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    OpenWhispr

    OpenWhispr/openwhispr

    #209 this week

    Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available cross-platform.

    ai
    mobile
    ios
    anthropic
    cross-platform
    gemini
    groq
    linux
    JavaScript
    MIT
    9.7K stars
    1.2K forks
    9.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 21, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #9 among AI repositories tracked this week, and #4 over the last 30 days; #209 of 2,531 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 8%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 106 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #11 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a privacy-first, cross-platform voice-to-text dictation app using local and cloud AI speech models.
    • Enables fully offline transcription with local models ensuring no audio data leaves the device for maximum privacy.
    • Use for real-time voice dictation and command input across any desktop application via global hotkeys.
    • Use for automated meeting transcription with speaker diarization and calendar integration on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
    • Use for managing searchable AI-enhanced notes and voice-driven interactions with multiple AI assistants locally or in the cloud.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    The open-source and free alternative to WisprFlow and Granola.

    Privacy-first voice-to-text dictation with AI agents, meeting transcription, and notes. Cross-platform for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

    OpenWhispr turns your voice into text, notes, and actions from your desktop. Press a hotkey, speak, and your words appear at your cursor. Choose between fully private offline transcription with local speech-to-text engines like Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet — where your audio never leaves your device — or cloud processing for speed. No data collection, no telemetry, fully open source.

    Excerpt from the OpenWhispr/openwhispr README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    +4,862 stars over 90 days across 62 snapshot days; best day +574 on Sep 7.

    Forks

    1.2K+536

    Open issues

    463+245

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