# Palash Debnath

> Palash Debnath is a software engineer and product builder in India. He builds open-source tools for AI audio, media, boot media, and developer memory.

Canonical website: https://palash.dev/
Author: https://palash.dev/#person
GitHub: https://github.com/debpalash
X: https://x.com/idebpalash
RSS: https://palash.dev/rss.xml

## Start here

- [Homepage](https://palash.dev/): profile, shipped work, and current focus
- [Resume](https://palash.dev/resume/): experience, skills, and downloadable formats
- [Writing](https://palash.dev/blog/): engineering and product notes
- [Experiments](https://palash.dev/lab/): small open-source prototypes
- [Media](https://palash.dev/media/): product screenshots and visual references
- [Contact](https://palash.dev/contact/): every channel and support option

## Projects

- [VoiceStudio.sh](https://palash.dev/omnivoice.md): Clone, design, dub, dictate, and build audiobooks in one open-source desktop studio. Local-first by default — no subscription, no usage meter; online services stay opt-in.
  - Status: live
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/omnivoice/
  - Built for: Creators, localization teams, and developers who need a serious voice workflow without renting every second of it from a hosted API.
  - Product thesis: Your Voice. Your Hardware. Your Studio.
  - Evidence: 646 languages; 16 + 11 TTS + ASR engines; 1 studio desktop app + API
  - Website: https://voicestudio.sh
  - Source: https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio
  - Stack: Python, Tauri, CUDA, Docker, MLX, Whisper
  - Keywords: VoiceStudio.sh, VoiceStudio, OmniVoice, AI voice cloning, AI dubbing software, voice generation studio, self-hosted ElevenLabs alternative, ElevenLabs vs VoiceStudio, Palash Debnath

- [Bootable](https://palash.dev/bootable.md): Write and verify ISO, IMG, RAW, and compressed images on USB or SD media. Available as a native desktop app and mouse-enabled TUI for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
  - Status: alpha
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/bootable/
  - Built for: Linux, Windows, and macOS users who create bootable USB or SD media.
  - Evidence: 3 platforms; 2 native interfaces; 1 privileged helper
  - Website: https://bootable.palash.dev
  - Source: https://github.com/debpalash/bootable
  - Stack: Rust, GPUI, Ratatui, UEFI
  - Keywords: Bootable, bootable USB writer, cross-platform ISO writer, Rufus alternative, Etcher alternative, Windows installation media, Raspberry Pi image writer, Rust desktop app, Palash Debnath

- [memxt](https://palash.dev/memxt.md): The fastest benchmarked open-source AI memory system — a single static binary that gives coding agents persistent, on-device memory across sessions. No cloud, no Python, nothing leaves your machine.
  - Status: live
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/memxt/
  - Built for: Developers who want coding agents to remember architecture, decisions, and working context across sessions without sending that memory to a cloud service.
  - Product thesis: Your Agent Can Forget the Chat. It Should Not Forget the Work.
  - Evidence: ~10 ms session wake-up; <1 ms warm vector search; 1 binary no Python or Docker
  - Website: https://yupcha.github.io/memXT/
  - Source: https://github.com/Yupcha/memXT
  - Stack: Zig, LLM, MCP, AI Memory
  - Keywords: memxt, memxt agent memory, AI agent memory, long-term memory for AI agents, MCP memory server, local-first AI memory, Palash Debnath

- [Opal](https://palash.dev/opal.md): One media player for everything — files, sites, servers, and feeds. Say a title, a file, a magnet, or a vibe, and Opal finds and plays it a moment later. AI-powered discovery built for speed in Zig, running on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
  - Status: live
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/opal/
  - Built for: People who want one fast, native place to find and play media instead of a browser full of services, players, feeds, and tabs.
  - Product thesis: The Next Decades of Entertainment Should Belong to Whoever Is Holding the Remote.
  - Evidence: 1 input titles, files, magnets, vibes; 3 OSes macOS, Linux, Windows; Zig native core
  - Website: https://opal.palash.dev
  - Source: https://github.com/debpalash/Opal
  - Stack: Zig, AI, Desktop
  - Keywords: Opal, Opal media player, AI media player, play everything media player, universal media player, Zig media player, Palash Debnath

