FastWord

Local, private push-to-talk dictation for macOS — hold a key, speak, release

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FastWord is a free, open-source, push-to-talk dictation tool for macOS: hold a key, speak, release, and the transcribed text appears in whatever text field is focused. It runs entirely on-device via whisper.cpp with a bundled multilingual model, so there's no cloud processing, no telemetry, and no paywall. It's for macOS users who want fast, private dictation into any app without a subscription-based cloud dictation service.

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