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Show HN: Recitey, a local Whisper dictation app for Windows (no word caps)

Recitey is a local dictation app for Windows utilizing OpenAI's Whisper, enabling unlimited speech-to-text without word caps, web tracking, or cloud dependency for offline transcription.

Background

- Recitey is a free, offline dictation app for Windows that uses OpenAI's Whisper speech-recognition model locally (no internet required, no data sent to the cloud). - "No word caps" means unlike many cloud transcription services (e.g., Otter.ai, rev.com), it does not limit how much you can dictate per session or per month. - Whisper is an open-source AI model that transcribes speech with high accuracy across many languages; running it locally requires a decent GPU or CPU but avoids subscription fees. - The app was posted on Hacker News ("Show HN"), a community where developers share projects they built — so the audience is technical Windows users who want privacy, unlimited use, and control over their transcription workflow.

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