- [OpenGTM](https://palash.dev/opengtm.md): Open-source lead sourcing, enrichment waterfalls, AI research, buying signals, and activation — in one self-hosted workspace. Unlike a hosted credit black box, OpenGTM shows the estimated bill before a run; your data stays on your machine and third-party calls use keys you choose.
  - Status: live
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/opengtm/
  - Built for: GTM engineers and sales teams that want Clay-style enrichment workbooks without hosted credits, data egress, or surprise invoices.
  - Product thesis: Your GTM data engine. Your keys. Your infrastructure.
  - Evidence: BYOK keys, not credits; Pre-run cost estimates; MCP audited agent tools
  - Website: https://opengtm.palash.dev
  - Source: https://github.com/debpalash/OpenGTM
  - Stack: Python, FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, MCP
  - Keywords: OpenGTM, Clay alternative, self-hosted Clay, open-source lead enrichment, GTM engineering, enrichment waterfall, buying signals, sales automation, BYOK enrichment, MCP server, Palash Debnath

- [Friday](https://palash.dev/friday.md): A private voice and text assistant for one Linux workstation: microphone input, transcription, Qwen inference, durable memory, and speech output all run locally. No hosted inference or telemetry is required for the core assistant.
  - Status: alpha
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/friday/
  - Built for: Linux power users with an NVIDIA GPU who want a private assistant that can actually act on the desktop — with receipts.
  - Product thesis: Local conversation, durable memory, and approved computer actions.
  - Evidence: 0 required hosted calls; SQLite durable memory; 5 bounded tool families
  - Website: https://friday.palash.dev
  - Source: https://github.com/debpalash/friday
  - Stack: Python, FastAPI, Qwen, Parakeet, Piper, SQLite
  - Keywords: Friday, Friday voice assistant, local-first voice assistant, private AI assistant Linux, open-source voice assistant, NVIDIA GPU assistant, local Qwen assistant, computer use agent, Palash Debnath

## Experiments

- [omnivoice-gallery](https://github.com/debpalash/omnivoice-gallery): Voice sample gallery companion for OmniVoice Studio. (Python)
- [FullStack-AI-Engg-45days](https://github.com/debpalash/FullStack-AI-Engg-45days): a course i made for some students ()
- [agentwork](https://github.com/debpalash/agentwork): Decentralized AI agent labor protocol: autonomous agents post tasks, worker agents bid, and work is sandbox-verified and paid on-chain in USDC on Base. (TypeScript)
- [omarchy-bootable](https://github.com/debpalash/omarchy-bootable): Omarchy bar plugin for launching the Bootable GUI and TUI (QML)
- [omarchy-site-submission](https://github.com/debpalash/omarchy-site-submission): A Solid 2 homepage submission for the Omarchy Design team (HTML)
- [hoglet](https://github.com/debpalash/hoglet): Posthog alternative in 5$ VPS  (Rust)
- [sshbox](https://github.com/debpalash/sshbox): Sandboxed SSH environments, written in Go. (Go)
- [remotions-video](https://github.com/debpalash/remotions-video): Generating product demo videos with Agents (HTML)
- [opal-plugins](https://github.com/debpalash/opal-plugins): Source endpoints powering Opal's plugin system. (JSON)
- [palash.dev](https://github.com/debpalash/palash.dev): 🕹️ The arcade of Palash Debnath — open-source desktop apps, dev tools, and writing. (TypeScript)
- [omarchy-gta6-theme](https://github.com/debpalash/omarchy-gta6-theme): A restrained GTA VI fan theme for Omarchy Quattro (Shell)
- [homebrew-tap](https://github.com/debpalash/homebrew-tap): Homebrew tap for Opal — the evolved media player (Ruby)
- [Cly](https://github.com/debpalash/Cly): Discord multiplexer : Use discord as a dual agentic project management  (JavaScript)
- [box-vision](https://github.com/debpalash/box-vision):  (Python)
- [efficient-vision](https://github.com/debpalash/efficient-vision):  (Python)
- [zig-bypassdpi](https://github.com/debpalash/zig-bypassdpi): Cross-platform userspace DPI-bypass proxy in pure Zig — SNI ClientHello fragmentation, no driver or root. (Zig)
- [coattention-model](https://github.com/debpalash/coattention-model): tests on using ai for solving turing test puzzles (Python)
- [open-agi](https://github.com/debpalash/open-agi):  (Python)
- [PalStack](https://github.com/debpalash/PalStack):  (Zig)

