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Description
Handy is an open-source, free, cross-platform application for speech-to-text that operates entirely offline, allowing you to dictate directly into any text field. By pressing and holding a customizable keyboard shortcut, you can speak, and upon releasing it, Handy captures your voice, transcribes it on your device, and automatically inserts the text into the application you are currently using. The default setting utilizes a push-to-talk feature, but users also have the option to toggle between starting and stopping recording with different key presses. This software is compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, ensuring that all voice data remains stored locally instead of being sent to external cloud services. Users can select from various Whisper models or Parakeet V3, with Whisper offering extensive multilingual capabilities for over 99 languages, while Parakeet V3 is fine-tuned for efficient CPU usage and automatic language identification. Additionally, Handy incorporates voice activity detection to filter out silence, and it can utilize GPU acceleration for Whisper on supported devices, enhancing the overall performance of the application. The combination of these features makes Handy a versatile tool for anyone needing reliable speech-to-text functionality without compromising privacy.
Description
MacWhisper is a Mac transcription and dictation app that helps users transcribe audio, video, meetings, podcasts, lectures, interviews, subtitles, voice memos, and private files. The app supports drag-and-drop transcription for common media formats and can record meetings from Zoom, Teams, Webex, Skype, Chime, Discord, and other online meeting tools. MacWhisper can also capture and transcribe audio from any app on a Mac, making it useful for videos, calls, recordings, and media workflows. The platform is built with privacy in mind, offering local AI models and offline processing for sensitive content. Users can generate accurate transcripts, recognize speakers, remove filler words, translate text, search transcripts, edit content, and export files in formats such as subtitles, text, Markdown, PDF, HTML, and DOCX. Batch transcription helps professionals process multiple files at once. MacWhisper Pro adds AI services, custom prompts, cloud and local model options, app-specific dictation prompts, automatic meeting detection, watched folders, workflow uploads, and CLI control. The app can connect to AI providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Azure, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, and others. By combining transcription, meeting recording, dictation, privacy-focused local processing, AI summaries, exports, integrations, and workflow automation, MacWhisper helps users turn spoken content into useful text.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
Yes
Integrations
OpenAI Whisper
Yes
ChatGPT
No
Chime
No
Cisco Webex
No
Claude
No
DeepL
No
Deepgram
No
Discord
No
GPT-4
No
GPT-4 Turbo
No
Integrations
OpenAI Whisper
Yes
ChatGPT
Yes
Chime
Yes
Cisco Webex
Yes
Claude
Yes
DeepL
Yes
Deepgram
Yes
Discord
Yes
GPT-4
Yes
GPT-4 Turbo
Yes
Pricing Details
Free
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Pricing Details
€59 one-time payment
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
Yes
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
Yes
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Handy.computer
Country
United States
Website
handy.computer/
Vendor Details
Company Name
MacWhisper
Country
United States
Website
www.macwhisper.com
Product Features
Product Features
Transcription
AI / Machine Learning
No
Annotations
No
Audio/Video File Upload
No
Automatic Transcription
No
Collaboration Tools
No
File Sharing
No
For Manual Transcription
No
Full Text Search
No
Multi-Language Support
No
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
No
Playback Controls
No
Speech Recognition
No
Subtitles
No
Text Editor
No
Timecoding
No