SPCHR: Speech To Text App for Windows

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:32:25 +0000

I’m excited to announce the release of SPCHR. Pronounced as “speaker”. I know, I know. My apologies, it was too late at night and that’s the best I could come up with ;)

It is a Windows desktop application for speech-to-text transcription.
You can use it to “add” voice input to applications that don’t natively support it. It works anywhere you can type or paste text.
You can use it entirely locally on your PC if you like, so it is private and secure.

Key Features

Flexible: SPCHR can use either Azure Speech Services or a local OpenAI Whisper model, giving you the flexibility to choose between cloud-based and local transcription.
Zero Configuration: The application works immediately with local Whisper processing - no account setup required!
Global Hotkey: Start and stop recording from any application with Ctrl+Alt+L.
Seamless Integration: Transcribed text is automatically pasted into your active window.

Getting Started

Clone the repository
Build the solution using Visual Studio and run it
Press Ctrl+Alt+L and start speaking
Watch as your words appear in your active window
For those wanting cloud-based transcription, simply add your Azure Speech Services credentials to the configuration file.

Open Source

SPCHR is released under the MIT License, and I welcome contributions from the community. Whether you’re interested in adding features, fixing bugs, or improving documentation, your help is appreciated.

Check out GitHub repository

What’s next

This is just the beginning for SPCHR. Several improvements can be done:

Additional language support
Customizable hotkeys
Installer
UI Enhancements
AI Enhanced Features

Try it out

Ready to transform how you interact with your computer? Visit the GitHub repository to get started with SPCHR today.