EpicenterHQ/epicenter
View on GitHub ↗ ★ 4,838 TypeScript
Open-source, local-first apps.
14 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 2 stories, 12 comments · first 2025-08-18 · latest 2026-04-07
20082026
-
…and has gotten a lot better on Windows despite being extremely rough around the edges at first. [0] https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter
comment by spelk · 2026-02-16 · in Show HN: Free alternative to Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Monologue -
…got it to paste my voice transcriptions into Chrome (Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT) as well as Cursor. https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter
comment by hn_throw2025 · 2025-12-13 · in Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for programming? -
…capacity to speak of, so running locally isn’t straightforward for me. I’ve found that Whispering [ https://github.com/EpicenterHQ/epicenter/tree/main/apps/whis... ] plus Groq pay-as-you-go is a great combination. Not quite free, but cheap…
comment by hn_throw2025 · 2025-11-14 · in Why do voice transcription apps charge monthly when Whisper runs locally? -
…and taskbar icons. We'll try to restore these in the future, and you can track taskbar here: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/issues/607
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-20 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
We're actively tracking this issue here: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/issues/440 Thank you again for bringing this to my attention! Need to step up my Windows development.
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-19 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
…that this is happening! Does downloading the model manually work? I wonder if it's related to this: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/issues/669
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-19 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
…you for the support! Sorry for the issues with FFmpeg. This is an active issue that we're tracking: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/issues/674 We hope to fix notifications too thank you for the feedback and happy to hear you…
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-19 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
The local transcription feature via whisper.cpp was just released 2 hours ago: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/releases/tag/v7.3....
comment by Leftium · 2025-08-18 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
…`enigo` create, which we use to write text to the cursor. You can see the lines in question here: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/blob/60f172d193d88... If it's still an issue, feel free to build it locally on your machine to…
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-18 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
Commented this earlier, but I'm in the middle of a release that adds Whisper C++ support! https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/pull/655 After this pushes, we'll have far more extensive local transcription support. Just fixing a few…
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-18 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
…checking out the repo this morning, I'm in the middle of a release that adds Whisper C++ support! https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/pull/655 After this pushes, we'll have far more extensive local transcription support. Just fixing…
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-18 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust -
Thank you for checking it out! Coincidentally, it's on the way: https://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/pull/661 In the middle of a huge release that sets up FFMPEG integration (OWhisper needs very specifically formatted files), but…
comment by braden-w · 2025-08-18 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust