Handy
handy.computer- Category
- Productivity
- Rank
- No. 638Tools index
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Platform
- desktop
- Type
- APP
- Builder
- @cj_pais
- Added
- Jul 2, 2026
About
Handy is a free, open-source speech-to-text desktop app that lets you dictate into any text field using a keyboard shortcut. Press and hold to speak, release to transcribe — no cloud, no subscription, just local voice-to-text wherever your cursor is. It works across platforms and keeps your voice data private on your own machine.
What it can do
Transcribe spoken words into text
Voice audio captured via microphone → Transcribed text pasted into the active text field
Trigger voice recording via push-to-talk
Held keyboard shortcut → Voice recording session that transcribes on release
Trigger voice recording via toggle mode
Single keyboard shortcut press to start and stop → Voice recording session that transcribes when toggled off
Paste transcribed text into any active text field
Completed voice transcription → Text inserted at the current cursor position in any application
Perform speech-to-text processing locally on device
Microphone audio → Transcribed text processed entirely on the local machine without cloud calls
Customize keyboard shortcuts for recording activation
User-defined key combination → Configured hotkey that triggers voice dictation
Why it made the leaderboard
Free, open-source push-to-talk dictation into any text field — transcription runs locally, so no cloud, no subscription, and your voice data never leaves the machine.
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