cjpais/Handy
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
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[](https://discord.com/invite/WVBeWsNXK4) A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. Handy is a cross-platform desktop application that provides simple, privacy-focused speech transcription. Press a shortcut, speak, and have your words appear in any text field. This happens on your own computer without sending any information to the cloud. Handy was created to fill the gap for a truly open source, extensible speech-to-text tool. As stated on handy.computer: The process is entirely local: For detailed build instructions including platform-specific requirements, see BUILD.md. We're grateful for the support of our sponsors who help make Handy possible: Control Handy from Raycast — start/stop recording, browse transcript history, manage dictionary, switch models and languages. Source · by @mattiacolombomc Handy includes an advanced debug mode for development and troubleshooting. Access it by pressing: Handy supports command-line flags for controlling a running instance and customizing startup behavior. These work on…
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- Handy
- Why Handy?
- How It Works
- Quick Start
- Installation
- Development Setup
- Sponsors
- Integrations
- Debug Mode
- CLI Parameters
- Known Issues & Current Limitations
- Bluetooth Headset Microphones (macOS)
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What this repository does
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
Repository facts
- Owner
- cjpais
- Primary language
- Rust
- Stars
- 36,062
- Forks
- 3,425
- Open issues + pull requests
- 209
- License
- MIT
- Archived
- No
- Default branch
- main
- Created
- 2025-02-13T02:42:29.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-10-27T09:23:19.000Z
Topics and intended use
Owner-supplied topics: accessibility, cross-platform, speech-to-text, tauri-v2
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