Show HN: Purr – Local, open-source Mac dictation (Wispr Flow alternative)
Purr is a local, open-source dictation app for macOS, positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to Wispr Flow. It processes speech-to-text entirely on the device without sending data to the cloud.
Background
- **Wispr Flow** is a popular commercial app that uses AI to transcribe speech into text on Mac, but it sends audio to remote servers, raising privacy concerns.
- **Purr** is a new open-source, local-only alternative. Because it runs entirely on the user's machine (no cloud upload), it offers better privacy.
- The project was posted on Hacker News as a "Show HN" — a tradition where founders share their side projects for feedback from the tech community.
- For readers following AI and privacy debates: this is part of a broader push to run AI models locally rather than relying on cloud APIs, giving users more control over their data.