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.
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