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there are numerous options that run locally and work just fine for dictation

https://superwhisper.com https://handy.computer https://carelesswhisper.com

Re:ANN v3: 200ms p99 query latency over 100B vectors on Thursday January 22, 2026 @05:54AM (#46717598)
Turbopuffer team really cooking!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025) on Monday July 28, 2025 @09:32AM (#44710726)
Would be cool to get a wasm build that runs fully on browser
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025) on Monday July 28, 2025 @09:31AM (#44710714)
Are you having lawyers getting of MS Word. Ive tried in the past with no success.

But this is really cool. Its definitely a problem they have.

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:29PM (#44419037)
Any reason to not use flutter flow with all the AI stuff?
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:28PM (#44419029)
Very different from all the magic mirror sort of solutions. Nice!
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:27PM (#44419021)
Is this opensource or just open eco system?
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:25PM (#44419009)
Damn how is the docker image only 4Mb. Even with the docker slim images they typically are atleast double digit. Nice!
WER scores?
Re:Trends – Artificial Intelligence on Friday May 30, 2025 @11:34PM (#44141688)
I think people who realize its not about avoiding inconvenience but a tool that will make life significantly easier will kost likely pay.

Just like paying for a smartphone or data or broadband.

I've looked at the codebase. The ones I listed do a significant amount of audio processing to get better transcripts, avoid the "Thank you" issues with whisper large turbo, handle bluetooth and noisy environments.

Hopefully VoiceInk gets there. It is a neat project and really well done for a first time dev but rough around the edges. Careless is ~20$ and if you just need dictation is the best option.

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @08:43AM (#43831832)
Are these running whisper underneath?