Local InferenceOpen SourceFreeActiveLocal hardware· intermediate · ~25 min setup

Local Voice-to-Text that Replaces WisprFlow

Run fully local dictation with whisper.cpp instead of paying for WisprFlow.

by Shilpa Mitra· verified 10d ago· v1.0.0

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See exactly what it produces before you build it.

Intended Use

Anyone dictating notes/code daily who currently pays for WisprFlow and wants to drop the subscription.

Not for

  • Real-time captioning with sub-100ms latency
  • Streaming long-form audio (>10 min), Whisper batches better

Replaces WisprFlow

The Stack

whisper.cppstt

Tested Against

whisper.cpp@1.6

Side effects & data flow

Network
none, local only
Writes
./transcript.txt
Credentials
none required

Steps

  1. 1

    Build whisper.cpp

    Clone and compile the project, then download a quantized model.

    git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp && cd whisper.cpp && make
  2. 2

    Transcribe a sample

    Run whisper on a short WAV and check the output.

    ./main -m models/ggml-base.en.bin -f samples/jfk.wav > transcript.txt

Eval, 1 fixture

Last passed: verified 10d ago
  • smoke-transcribecontainstimeout 120s · max $0

    Expected: ask not

Results

Saves $12/month; works offline with no usage caps.