I've been interested in a tool like this for a while. I currently have tried whisprflow and aqua voice but wanted to use my API key and store more context locally. How does all the data get stored and how can I access it?
Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
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Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#32Windows Defender says it is infected.
Ahh that's unfortunate. This most likely is related to the rust `enigo` create, which we use to write text to the cursor. You can see the lines in question here: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/blob/60f172d193d88...
If it's still an issue, feel free to build it locally on your machine to ensure your supply chain is clean! I'll add more instructions in the README in the future.
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#33Windows Defender says it is infected.
What does Virustotal say?
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#34Windows Defender says it is infected.
This needs to be higher, the installer on the README has a trojan.
More details please? Which installer?
---7.3.0--- This release popped up just a few minutes ago, so VirusTotal results for the 7.3.0 EXE and MSI installers
EXE (still running behavior checks but Arctic Wolf says Unsafe and AVG & Avast say PUP): https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/816b21b7435295d0ac86f6a8...
MSI nothing flags immediately, still running behavior checks (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e022a018c4ac6f27696c145e...)
---7.2.2/7.2.1 below--- I do note one bit of weirdness, the Windows downloads show 7.2.2 but the download links themselves are 7.2.1. 7.2.1 is also what shows on the release from 3 days ago even though it's numbered 7.2.2.
I didn't check the Mac or Linux installers, but for Windows VirusTotal flags nothing on the 7.2.1/7.2.2 MSI (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7a2d4fec05d1b24b7deda202...) and 3 flags on the EXE (ArcticWolf Unsafe, AVG & Avast PUP) (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a30388127ad48ca8a42f9831...)
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#35Can it tell voices apart?
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#36Really nice!
For OsX there is also the great VoiceInk which is similar and open-source https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk/
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#37> "I think there should be an open-source, local-first version of every app, and I would like them all to work together. The idea of Epicenter is to store your data in a folder of plaintext and SQLite, and build a suite of interoperable, local-first tools on top of this shared memory. Everything is totally transparent, so you can trust it." Yes! This. I have almost no experience w/ tts, but if/when I explore the spac…
IF you do want to then ALSO have a cloud version, you can just use the AgentDB API and upload them there and just change where the SQL runs.
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#38How does this compare to VoiceInk which is also open-source and been there much longer and supports all the features that you have? https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk
I really like VoiceInk!
For the Whispering dev: would it be possible to set "right shift" as a toggle? also do it like VoiceInk which is:
- either short right shift press -> then it starts, and short right shift press again to stop - or "long right shift press" (eg when at pressed at least for 0.5s) -> then it starts and just waits for you to release right shift to stop
it's quite convenient
another really cool stuff would be to have the same "mini-recorder" which pops-up on screen like VoiceInk when you record, and once you're done it would display the current transcript, and any of your "transformation" actions, and let you choose which one (or multiple) you want to apply, each time pasting the result in the clipboard
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#39am I not getting it correctly; it says local is possible but can't find any information about how to run it without any api key? I get the whispers models, and do what? how to run in a device without internet, no documentation about it...
The docs are pretty clear that you need to use speaches if you want entirely local operation. https://speaches.ai/
It’s not very clear, rather just a small mention. Given OP’s extensive diatribe about local-first, the fact that it prefers online providers is quite a big miss tbh.
Re: Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
#40Really nice! For OsX there is also the great VoiceInk which is similar and open-source https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk/
Very similar and works well. It’s a bring your own API key if you want/need. Also with local whisper.