## Writing

- [What Local-First Has to Explain](https://palash.dev/blog/local-first-trust-boundaries.md): VoiceStudio, Opal, and Bootable keep different things under user control. Their useful trust boundaries are more specific than one label.
  - Published: 2026-08-28
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/local-first-trust-boundaries/
  - Tags: engineering, privacy, open-source, programs

- [Opal: Play Everything](https://palash.dev/blog/opal-play-everything.md): It's 11 PM and you just want to watch something. So why are there nine tabs open? Opal is my answer — one media player for the next decades of entertainment.
  - Published: 2026-07-08
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/opal-play-everything/
  - Tags: opal, zig, media, programs

- [memxt: Your Agent Forgets. Mine Doesn't.](https://palash.dev/blog/memxt-agent-memory.md): Local-first long-term memory for AI coding agents — one static binary, sub-millisecond semantic recall, nothing leaves your machine.
  - Published: 2026-07-08
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/memxt-agent-memory/
  - Tags: memxt, zig, ai, agents

- [Why I Built an Open‑Source ElevenLabs](https://palash.dev/blog/omnivoice-open-source-elevenlabs.md): VoiceStudio.sh — voice cloning, design, dubbing and dictation as a local desktop app. 600+ languages, self-hosted, yours.
  - Published: 2026-07-08
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/omnivoice-open-source-elevenlabs/
  - Tags: omnivoice, ai, audio, open-source

- [Building a Tech Company from Agartala](https://palash.dev/blog/building-from-agartala.md): Two years of hiring posts, one bootcamp with no syllabus, and why I'm building AI products from a city that isn't on the startup map.
  - Published: 2026-07-07
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/building-from-agartala/
  - Tags: startup, agartala, hiring, india

- [Some Will Call AGI a TechnoGod](https://palash.dev/blog/sovereign-ai.md): Why every nation needs sovereign AI, what wars will actually be fought with, and why we ship Sarvam's indic models in production at Yupcha.
  - Published: 2026-07-06
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/sovereign-ai/
  - Tags: ai, india, sovereign-ai, opinion

- [We Built an AI Interviewer. It's Not Here to Replace HR.](https://palash.dev/blog/ai-interviewer.md): First-round interviews are a grind of repeated questions and manual notes. Here's what we built at Yupcha instead — and what building it taught us.
  - Published: 2026-07-05
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/ai-interviewer/
  - Tags: ai, product, yupcha, hiring

- [Hello World — Welcome to My Corner of the Internet](https://palash.dev/blog/hello-world.md): First post on the new blog. A brief intro about who I am, what I build, and what to expect from this space.
  - Published: 2026-04-26
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/hello-world/
  - Tags: personal, meta, introductions

- [On Shipping Fast Without Cutting Corners](https://palash.dev/blog/on-shipping-fast.md): Speed isn't the opposite of quality. Here's how I think about velocity, iteration, and knowing when good enough is good enough.
  - Published: 2026-04-20
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/on-shipping-fast/
  - Tags: engineering, velocity, product

- [Building with AI — Lessons from the Trenches](https://palash.dev/blog/building-with-ai.md): Practical lessons from integrating AI into real products. Not the hype — the craft.
  - Published: 2026-04-15
  - Canonical page: https://palash.dev/blog/building-with-ai/
  - Tags: ai, engineering, product

## About

Engineer, product builder, and systems thinker building VoiceStudio.sh, Bootable, Opal, and memXT in the open.
Also known as: debpalash (GitHub), idebpalash (X). Domain: palash.dev.
Stack: TypeScript, Rust, Zig, Python, CUDA, SolidJS, Tailwind v4, Cloudflare Workers, Tauri
Resume (ATS PDF): https://palash.dev/resume.pdf
Resume (plain text): https://palash.dev/resume.txt
Resume (LLM markdown): https://palash.dev/resume.llm.txt
Resume (JSON): https://palash.dev/resume.json
Contact: mailto:hi@palash.dev
GitHub: https://github.com/debpalash
X: https://x.com/idebpalash
Humans: https://palash.dev/humans.txt

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