Handy

by CJ Pais

Dictate into any app: press a shortcut, speak, the text is typed. The local alternative to Wispr Flow.

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What it does

Hold a shortcut, speak, release: the text is pasted where you were typing
100% offline: your voice never leaves your computer
Whisper or Parakeet V3 models, automatic language detection, silence filtering

! On Linux you need an input tool (wtype or dotool under Wayland). The Homebrew and winget packages are not maintained by the Handy team.

Install it

Requirements: Nothing: a downloadable app.

Download the app (official site)

https://handy.computer

On Mac, with Homebrew

brew install --cask handy

On Windows, with winget

winget install cjpais.Handy

The prompt for your agent

Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.

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Prompt

Install Handy (https://github.com/cjpais/Handy) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: Nothing: a downloadable app. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- see https://handy.computer
- On Mac, with Homebrew: brew install --cask handy
- On Windows, with winget: winget install cjpais.Handy
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.

Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.