savbell/whisper-writer
💬📝 A small dictation app using OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
20/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 88
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1233
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 739
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1097 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
WhisperWriter is a small desktop dictation app that transcribes microphone audio to text using OpenAI's Whisper model, either locally via faster-whisper or through the OpenAI API. It runs in the background, activates via a keyboard shortcut, and types the transcribed text into the active window.
Use cases
- dictate text into any application with a hotkey
- transcribe my voice to the active window using whisper locally
- voice typing assistant for hands-free writing
- speech-to-text dictation without sending audio to the cloud
- press a shortcut to record and auto-type what I say
When to choose
- you want hotkey-driven dictation that types directly into any app
- you prefer local transcription with faster-whisper for privacy
- you want configurable recording modes like continuous or hold-to-record
When to avoid
- you need batch transcription of audio files rather than live dictation
- you need a mobile or web-based dictation solution
- you require enterprise-grade reliability or extensive accessibility features
Facets
application · maturity active
speech-recognition gui speech-processing developer-tools cross-platform python whisper dictation speech-to-text voice-typing faster-whisper pyqt5 natural-language-processing desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/savbell/whisper-writer · fetched 2026-08-28 · a5bcd6e77463
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| savbell/whisper-writer | main | 20 |
For agents
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