Free, open-source, real-time dictation for Windows. Runs locally (no cloud!), uses AI, and types directly into any application via a user-friendly GUI.

Free, open-source, real-time dictation for Windows. Runs locally (no cloud!), uses AI, and types directly into any application via a user-friendly GUI.

hns is a privacy-focused open-source command-line tool for on-device speech-to-text. It records your voice, transcribes it completely locally using faster-whisper, and automatically copies the text to clipboard for immediate use in any application.
WhisperWriter is a small speech-to-text app that uses OpenAI's Whisper model to auto-transcribe recordings from a user's microphone to the active window.