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OpenLess's README says it bundles the Qwen3-ASR local speech model for macOS.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Local ASR : bundled Qwen3-ASR (0.6B / 1.7B) via vendored Open-Less/qwen-asr (macOS)”
OpenLess README (Open-Less/openless), OpenLess, GitHub repository Open-Less/openless, 2026, README, Status section, "Local ASR".
Open the original- What it measures
- Listed among the speech recognition options in the status list.
- What it does not show
- Cloud speech providers are also offered, and the README does not say which is the default.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as OpenLess: local speech model: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- OpenLess
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- local model option on macOS
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this