Show HN: Turn speech into text anywhere via hotkey (runs on Intel NPU, no cloud)

Category: cli-tool

Tags: speech-to-text, whisper, intel-npu

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

Whisper NPU is a desktop tool that provides real-time speech-to-text via a global hotkey, using Intel's NPU for local inference without cloud dependency. It leverages OpenVINO-optimized Whisper models to transcribe speech directly into any focused input field, making it a practical privacy-focused productivity aid for users with compatible Intel hardware.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/anubhavgupta/whisper-npu · TypeScript · NOASSERTION · 3 stars

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