whispering

I use https://github.com/braden-w/whispering with an OpenAI api key. I use a keyboard shortcut to start and stop recording and it will put the transcription into the clipboard so I can paste into any app. It's a huge productivity boost - OP is correct about not overthinking trying to be that coherent - the models are very good at knowing what you mean (Opus 4.5 with Claude Code in my case)

For those interested in the architecture: I use dependency injection at build time to share ~95% of code between desktop and web versions. Instead of maintaining separate codebases, I detect the platform and inject the appropriate service implementations. The three-layer architecture has been particularly helpful: - Services: https://github.com/braden-w/whispering/tree/main/apps/app/sr...: Pure functions with platform abstraction, no UI dependencies - Query layer: https://github.com/braden-w/whispering/tree/main/apps/app/sr... : Adds reactivity, caching, and runtime dependency injection Voice-activated mode is particularly nice when coding—you can keep your hands on the keyboard while dictating. The Svelte 5 runes + TanStack Query combination has been fantastic for managing real-time audio state.

I built Whispering because I believe transcription is too fundamental a tool to be locked behind paywalls. It's a cross-platform desktop and web transcription app that turns speech into text with a keyboard shortcut, among other things. The app lets you bring your own API key (OpenAI, Groq, etc.) and make direct calls. If you want complete privacy, it also supports local transcription. Either way, your audio never goes through any middleman servers. It's super lightweight (~22MB), built with Svelte 5 and Tauri, and works on Mac, Windows, and Linux. I've been using it daily for the past few months and just released v7 last night. I spent a considerable amount of time developing a clean architecture that's hopefully educational to read. This is one of the most complex Svelte 5 apps in production, with extensive use of runes and TanStack Que

Hustle culture nonsense aside, I find using whisper (AI) transcription instead of typing to be super efficient. My workflow involves setting up a whisper server, downloading the Whispering(1) app on my computer, and binding it to a shortcut on my keyboard and mouse. Whenever I want to write something down, I just hit the shortcut, dictate and it transcribes instantly. With a Nvidia GPU (1070 in my case), transcription is nearly instantaneous. Although I haven’t set it up on my MacBook yet, I suspect it will be just as fast with Apple Silicon (1) https://github.com/braden-w/whispering/ You can also use an API like grok, but I'm generally wary of such services. I'm a bit of an introvert, so I found talking out loud to be awkward at first. But now I can't go back to regular typing, given the efficiency gains.