---
title: "Handy"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/handy-ykp9dlwz3
source_url: https://handy.computer/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2025-09-28T03:13:49.075Z
updated: 2025-09-28T03:14:06.187Z
tags: ["open-source", "privacy", "accessibility"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 44
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# Handy

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 44 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

Handy is a free, open-source speech-to-text application that runs locally on your computer. It allows users to press a keyboard shortcut, speak, and have their words automatically transcribed and pasted into any text field. The app prioritizes privacy by keeping all voice processing on-device without sending audio to the cloud, and offers simple configuration options including push-to-talk mode and customizable key bindings.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@paripsky** · 2 upvotes

> Sounds like a very **handy** app :)

**@theacademe** · 1 upvotes

> This looks simpler than Whisper.

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Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility)

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