TypeWhisper 1.0 - open-source dictation app with local Whisper engines (WhisperKit, Parakeet, Qwen3) and LLM post-processing
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Generative AI
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Released v1.0 of TypeWhisper, a macOS dictation app where you pick your own transcription engine. Figured this community would appreciate the local-first approach. Local engines available as plugins: WhisperKit (Apple Neural Engine optimized) Parakeet (NVIDIA NeMo) Qwen3 Granite SpeechAnalyzer (macOS 26 built-in) No cloud required. Your audio never leaves your machine. LLM post-processing: You can pipe transcriptions through LLMs to fix grammar, translate, summarize, or extract structured data. s Apple Intelligence (on-device), Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude.