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Re:Show HN: BetterWispr – Free, open-source dictation for Mac by zyk_computer on Sunday October 11, 2026 @10:16PM (#50050506)
Curious how this handles Chinese, or mixed Chinese/English mid-sentence. Parakeet's 25 languages look European-only, so I assume Whisper is the only CJK path here?
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Re:Show HN: BetterWispr – Free, open-source dictation for Mac by kartik017 on Monday October 12, 2026 @02:39AM (#50052192)
yeah sadly you will need to use whisper model there.
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