Tagged "speech-recognition"
12 articles tagged speech-recognition, 16 February 2026 to 24 August 2026. Newest first.
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Show HN: Dictata – Local Whisper Dictation with LLM Cleanup
Dictata is a new open-source tool combining local Whisper speech-to-text with LLM post-processing for high-quality dictation entirely on-device, eliminating cloud transcription dependencies.
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Privatewhisper.ai: Private AI Voice Dictation Without Typing
Privatewhisper.ai enables on-device speech-to-text processing using local models, offering privacy-preserving voice dictation without sending audio to cloud servers.
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PipeVoice: The Free Local Alternative to Whisper Flow
PipeVoice offers a free, open-source alternative for local speech-to-text processing without reliance on cloud services. This tool enables on-device audio transcription, making it ideal for privacy-conscious deployments and edge inference scenarios.
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Turning Spoken Commands into JSON Tool Calls on iPhones
A developer demonstrates running local voice-to-JSON inference on iOS devices, enabling on-device speech recognition and structured output generation without cloud dependencies.
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Building a Voice AI Wearable in a Casio F91W with Whisper and BLE
A developer successfully embedded voice AI capabilities into a classic Casio F91W watch using an nRF52840 microcontroller, Whisper speech-to-text, and Bluetooth Low Energy. This demonstrates practical on-device speech processing on severely constrained hardware.
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Ask HN: Local-First Meetings Recorder and Transcriber
A Hacker News discussion exploring open-source, on-device solutions for recording and transcribing meetings without cloud dependency, highlighting practical applications of local speech and language models.
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Free AI Video Clipper Using Scene and Speech-Based Segmentation
An open-source project provides local AI-powered video segmentation and automatic clipping based on scene changes and speech patterns. This tool demonstrates practical multimedia processing with on-device inference, eliminating cloud API dependencies.
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A Journey to a Reliable and Enjoyable Locally Hosted Voice Assistant
An in-depth guide documenting the development and deployment of a fully local voice assistant, covering the complete stack from speech recognition to language understanding and synthesis without cloud dependencies.
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Careless Whisper – Personal Local Speech to Text
A new open-source tool enabling local speech-to-text processing without cloud dependencies, bringing private voice input capabilities to on-device LLM applications.
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IBM Granite 4.0 1B Speech Model Released for Multilingual Speech Recognition
IBM has released Granite-4.0-1b-speech, a compact speech-language model designed for multilingual automatic speech recognition and bidirectional speech translation. At just 1B parameters, it's optimized for on-device deployment with support for diverse language pairs.
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VibeWhisper – macOS Voice-to-Text with 100% Local Processing Option
A new macOS application enables push-to-talk voice transcription with the option to run entirely locally without cloud dependencies. This demonstrates practical integration of speech recognition models for on-device inference.
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Sourdine: Open-Source macOS App for 100% Local AI Transcription
Sourdine is a new open-source macOS application that performs meeting transcription entirely on-device using local AI models, eliminating the need to send audio to cloud services.