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Handy
Last discussed Sep 29, 2026
A free, open-source voice-to-text dictation tool for Windows that can run locally on-device, available at handy.computer.
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Riley Brown · Sep 29, 2026
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“There's a free alternative that I heard is the best for Windows, which is handy.computer. It is free and open-source. I do think it just formats things slightly worse than Whisper Flow in my opinion.”
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- Free voice-to-text dictation on Windows, optionally running locally on-device
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- Free, open-source, can run locally on-device
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- Free alternative to Whisper Flow; formats text slightly worse than Whisper Flow
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