulation for Indian lawyers — self-hosted and local-first.
BookLume
A modern reading and book experience — built for focus and flow.
ASCII Converter
Turn images into expressive ASCII art with live effects.
Writing and Notes
Shipping Voice-to-Text Without the Cloud
How I am building LocalWispr: a Windows voice-to-text tray app that records from a hotkey, transcribes locally, and types into whatever app is focused.
Designing Agentic Trial Simulations for Indian Law
Notes from building LexArena: a self-hosted legal simulation tool that runs many possible case paths instead of pretending one chat answer is enough.