Handy on a Mac
Free local push-to-talk speech-to-text (Whisper) · Speech AI
Handy is a free, open-source, cross-platform speech-to-text app; press a shortcut, speak, and it types the transcription into whatever app you're in. It runs entirely on-device using Whisper (whisper.cpp / Parakeet), so audio never leaves your Mac. Install with Homebrew (brew install --cask handy), then grant Microphone and Accessibility permissions, choose a model and set your push-to-talk hotkey in the app. Configure those below.
Run Handy with FrontierStack
Install or connect Handy; then check its status, ports and certificate from FrontierStack. The same screen links to firewall checks, Malware Audit and backups where they apply.
Run it from your Mac.
FrontierStack installs, monitors and secures services on this Mac and on linked servers.
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