{"repo":"human37/open-wispr","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/human37/open-wispr","clone":"git clone https://github.com/human37/open-wispr.git","description":"Local, private voice dictation for macOS","language":"Swift","stars":188,"topics":["apple-silicon","dictation","macos","metal","on-device","open-source","privacy","speech-to-text","voice-dictation","voice-typing"],"license":"MIT","category":"self-hosted-apps","readme_excerpt":"open-wispr open-wispr.com Local, private voice dictation for macOS. Hold a key, speak, release — your words appear at the cursor. Everything runs on-device. No audio or text ever leaves your machine. Powered by whisper.cpp with Metal acceleration on Apple Silicon. Install The script handles everything: installs via Homebrew, walks you through granting permissions, downloads the Whisper model, and starts the service. You'll see live feedback as each step completes. Note: Recent versions of Homebrew (6.0+) have tightened security around third-party taps, so you may be asked to trust this package before it installs. If that happens, the installer prints the exact brew trust command to run. A waveform icon appears in your menu bar when it's running. The default hotkey is the Globe key (🌐, bottom-left). Hold it, speak, release. Full installation guide — permissions walkthrough with screenshots, non-English macOS instructions, and troubleshooting. Uninstall This stops the service, removes the formula, tap, config, models, app bundle, logs, and permissions. Configuration Edit /.config/open-wispr/config.json : Then restart: brew services restart open-wispr To bind multiple hotkeys, use the hotkeys array instead: Both hotkey (single) and hotkeys (array) are supported. If both are present, hotkeys takes precedence. Option Default Values --- --- --- hotkey 63 Globe ( 63 ), Right Option ( 61 ), F5 ( 96 ), or any key code hotkeys — Array of hotkey objects — bind multiple keys to trigger ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/human37","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/human37/open-wispr/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."}