# Private and open-source alternatives to Handy

1. [Buzz](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/buzz/): B (87/100). Desktop app that transcribes and translates audio and video files or live microphone input offline using Whisper models. It can optionally use the OpenAI Whisper API instead.
2. [Whisper](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/whisper/): B (87/100). Open-source speech recognition model and Python command-line tool from OpenAI that transcribes and translates audio in many languages on the local computer.
3. [whisper.cpp](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/whisper-cpp/): B (87/100). C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model that runs transcription on the CPU or GPU of the local device. Used as a library and command-line tool, and as the engine inside many dictation apps.
4. [Anarlog](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/anarlog/): D (57/100). Open-source, local-first meeting notepad, formerly Hyprnote, that records device audio without a bot and creates transcripts and AI summaries. Transcription can run on the device on supported Macs or through a chosen cloud provider.
5. [MacWhisper](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/macwhisper/): D (57/100). macOS app that transcribes audio and video files, meeting audio and dictation with local Whisper-based models, including speaker labels and subtitle export.
6. [Meetily](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/meetily/): D (57/100). Desktop meeting assistant that records meeting audio without a bot, transcribes it on the device with Whisper or Parakeet models, and generates summaries with local or user-chosen AI models.
7. [VoiceInk](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/voiceink/): D (57/100). Dictation app for macOS and iOS that transcribes speech with local Whisper, Parakeet or Apple models and inserts the text into any app. Cloud transcription and AI text enhancement are optional.
8. [Superwhisper](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/superwhisper/): D (43/100). Dictation app that turns speech into text in any app, with optional AI formatting. It offers local Whisper, Parakeet and Cohere models as well as cloud voice and language models.
9. [tl;dv](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/tl-dv/): F (29/100). Cloud meeting recorder that joins Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls as a bot, then records, transcribes and summarizes them and can sync notes to CRMs.
10. [Granola](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/granola/): F (26/100). AI notepad for meetings that captures computer audio without a bot joining the call, transcribes it through cloud providers, and turns the user's notes and the transcript into meeting summaries.
11. [Aqua Voice](https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/aqua-voice/): F (24/100). Voice dictation app that sends speech to the cloud for transcription with its own Avalon model and inserts formatted text into any app, with optional screen context for accuracy.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/handy/