Handy – free open source speech-to-text app

Summary

Handy A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. Handy is a cross-platform desktop application built with Tauri (Rust + React/TypeScript) that provides simple, privacy-focused speech transcription. Press a shortcut, speak, and have your words appear in any text field—all without sending your voice to the cloud. Why Handy? Handy was created to fill the gap for a truly open source, extensible speech-to-text tool. As stated on handy.computer: Free : Accessibility tooling belongs in everyone's hands, not behind a paywall : Accessibility tooling belongs in everyone's hands, not behind a paywall Open Source : Together we can build further. Extend Handy for yourself and contribute to something bigger : Together we can build further. Extend Handy for yourself and contribute to something bigger Private : Your voice stays on your computer. Get transcriptions without sending audio to the cloud : Your voice stays on your computer. Get transcriptions without sending audio to the cloud Simple: One tool, one job. Transcribe what you say and put it into a text box Handy isn't trying to be the best speech-to-text app—it's trying to be the most forkable one. How It Works Press a configurable keyboard shortcut to start/stop recording (or use push-to-talk mode) Speak your words while the shortcut is active Release and Handy processes your speech using Whisper Get your transcribed text pasted directly into whatever app you're using The process is entirely local: Silence is filtered using VAD (Voice Activity Detection) with Silero Transcription uses your choice of models: Whisper models (Small/Medium/Turbo/Large) with GPU acceleration when available Parakeet V3 - CPU-optimized model with excellent performance and automatic language detection Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux Quick Start Installation Download the latest release from the releases page or the website Install the application following platform-specific instructions Launch H...