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Posted by tin7in 1/15/2026

Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app(github.com)
247 points | 110 commentspage 4
swordsith 1/16/2026|
from the read-me, 'Handy isn't trying to be the best speech-to-text app—it's trying to be the most forkable one.' Why cant we write a readme without using generative AI, seriously, it's not that hard. :<
ekjhgkejhgk 1/15/2026||
Explain to me why a speech-to-text app has 50% of its code in typescript...?
beklein 1/15/2026||
Not the author/contributor, but the app is built using Tauri for easy multi-platform support, so the backend logic is implemented in Rust and the frontend UI is implemented in TypeScript. I think it’s a valid choice. GitHub does not include any model _code_ in the stats; the models will be downloaded separately the first time you use them. Hope this helps.

I know many people hate sites like this, but I actually like them for these use cases. You can get a quick, LLM-generated overview of the architecture, e.g. here: https://codewiki.google/github.com/cjpais/handy

sipjca 1/16/2026||
Tauri
Dnguyen 1/15/2026||
Would be nice if the output can be piped directly into Claude Code.
laylower 1/15/2026||
Is it deployed locally or does it send data to your servers?
sipjca 1/15/2026|
It’s all local
mixtureoftakes 1/15/2026||
Which model would be the best to use for mandarin? Are there any models on par with Parakeet that are just as fast but also understand Chinese?
mixtureoftakes 1/15/2026|||
also is there a way to make parakeet type more naturally? less capitallization, less punctuation? can this be a setting?

this can already be done via local llm processing the text but surely there is an easier way to do this, right

sipjca 1/16/2026|||
I believe sensevoice, I’ll hopefully be implementing it soon enough
fittingopposite 1/15/2026||
Is there any good android app featuring parakeet v3?
fittingopposite 1/15/2026|
Went into a rabbit hole and found this: https://github.com/notune/android_transcribe_app Solid app that uses Parakeet V3. With these random apps on the internet I am always a bit sceptical. Checked it with adb and it is really fully local. I now have a voice keyboard that is a lot better than Google's and has local multilanguage support. I am stoked :)
fittingopposite 1/15/2026||
Now I can continue coding via tmux/Claude Code with the https://github.com/rberg27/doom-coding setup while going for a walk in nature.
blutoot 1/15/2026||
Crashes on Tahoe 26.3 Betq 1 :(
sipjca 1/15/2026|
Please send me a crash log!
sirjaz 1/15/2026||
This is great, and I love that this is not another webapp
atay123 1/16/2026||
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olya_pllkh 1/16/2026|
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