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20 mentions on Hacker News by 12 people: 1 story, 19 comments · first 2025-05-28 · latest 2026-07-19

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  1. …back what it understood, so I can make sure, and this also likely helps it stay on track. [1] hex https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex I used to use Handy but as of a few months ago it had stuttering and other issues so I switched to Hex.…
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-07-19 · in Speech Recognition and TTS in less than 500kb
  2. My current fav STT is Hex, MacOS only: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex Near-instant accurate-enough transcription using local Parakeet V3. Handy is multi-platform, also great: https://github.com/cjpais/Handy Every time a new STT model or…
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-06-28 · in Yap – free offline voice dictation for Mac/Windows/Linux (Wispr Flow alt)
  3. …of intonation for the built in one, I use Hex on mac for speech to text By this pretty cool dude -> https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by alasano · 2026-05-19 · in Codex-maxxing
  4. …[4], any of the ones listed here [5] or here [6]? [1] - https://github.com/cjpais/Handy [2] - https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex [3] - https://github.com/matthartman/ghost-pepper [4] - https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr [5] -…
    comment by wunderlotus · 2026-05-10 · in Show HN: Free OSS transcription app I made and found it's faster than wispr flow
  5. …enough to spend time testing an alternative (explore/exploit and all that). [1] Hex STT app - https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex , which is macOS-only. (also good free/OSS alternatives: Handy, VoiceInk. No need for Wispr, Superwhisper etc)…
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-04-29 · in VibeVoice: Open-source frontier voice AI
  6. Another one to add (1.5k stars on GitHub): https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by dnlzro · 2026-04-07 · in Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
  7. Right, and if you're on MacOS you can use it for free with Hex: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by rahimnathwani · 2026-04-06 · in Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
  8. …you for sharing, I appreciate the emphasis on local speed and privacy. As a current user of Hex ( https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex ), which has similar goals, what are your thoughts on how they compare?
    comment by charlietran · 2026-04-06 · in Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
  9. …https://www.soink.ai/ https://hitoku.me/draft/ https://altic.dev/fluid https://www.typewhisper.com/ https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex https://github.com/cjpais/handy https://spokenly.app/ https://www.trykoe.com/ https://saga.deepgram.com/…
    comment by gumboshoes · 2026-03-19 · in FreeFlow – seamless speech to text in any app
  10. …has faster transcription than Hex (with Parakeet V3), which leverages Apple silicon + FluidAudio: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex This is now my standard way to speak to coding agents. I used to use Handy but Hex is even faster. Last I…
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-02-27 · in Parakeet.cpp – Parakeet ASR inference in pure C++ with Metal GPU acceleration
  11. …I found Hex, which, incredibly, has even faster transcription (with Parakeet V3), it’s MacOS only: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-02-25 · in Show HN: Moonshine Open-Weights STT models – higher accuracy than WhisperLargev3
  12. …Long ramblings transcribed in under a second! It’s now my favorite fully local STT for MacOS: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-02-17 · in Show HN: Free alternative to Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Monologue
  13. i've used macwhisper (paid), superwhisper (paid), and handy (free) but now prefer hex (free): https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex for me it strikes the balance of good, fast, and cheap for everyday transcription. macwhisper is overkill,…
    comment by threekindwords · 2026-02-17 · in Show HN: Free alternative to Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Monologue
  14. …azelma (change the voice) /voice:speak prompt <your arbitrary prompt to control the style> [1] Hex https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex [2] Pocket-TTS https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts [3] Voice plugin for Claude Code:…
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-02-16 · in Audio is the one area small labs are winning
  15. …ramblings transcribed within a second. It's MacOS only, leverages the CoreML / Apple Neural Engine. https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex Also the transcriptions with hex don't seem to suffer from some of the issues with Handy, such as stutter.
    comment by d4rkp4ttern · 2026-02-13 · in Ask HN: What's the current best local/open speech-to-speech setup?
  16. Have you tried Hex? https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex Faster than handy and uses way less memory.
    comment by t0md4n · 2026-02-12 · in Pure C, CPU-only inference with Mistral Voxtral Realtime 4B speech to text model
  17. …for various uses? I'm thinking like a simple microphone for an localy hosted app like Hex: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex
    comment by clueless · 2025-12-09 · in Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain
  18. It already exists with great execution : https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex It translates to proper language also
    comment by shinycode · 2025-08-20 · in Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
  19. Hex -- voice to words: https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex In general, I think voice to text for productive work (e.g. prompting cursor) isn't getting much attention. Hex is a great tool, that works locally on top of open models, and is…
    comment by kaushalvivek · 2025-05-28 · in Ask HN: What's a tool you use every day that most developers haven't heard of?