Handy

Handy (still from the project’s website demo). Handy is an open-source, cross-platform dictation app that transcribes speech locally using Whisper or Parakeet models and pastes the result into the active application. Its optional text post-processing can use either local or cloud models: Apple Intelligence on supported Macs, a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint (including a local server), or providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter and Groq. Speech recognition remains local, but a cloud post-processing provider receives the transcribed text. The built-in “Improve Transcriptions” prompt removes fillers, fixes spelling and punctuation, and converts spoken numbers and punctuation while preserving the original language and meaning. The result is cleaned-up dictation, much like Rambler for Android. Post-processing is optional and disabled by default, and its prompts can be customised. See also TypeWhisper and the speech recognition catalogue. The source code is available under the…