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WhisPaste: Desktop voice input, free on GitHub
WhisPaste (Silvio Lindstedt and Maik Gräfendorf, GbR), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The maker's product page and FAQ for WhisPaste, a desktop voice input app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It covers local Whisper and Parakeet recognition, an optional Smart Mode for text cleanup, vocabulary, and optional OpenAI or Deepgram cloud providers.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read 2026-10-26. The FAQ and home page describe the app as released in 2026. Store versions are sold separately and may differ from the GitHub build the free-plan row refers to.
Facts taken from this source
- WhisPaste's home page says its optional Smart Mode can clean up, shorten or translate a transcript into one of seven languages.
“Clean up a transcript, shorten it or translate it into one of seven languages.” (Revise text with Smart Mode)
- WhisPaste's home page says cloud audio goes directly to OpenAI or Deepgram and does not pass through WhisPaste servers.
“Cloud speech recognition sends audio directly to OpenAI or Deepgram. Smart Mode through OpenAI sends transcribed text. This content does not pass through WhisPaste servers.” (Privacy section)
- WhisPaste's home page says users can add names and specialist terms to a vocabulary, and set replacements for recurring spellings.
“Add names and specialist terms to your vocabulary.” (Add your own terms)
- WhisPaste's FAQ says the complete app is free on GitHub under the MIT License.
“The complete app is free on GitHub under the MIT License.” (FAQ, Installation and cost)
- WhisPaste says its Parakeet speech recognition engine supports 25 European languages.
“Parakeet supports 25 European languages. It processed speech faster than the compact Whisper model” (Parakeet engine description)
- WhisPaste's home page says it processes speech on the user's computer by default.
“WhisPaste processes speech locally by default, with no account required.” (Privacy section)
- WhisPaste's home page says a selection can be revised by saying a spoken instruction such as make it shorter, in supported apps.
“Select text, use the optional selection hotkey and say "make it shorter" or "translate to English".” (Change selected text)
- WhisPaste says its Whisper speech recognition engine supports 99 languages.
“Which languages can I speak? Whisper supports 99 languages; Parakeet supports about 25 European languages.” (FAQ: Which languages can I speak?)
- WhisPaste's FAQ says local speech recognition with Whisper or Parakeet works offline after a one-time model download.
“Local speech recognition with Whisper or Parakeet works offline after a one-time model download.” (FAQ, Processing and models)