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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "repo": "OpenWhispr/openwhispr",
 "name": "openwhispr",
 "owner": "OpenWhispr",
 "slug": "openwhispr-openwhispr",
 "github": "https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr",
 "what": "OpenWhispr is a free, open-source alternative to WisprFlow and Granola. Press a hotkey, speak and your words appear at your cursor, using fully offline speech-to-text models such as Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet or cloud providers. It also transcribes meetings with speaker diarization, keeps searchable notes, offers a Voice Assistant hotkey that sends commands to GPT, Claude, Gemini or local models, and has a public API and MCP server.",
 "why": "10k stars, picked up by one AI source we track",
 "language": "JavaScript",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Windows or Linux",
  "Optional: local models download for offline use, or cloud provider keys",
  "To run from source: Node.js 24+"
 ],
 "audience_note": "Writers, developers and professionals on macOS, Windows or Linux who want private voice dictation and meeting notes without a subscription.",
 "risk": "none",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/openwhispr-openwhispr/",
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   "id": "openwhispr-openwhispr--dictate-into-any-app-privately",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/openwhispr-openwhispr/dictate-into-any-app-privately/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/openwhispr-openwhispr/dictate-into-any-app-privately.json"
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   "title": "Transcribe Zoom and Teams meetings with speaker labels",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/openwhispr-openwhispr/transcribe-meetings-with-speaker-labels/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/openwhispr-openwhispr/transcribe-meetings-with-speaker-labels.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "openwhispr-openwhispr--connect-your-notes-to-an-ai-assistant",
   "title": "Give your AI assistant access to your voice notes over MCP",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/openwhispr-openwhispr/connect-your-notes-to-an-ai-assistant/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/openwhispr-openwhispr/connect-your-notes-to-an-ai-assistant.json"
  }
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 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}