ElwinLiu/handless
MacOS desktop speech-to-text. Private, offline, open-source. Choose your own STT (Speech to Text) providers, and LLM providers that polish your mumbles. Bind any prompt templates with any shorcuts
- Stars
- 64
- Forks
- 7
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- 5mo ago
handless star history
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About handless
handless is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by ElwinLiu, written mainly in Rust. MacOS desktop speech-to-text. Private, offline, open-source. Choose your own STT (Speech to Text) providers, and LLM providers that polish your mumbles. Bind any prompt templates with any shorcuts. It has 64 GitHub stars and 7 forks, and was last updated 5mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 64
- Last update
- 5mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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handless FAQ
Can I use handless commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is handless free?
Yes. handless is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does handless run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, handless works on macOS.
Does handless need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is handless still maintained?
It was last updated 5mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to handless?
Similar free, open-source tools include VoiceStudio, voicebox, whisper, Speech.
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