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title: Side projects by Sarthak Shrivastava
description: AudioBolo, Backstage Cut, Ginger, Expensorr and Mezohub — AI products built and shipped by Sarthak Shrivastava.
url: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects
updated: 2026-08-20
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# Side projects by Sarthak Shrivastava

Sarthak Shrivastava builds and ships his own products, most of them built on top of large
language models. Each one below is live and publicly available.

## Backstage Cut — AI extension for Adobe Premiere Pro

Backstage Cut is an AI-powered extension for Adobe Premiere Pro, built by Sarthak Shrivastava, that automates transcription, captions, punch-in zooms, B-roll matching and YouTube chapter markers inside the editing timeline.

- Platform: Adobe Premiere Pro
- Website: https://premier-pro-extension.vercel.app
- Details: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects/backstage-cut

Key features:

- One-click transcription and captions in English, Hindi and Hinglish
- Punch-in zooms timed to dialogue, with editable keyframes
- B-roll matched from your own folder and frame-aligned
- YouTube chapter markers generated from the transcript

## AudioBolo — AI voice-to-text for macOS

AudioBolo is an AI voice-to-text app for macOS, built by Sarthak Shrivastava, that transcribes speech into context-aware text. It reads the screen you are working on, formats dictation as code inside editors like VS Code and Cursor, learns from your corrections, and can run fully offline with on-device Whisper models.

- Platform: macOS
- Website: https://audiobolo.com
- Details: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects/audiobolo

Key features:

- Screen context awareness for more accurate transcripts
- Auto-learns from your corrections over time
- @Filename tagging for AI coding tools like Cursor
- Custom modes for posts, emails and meeting notes

## Expensorr — Expense tracking for iOS and Android

Expensorr is a personal expense tracking app for iOS and Android, built by Sarthak Shrivastava, with receipt scanning, budget alerts, spending analytics and multi-currency support.

- Platform: iOS, Android
- Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/expensorr/id6739472004
- Details: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects/expensorr

Key features:

- Receipt scanning and categorization
- Budget planning and alerts
- Expense reports and analytics
- Multi-currency support

## Mezohub — Collaboration platform for builders

Mezohub is a collaboration platform built by Sarthak Shrivastava that connects developers, designers and entrepreneurs around projects, with discovery and matching, messaging, skill-based team formation and a project showcase.

- Platform: Web
- Website: https://mezohub.com
- Details: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects/mezohub

Key features:

- Project discovery and matching
- Integrated messaging system
- Skill-based team formation
- Project showcase portfolio

## Ginger — LinkedIn AI assistant for Chrome

Ginger is a Chrome extension built by Sarthak Shrivastava that uses AI to draft human-sounding comments and replies on LinkedIn posts, with no sign-in required to start and 100 free generations for guests.

- Platform: Google Chrome
- Website: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ginger-linkedin-ai-assist/ijolijeckddogpijopofibpplokamjba
- Details: https://sarthaksavvy.com/side-projects/ginger

Key features:

- Human-like LinkedIn comment generation
- Reply to comments with AI assistance
- No sign-in required to get started
- 100 free generations for guests, 300 for signed-in users

## Frequently asked

### What products has Sarthak Shrivastava built?

Sarthak Shrivastava has built AudioBolo, an AI voice-to-text app for macOS; Backstage Cut, an AI extension for Adobe Premiere Pro; Ginger, a LinkedIn AI assistant for Chrome; Expensorr, an expense tracking app for iOS and Android; and Mezohub, a collaboration platform for developers, designers and entrepreneurs.

### What is AudioBolo?

AudioBolo is an AI voice-to-text app for macOS built by Sarthak Shrivastava. It reads the screen you are working on for context, formats dictation as code inside editors like VS Code and Cursor, learns from your corrections, and can run fully offline using on-device Whisper models. There is a free tier with 15 minutes of cloud transcription a day and unlimited offline use.

### What is Backstage Cut?

Backstage Cut is an AI-powered extension for Adobe Premiere Pro built by Sarthak Shrivastava. It automates transcription and captions in English, Hindi and Hinglish, adds punch-in zooms timed to dialogue, matches B-roll from your own footage folder, and generates YouTube chapter markers — all inside the Premiere Pro timeline.