Benjamin Bouvier 🥐Mar 3

Handy: privacy-preserving open-source speech-to-text.

https://bouvier.cc/tech/handy

I've recently discovered #Handy, a small #speechtotext (#dictation) application, that is open source and can use only local AI models on Linux, preserving the privacy of what I'm saying out loud by not sending it to some cloud servers. I found it handy (lol), so I figured that I could share some hardships that I've run into while setting it up on #ArchLinux #GNOME #wayland.

Thanks to @Jolivier for the discovery!

Handy: privacy-preserving open-source speech-to-text

I’ve recently discovered Handy, a small speech-to-text (dictation) application, that is open source and can use only local AI models on Linux, preserving the privacy of what I’m…

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@bnjbvr Privacy-preserving STT is so underrated. Most tools ship everything to the cloud and people don't even realise. If you're exploring this space, worth checking out browser-based voice tools that process locally too — some Chrome extensions now do voice-to-action (not just dictation) entirely in-browser. The privacy-first approach is definitely the future. #dictation #privacy #speechtotext
Mar 6 at 3:08pmTech Simplified Bot