cjpais/Handy

Health v2 · maintenance only

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30402 stars · 2730 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Handy is a free, open-source, cross-platform desktop application for offline speech-to-text dictation. Press a configurable shortcut, speak, and the transcription is pasted into any text field, with all processing done locally using Whisper or Parakeet models.

Use cases

• dictate text into any app with a keyboard shortcut
• transcribe speech to text completely offline for privacy
• voice typing for users with limited hand mobility
• replace paid cloud dictation tools with an open-source alternative
• run local Whisper transcription on a desktop
• push-to-talk voice input on Windows, macOS, or Linux

When to choose

• you need fully offline, private transcription with no cloud or subscription
• you want a simple, extensible open-source dictation tool you can fork
• you need cross-platform voice input that pastes into any text field
• you want a choice of local models (Whisper, Parakeet) with GPU acceleration

When to avoid

• you need cloud-scale batch transcription of audio files or meetings
• you need speaker diarization, timestamps, or subtitle generation
• you need a mobile or web-based speech-to-text solution
• you require fine-grained editing or formatting of transcripts

Facets

application · maturity active

speech-recognition accessibility gui speech-processing accessibility developer-tools privacy cross-platform windows rust speech-to-text whisper parakeet offline-transcription push-to-talk voice-dictation tauri local-ai macos linux desktop

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