LocalWispr

Building

Press a global hotkey, speak, and have transcribed text injected into any focused window — Cursor, VS Code, browser, terminal, and more. Fully local transcription with whisper.cpp, Silero VAD, system tray actions, and a modern dark UI. No cloud. No compromise.

Built by Navneet Chaudhary (NKC / @nkcbuilds).

LocalWispr is a Windows voice-to-text utility built around one fast loop: press a shortcut, speak, and send the transcript into the app you were already using.

Local transcription with whisper.cpp.
Global hotkey capture and tray controls.
Voice activity detection to trim silence.
Text injection into editors, browsers, terminals, and chat boxes.

Highlights

Global hotkey recording with configurable shortcuts
Local whisper.cpp transcription with VAD trimming
Smart text injection into the focused window
Tray app with modern Electron + React UI

Stack used

Electron React TypeScript Python FastAPI whisper.cpp Tailwind