Ghost Pepper
Productivity
speech-to-text dictation
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How HN took it
12 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 12 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful local-first privacy approach
From 2 comments
love seeing more local-first tools like this. feels like theres been a real shift since the codebeautify breach last year, people are actually thinking about where there data…
maxmorrish on HNWell done
sorkhabi on HN
Objections
Too many similar whisper dictation apps already exist
From 2 comments
This thread is a support group for people who have each independently built the same macOS speech-to-text app.
atlgator on HNIn the /r/macapps subreddit, they have huge influx of new apps posts, and the "whisper dictation" is one of the most saturated category. [0] >“Compare” - This is the most…
karimf on HN
Cleanup step makes the model answer prompts instead of transcribing
From 2 comments
The clean up prompt needs adjusting. If your transcription is first person and in the voice of talking to an AI assistant, it really wants to “answer” you, completing ignoring…
fiatpandas on HNI got it to transcribe this: "Create tests and ensure all tests pass" and instead of transcribing exactly what I said it outputs nonsense around "I am a large language model and…
marktolson on HN
Microphone permission prompt missing at first launch
From 1 comment
Sadly the app doesn't work. There is no popup asking for microphone permission. EDIT: I see there is an open issue for that on github
guzik on HN
Requests
Automatic pasting without a shortcut
From 1 comment
Nice app! Feedback since you asked: The most obvious must-have feature IMO is to paste automatically. Don't require me to hit a shortcut (or at least make it configurable) The…
acjacobson on HN
Windows or cross-platform support
From 1 comment
always mac. when windows? why can you just make things multios
romeroej on HN
Live streaming transcript display
From 1 comment
Does it show your spoken words on the screen live (i.e. streaming) or does it wait until you’ve finished speaking? I find it very helpful to see my words live - for some reason…
mft_ on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Handy, Superwhisper or WhisperKit
From 3 comments
That’s awesome! Do you know how it compares to Handy? Handy is open source and local only too. It’s been around a while and what I’ve been using. https://github.com/cjpais/handy
konaraddi on HNHow does this compare with Superwhisper, which is otherwise excellent but not cheap?
pmarreck on HNWould also like to know how it compares to https://github.com/openwhispr/openwhispr I like that openwhisper lets me do on device and set a remote provider.
raybb on HN
Does it stream text as you speak or wait until finished
From 2 comments
does it input the text as soon as it hears it? or does it wait until the end?
douglaswlance on HNDoes it show your spoken words on the screen live (i.e. streaming) or does it wait until you’ve finished speaking? I find it very helpful to see my words live - for some reason…
mft_ on HN
Alternatives named
Handy
From 2 comments
That’s awesome! Do you know how it compares to Handy? Handy is open source and local only too. It’s been around a while and what I’ve been using. https://github.com/cjpais/handy
konaraddi on HNhttps://handy.computer/ already exists?
cupcake-unicorn on HN
Superwhisper
From 2 comments
Are there any better than Superwhisper? Because I haven't found any.
pmarreck on HNHow does this compare with Superwhisper, which is otherwise excellent but not cheap?
pmarreck on HN
MacWhisper
From 1 comment
MacWhisper is also a good one
dakila5 on HN
OpenWhispr
From 1 comment
Would also like to know how it compares to https://github.com/openwhispr/openwhispr I like that openwhisper lets me do on device and set a remote provider.
raybb on HN