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 "id": "openwhispr-openwhispr--dictate-into-any-app-privately",
 "repo": "OpenWhispr/openwhispr",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr",
 "repo_slug": "openwhispr-openwhispr",
 "title": "Dictate into any app with private, offline speech-to-text",
 "page_title": "How to dictate into any app with private, offline speech-to-text with Openwhispr",
 "summary": "Install OpenWhispr, pick a local model and dictate anywhere with a global hotkey.",
 "who": "A writer or developer who types all day and wants voice input that never leaves the machine.",
 "problem": "Popular dictation apps are subscriptions that send your audio to the cloud.",
 "outcome": "Your speech pasted at the cursor in any app, transcribed locally with no telemetry.",
 "steps": [
  "Download the app for your platform, or on macOS run `brew install --cask openwhispr`",
  "Choose a local speech-to-text model such as Whisper or NVIDIA Parakeet",
  "Set your global dictation hotkey",
  "Press the hotkey, speak, and the text appears at your cursor",
  "Use the dictation translation hotkey to speak in one language and paste in another"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Help me set up OpenWhispr/openwhispr for offline dictation on <OS>: recommend a local model for my hardware, set a hotkey, and give me a quick test routine to compare accuracy with a cloud model.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Windows or Linux",
  "Optional: local models download for offline use, or cloud provider keys",
  "To run from source: Node.js 24+"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
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