Voice GenerationFree

Handy

Free, open-source speech-to-text app that runs fully offline. Hold a shortcut, speak, and have the transcription pasted into any text field.

Private by default

Your voice never leaves your computer. Transcription runs locally, with no account and no API key.
Speak into any text field

Hold a shortcut, talk, release. Handy pastes the text wherever your cursor is.
Open source and forkable

MIT-licensed Tauri app in Rust and React, built to be extended rather than locked down.
Works on modest hardware

Parakeet V3 runs on the CPU at about 5× real time with automatic language detection; Whisper uses your GPU when available.

Whisper Small Whisper Medium Whisper Turbo Whisper Large Parakeet V3

macOS Windows Linux

Download from handy.computer or GitHub releases, or install with Homebrew (brew install --cask handy) or winget (winget install cjpais.Handy).

MIT-licensed with no paid tier. Development is funded by sponsors and donations.

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