# OpenWhispr OpenWhispr is open-source dictation software you can rely on. Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/6911/openwhispr ## Description OpenWhispr is open-source dictation software you can rely on. Dictate, transcribe, and capture meeting notes with fast, accurate AI speech-to-text. OpenWhispr turns your voice into text, notes, and actions from your desktop. Press a hotkey, speak, and your words appear at your cursor. Choose between fully private offline transcription with local speech-to-text models like Orukeet, Whisper, NVIDIA Parakeet, and Cohere Transcribe — where your audio never leaves your device — or cloud processing for speed. No data collection, no telemetry, fully open source. ## Platform availability Available on 3 of 9 platforms: Mac, Windows, Linux. ## Desktop and other devices Mac, Windows, Linux. ## Health score 76/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors. - Maintained: 100 (last commit 2 days ago) - Popular: 79 (9,280 GitHub stars) - Easy to install: 25 (1 install platform, install notes) ## Links - Official website: https://openwhispr.com - GitHub: https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr - Documentation: https://docs.openwhispr.com - desktop: https://openwhispr.com/get-started ## Common questions ### How do I install the OpenWhispr command-line tool? Install Node.js 20 or newer, run npm install -g @openwhispr/cli, and verify the command with openwhispr --version. Without that installation, the openwhispr command is not available. ### What API credentials are needed for OpenWhispr team spaces? Use a workspace key that starts with ow_wks_live_ and keep the space ID handy. API calls that list or create notes fail without the right key and space. ### Why does OpenWhispr not show a screen-share chooser for Linux system audio? On Linux, OpenWhispr captures the default PipeWire sink monitor directly instead of showing a screen-share chooser. If meeting audio stops, restart OpenWhispr and start meeting transcription again. ### What OpenWhispr features are unavailable on Intel Macs? Live speaker identification and voice fingerprinting are unavailable on Intel Macs because ONNX Runtime stopped shipping macOS x86_64 binaries in 1.24. Meetings still record and transcribe, and notes search falls back to keyword matching. ### Does local OpenWhispr dictation send my audio to a server? No. Local dictation runs on your computer, with nothing sent to OpenWhispr or anyone else. Cloud transcription is optional when you choose it. ## Alternatives - FUTO Voice Input: FUTO Voice Input is an application that lets you do speech-to-text on Android, integrating with third party keyboards or apps that use the… - FluidVoice - FnScribe: Speak freely. - Google AI Edge Eloquent: Powered by Google's latest Gemma technology, Google AI Edge Eloquent is an advanced dictation app engineered to bridge the gap between natu… - Handy STT: Free, open source speech-to-text app for desktop, works fully offline, prioritizes privacy, extensibility, cross-platform support, and acce… - SpeakoFlow: Local-first, open-source voice assistant offering on-device dictation, AI writing, translation, screen context, and floating panel chat for… - Spokenly: Real-time voice dictation for Mac with instant transcription, customizable shortcuts, advanced voice recognition, no data collection, and b… - TypeWhisper: Private macOS speech-to-text tool with offline system-wide dictation, audio and video file transcription, batch processing, profiles, autom… - Vibe Transcribe: Provides fully offline audio and video transcription with local AI models, batch processing, real-time preview, multi-format export, transl… --- Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/6911/openwhispr), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.