Handy
Open-source speech-to-text app that transcribes offline into any text field with a keyboard shortcut
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMacWindows
About Handy
Handy is a cross-platform desktop application for simple, privacy-focused speech transcription. Press a shortcut, speak, and your words appear in any text field, all on your own computer without sending information to the cloud.
It filters silence with voice activity detection and transcribes with your choice of Whisper models or the CPU-optimized Parakeet V3 model. It suits anyone who wants to dictate into other applications, and the project positions it as accessibility tooling.
Highlights
- Configurable shortcut: hold to record or tap to toggle
- Fully local transcription with no cloud
- Whisper models from Small to Large, with GPU acceleration when available
- Parakeet V3 with automatic language detection
- Silence filtering with Silero voice activity detection
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 0.9.8
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- Size
- 19 MB to 35 MB
- License
- MIT License
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v0.9.8
- Released
- Oct 3, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 33.8K
- Website
- handy.computer
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveMIT License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
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Mac
Signed by Christopher Pais (UWFLB4GC25)
Apple Developer ID team UWFLB4GC25
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 81ac05aaaf4fafa62826bb40c5cf0bc0c813fb6fc8255497480e762620779417
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Windows
Signature not verified
Certificate from Microsoft ID Verified CS EOC CA 03,O=Microsoft Corporation,C=US
Signature is timestamped
All bundled programs are signed
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 8b167429564ae2d80172586cf136177d87ec6bb40a1aea77be9c55638dc47e45
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Versions
0.9.8checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac and Windows
DMG · 19 MB, DMG · 21 MB, MSI · 28 MB, MSI · 35 MB
Questions about Handy
Is Handy free?
Yes. Handy is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Handy safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Handy from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 0.9.8 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Handy run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Handy has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Handy need to run?
Handy needs macOS 10.15 or later.
Who makes Handy?
Handy is an open source project by CJ Pais on GitHub (cjpais/Handy). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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