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

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