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Handy vs Speech Note: catalog facts
Handy	Speech Note
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Uses a keyboard shortcut and keeps transcription on your computer.	Speech recognition, speech synthesis and translation all run offline Wide choice of engines, including Whisper, Piper and Kokoro
Requires downloading a speech model and allowing input permissions.	Linux and Sailfish OS only Models must be downloaded separately and can be large
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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