Handy

Handy is a desktop speech-to-text app for people who want to dictate into the apps they already use. It transcribes speech on your computer and inserts the text into the active text field.

• Dictation across apps: A configurable keyboard shortcut controls recording, with hold-to-talk and toggle modes.
• Local speech models: Choose Whisper with GPU acceleration when available, or CPU-optimized Parakeet V3 with automatic language detection.
• Custom Whisper models: Use compatible Whisper GGML models, including user-provided fine-tuned or community models.
• Raycast integration: Control recording, browse transcript history and access dictionary, model and language settings from Raycast.

Handy is free and open source under the MIT license. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and works fully offline with local models; it doesn't send audio to a cloud transcription service.

Linux text entry requires an additional tool suited to the display server. On macOS, recording through a Bluetooth headset microphone can temporarily lower playback quality or volume. Shortcuts containing the fn or Globe key require an Apple keyboard.