Handy
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
What’s new
Verified 4h agobug fixes
## What's Changed
* fix: unload model after recordings with no audio by @rajin-khan in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2106
* fix: reset settings scroll position when switching sections by @wesleymatosdev in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2082
* fix(shortcut): reject unknown reset binding IDs by @nkootstra in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2033
* fix(history): show copy success only after clipboard write by @nkootstra in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2011
* fix: emit parseable names for compound shortcut keys by @BrianMcBrayer in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1862
* docs: restore the recording indicator on Omarchy with native Wayland by @mdcnick in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2040
* fix: stop removing "Ha" as an English filler word by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2156
* bump to transcribe-cpp-0.2.4 by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2147
* fix: keep the sentence capital after removing a leading filler by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2157
* fix: don't start recording when no model can transcribe it by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2161
* fi
Full release notes →
## What's Changed
* fix: unload model after recordings with no audio by @rajin-khan in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2106
* fix: reset settings scroll position when switching sections by @wesleymatosdev in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2082
* fix(shortcut): reject unknown reset binding IDs by @nkootstra in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2033
* fix(history): show copy success only after clipboard write by @nkootstra in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2011
* fix: emit parseable names for compound shortcut keys by @BrianMcBrayer in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1862
* docs: restore the recording indicator on Omarchy with native Wayland by @mdcnick in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2040
* fix: stop removing "Ha" as an English filler word by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2156
* bump to transcribe-cpp-0.2.4 by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2147
* fix: keep the sentence capital after removing a leading filler by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2157
* fix: don't start recording when no model can transcribe it by @aktanazat in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/2161
* fi
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4212edb5658ec2867855fc2ee83ac16ec5bbad09db3c2da8d3d9d5f8bd5eeccc
Install with one command
Prefer a package manager? Paste this into Windows Terminal:
winget
winget install --id HandyOrg.HandyWinget-GUI -e
scoop
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install handy
choco
choco install handy -y
Platforms: Windows
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Which platforms does Handy support?
Handy is available for Windows.
Is this the official Handy download?
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Who develops Handy?
Handy is developed by HandyOrg.
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