{"repo":"VasenevEA/FastWord","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/VasenevEA/FastWord","clone":"git clone https://github.com/VasenevEA/FastWord.git","description":"Local, private push-to-talk dictation for macOS. Hold a key, speak, release — your words appear in any text field. Runs entirely on-device via whisper.cpp with bundled multilingual model. No cloud, no telemetry, no paywall.","language":"Rust","stars":35,"topics":["apple-silicon","dictation","local-ai","macos","open-source","privacy","rust","speech-to-text","swift","whisper"],"license":null,"category":"auth-billing-email","readme_excerpt":"FastWord Local, private, push-to-talk dictation for macOS — powered by whisper.cpp running entirely on-device. Hold a hotkey, speak, release — your words appear in any focused text field. Nothing leaves your Mac. Windows: a native Windows port lives in windows/ — same sidecar and protocol, Rust tray app with an installer, GPU (CUDA) support and the GigaAM Russian engine included. CI builds the installer on every push. Why Wispr Flow / Superwhisper / Aiko are great, but they ship audio off your machine, charge a subscription, or both. FastWord is: - 100% local. Audio never leaves your Mac. No cloud, no telemetry, no account. - Tiny. 520 MB DMG (Whisper turbo Q5 model included). No background download on first launch. - Fast. Native Swift app + native Rust sidecar around whisper.cpp with Metal acceleration on Apple Silicon. Sub-second end-to-end. - Light when idle. The sidecar evicts the model from RAM after configurable idle time (default 10 min). Your MacBook keeps its memory. - Hackable. Sidecar architecture means you can swap in a different ggml model without touching the Swift app. - Open source, MIT. RAM footprint vs Wispr Flow Measured on the same MacBook (Apple Silicon, macOS 26), both apps installed: State Wispr Flow FastWord (v0.2) ---------------------- --------------- ---------------- Idle (not dictating) 800 MB 125 MB Active (transcribing) 1 GB 750 MB After idle eviction 800 MB 125 MB again Architecture Electron + cloud transcription Native Swift + Rust + whisper.c","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/VasenevEA","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/VasenevEA/FastWord/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}