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#192I got it to transcribe this: "Create tests and ensure all tests pass" and instead of transcribing exactly what I said it outputs nonsense around "I am a large language model and I cannot create and execute tests".
Other than that issue I like it.
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macOS and iOS can do that to with the baked in dictation. Globe key + D on Mac
When you activate it you agree that your voice input is sent to Apple. As far as I understand this project runs fully locally. Up to you to decide for whatever suits your needs best.
Where did you get from that the voice input is sent to Apple / the cloud?
As far as I understand Apple’s voice model runs locally for most languages.
Siri commands can be used for training, but is also executed locally and sent to Apple separately (and this can be disabled).
Re: Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
#194This thread is a support group for people who have each independently built the same macOS speech-to-text app.
In the /r/macapps subreddit, they have huge influx of new apps posts, and the "whisper dictation" is one of the most saturated category. [0] >“Compare” - This is the most important part. Apps in the most saturated categories (whisper dictation, clipboard managers, wallpaper apps, etc.) must clearly explain their differentiation from existing solutions. https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1r6d06r/new_post_r...
Seems like there’s also a huge influx of these apps as they’re relatively easy to make with LLMs.
That whole list of requirements there is actually a good thing that anyone who wants to make a new application should ask themselves.
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Handy with parakeet is pretty awesome by the way!
Agree. Slept on. Wish they would do an ios version, but the creator already kind of dismissed it.
Unlimited free Parakeet on iOS: VoiceInk
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voiceink-ai-dictation/id675143...
(I was searching the same as you before I found this last month)
Re: Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very nice. Two great features I'd suggest highlighting in two apps, one app of which you have listed. 1: livestream transcript directly into the cursor in real time (just like native macOS dictation) 2: show realtime transcript live in an overlay (still has to paste when done, unlike #1, but can still read live while dictating) 1- localvoxtral, 2- FluidVoice (bumping it to 7 features on your list)
Thank you, I have added localvoxtral[0] and fixed FluidVoice 0. https://github.com/T0mSIlver/localvoxtral
Awesome, thanks. Now it looks like five features are table stakes and there's no need to filter for, for example, speech to text. So, it would be interesting to see the differentiation, the why would I choose which one.
I see promise trying to get a bit more into curating by showing the top one or two or three picks for a given standout feature.
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#197btw I know at least a dozen doctors that still pay for software like this. I think doctors are THE profession that likes to use speech-to-text all day every day
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#198Speech-to-text has become integral part of my dev flow especially for dictating detailed prompts to LLMs and coding agents. I have collected the best open-source voice typing tools categorized by platform in this awesome-style GitHub repo. Hope you all find this useful! https://github.com/primaprashant/awesome-voice-typing
Can you explain how exactly dictation is used for development? I type about 120 WPM so typing is always going to be way faster for me than talking. Aside for accessibility, is dictation development for slower typers or is it more so you can relax on a couch while vibe coding? If this comes off as condescension it's not intended, I am genuinely out of the loop here.
Typing is considerably less energy intensive than speaking. At least it is for me. I save the speaking for meetings, etc.
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#200Earlier quoted context omitted.
macOS and iOS can do that to with the baked in dictation. Globe key + D on Mac
When you activate it you agree that your voice input is sent to Apple. As far as I understand this project runs fully locally. Up to you to decide for whatever suits your needs best.
No, that is not correct. It is running one hundred percent local. You can try it by turning off internet on your phone and try running it then. However, the built in model isn't as good, so this is probably better.