winget install --id cjpais.HandyAbout Handy
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
What's new in 0.8.3
What's Changed - nix: set ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR via symlinkJoin by @yuxqiu in #1226 - perf: add reasoning_effort passthrough to avoid thinking-mode latency in local models by @luoxi in #1221 - fix(issue 522): surface paste errors as UI toast notification by @odedindi in #1198 - correct typo in library name, from 'transcription-rs' to 'transcribe-rs' by @ChaseCares in #1260 - Fix (linux) overlay problem in kde by @vpsone in #1121 - docs(readme): add Linux startup troubleshooting section by @xilec in #1266 - query gpu async by @cjpais in #1246 - fix(overlay): parse HANDY_NO_GTK_LAYER_SHELL as boolean by @xilec in #1269 - docs: unify CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md by @xilec in #1272 - feat: add AWS Bedrock (Mantle) as post-processing provider by @jyuros in #1288 - fix: improve German translation quality by @ChristophNoetel in #1292 - refactor(nix): replace manual bindgen env with rustPlatform.bindgenHook by @xilec in #1255 - chore(nix): add bun node_modules normalization scripts by @xilec in #1256 - docs(audio): clarify what the mic-init timing log actually measures by @rsanheim in #1330 - fix(nix): Fix for macOS build for nixpkgs by @xilec in #1316 New Contributors - @yuxqiu made their first contribution in #1226 - @luoxi made their first contribution in #1221 - @odedindi made their first contribution in #1198 - @ChaseCares made their first contribution in #1260 - @vpsone made their first contribution in #1121 - @jyuros made their first contribution in #1288 - @ChristophNoetel made their first contribution in #1292 - @rsanheim made their first contribution in #1330 Full Changelog: v0.8.2....
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8.3 | Unknown | What's Changed - nix: set ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR via symlinkJoin by @yuxqiu in #1226 - perf: add reasoning_effort passthrough to avoid thinking-mode latency in local models by @luoxi in #1221 - fix(issue 522): surface paste err... |
| 0.8.1 | Unknown | This is mostly a patch build to make sure we are choosing the fastest GPU option What's Changed - Add Bulgarian language by @ron7 in #1136 - fix: require magic string in portable marker to prevent false portable mode on... |
| 0.8.0 | Unknown | Handy v0.8.0 is out! It should bring speed improvements for the Whisper models (>2x as fast on my Mac!). Slowly the app is becoming more and more stable and as we inch to a 1.0 release there will be a few features starti... |
| 0.7.8 | Unknown | Should fix a regression for MacOS users where space was being entered accidentally. What's Changed - use blocking for handy keys by @cjpais in #881 Full Changelog: v0.7.7...v0.7.8 |
| v0.7.7 | Unknown | Should help to fix keyboard shortcut stability on Windows and MacOS. Also improved audio handling What's Changed - fix: update nix hash for dependencies by @MaximilianGaedig in #842 - drain audio by @cjpais in #838 - fea... |
| 0.7.6 | Unknown | Moonshine v2 models are now supported! Also there is now a CLI to be able to toggle the transcription, especially helpful for Linux users. Lots of other fixes too What's Changed - Revert "feat: add portable ZIP archives... |
| 0.7.1 | Unknown | We have a NixOS flake now! Otherwise mostly small bug fixes and quality of life improvements What's Changed - fix zero width #500 by @cjpais in #627 - Fixed post-processing for chinese by @cjpais in #628 - arm linux buil... |