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I’ve been working in fairly locked‑down Windows environments where I’m allowed to run Python, but not install or launch new `.exe` files. In addition the built-in windows dictations are blocked (the only good one isn't local anyway). At the same time, I really wanted accurate, fast dictation without sending audio to a cloud service, and without needing a GPU. Most speech‑to‑text setups I tried either required special launchers, GPU access, or were awkward to run day‑to‑day. To scratch that itch, I built Chirp, a Windows dictation app that runs fully locally, uses NVIDIA’s ParakeetV3 model,…

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