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Handy

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: Free: 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 Private: 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

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Navid Moazzezby Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 30, 2026·1 min read
Handy

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: Free: 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 Private: 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

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Stars32k
Forks2.9k
LanguageRust
LicenseMIT
Last update2026-09-19
Contributors171

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