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AI · July 30, 2025

OpenWispr

100% local open source AI speech-to-text model

OpenWispr launched on July 30, 2025 with 190 votes, #179 of 9,224 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

Turn your voice into formatted text. It's open source and runs 100% locally. 3-5x faster than typing, and especially helpful when prompting LLMs, writing emails and sending texts. Pick your preferred model, and even edit the system prompt. Take full control.

OpenWhispr is open-source dictation software you can rely on. Dictate, transcribe, and capture meeting notes with fast, accurate AI speech-to-text.

Your voice is 3x faster than your keyboard. Open source voice-to-text assistant. Private by design. Write faster in every app. Decisions • Voice pipeline is the top priority — ship by end of March before any other workstream • UI redesign deferred until pipeline lands, don't want to split focus • Dictionary feature approved: custom words for medical, legal, and technical terms Action Items • Sarah: frontend migration to new component library by end of sprint • Alex: API refactor + latency benchmarks (target sub-200ms, currently ~280ms) • Gabriel: follow up with finance on Q2 budget, need headcount approval by Friday • Design review for new editor UI — next Tuesday 2pm, full team Open…from openwhispr.com

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