Dictation app
Handy
by CJ Pais
A free, open-source speech-to-text app for Mac, Windows and Linux that types what you say after a shortcut, with processing on your own computer.
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Key figures
Every figure about Handy
Each figure is a row of a research dataset. Open it for the exact words of its source or the exact request it was read from.
Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI
- Handy, sends text to AI2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, custom words2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, free plan2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, audio not sent to servers2026-100 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, AI post-processing2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, works offline2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, speech on device2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
- Handy, types into any app2026-101 1 = yes, 0 = no
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