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Full Changelog: [New Features] - Added Native Translation Mode: - Whisper model now fully supports Translating any language to English - Added 'task' and 'language' parameters to Transcriber core - Dual Hotkey Support: - Added separate Global Hotkeys for Transcribe (default F8) and Translate (default F10) - Both hotkeys are fully customizable in Settings - Engine dynamically switches modes based on which key is pressed [UI/UX Improvements] - Settings Window: - Widened Hotkey Input fields (240px) to accommodate long combinations - Added Pretty-Printing for hotkey sequences (e.g. 'ctrl+f9' display as 'Ctrl + F9') - Replaced Country Code dropdown with Full Language Names (99+ languages) - Made Language Dropdown scrollable (max height 300px) to prevent screen overflow - Removed redundant 'Task' selector (replaced by dedicated hotkeys) - System Tray: - Tooltip now displays both Transcribe and Translate hotkeys - Tooltip hotkeys are formatted readably [Core & Performance] - Bootstrapper: - Implemented Smart Incremental Sync - Now checks filesize and content hash before copying files - Drastically reduces startup time for subsequent runs - Preserves user settings.json during updates - Backend: - Fixed HotkeyManager to support dynamic configuration keys - Fixed Language Lock: selecting a language now correctly forces the model to use it - Refactored bridge/main connection for language list handling
🎙️ W H I S P E R V O I C E
SOVEREIGN SPEECH RECOGNITION
"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." — Audre Lorde
Build your own tools. Run them locally.
✊ The Manifesto
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That user data is an extension of the self, and its exploitation by centralized clouds is a violation of digital autonomy.
Whisper Voice is built on the principle of technological sovereignty. It provides state-of-the-art speech recognition without renting your cognitive output to corporate oligarchies. By running entirely on your own hardware, it reclaims the means of digital production, ensuring that your words remain exclusively yours.
⚡ Technical Architecture
This operates on the metal. It is not a wrapper. It is an engine.
| Component | Technology | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Inference Core | Faster-Whisper | Hyper-optimized implementation of OpenAI's Whisper using CTranslate2. Delivers 4x speedups over PyTorch. |
| Quantization | INT8 | 8-bit quantization enables Pro-grade models (Large-v3) to run on consumer GPUs with minimal VRAM. |
| Sensory Gate | Silero VAD | Enterprise-grade Voice Activity Detection filters out silence and background noise, conserving compute. |
| Interface | Qt 6 / QML | Hardware-accelerated, glassmorphic UI that feels native yet remains OS-independent. |
📊 Intelligence Matrix
Select the model that aligns with your hardware capabilities.
| Model | VRAM (GPU) | RAM (CPU) | Velocity | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny |
~500 MB | ~1 GB | ⚡ Supersonic | Command & Control, older hardware. |
Base |
~600 MB | ~1 GB | 🚀 Very Fast | Daily driver for low-power laptops. |
Small |
~1 GB | ~2 GB | ⏩ Fast | High accuracy English dictation. |
Medium |
~2 GB | ~4 GB | ⚖️ Balanced | Complex vocabulary, foreign accents. |
Large-v3 Turbo |
~4 GB | ~6 GB | ✨ Optimal | Sweet Spot. Near-Large smarts, Medium speed. |
Large-v3 |
~5 GB | ~8 GB | 🧠 Maximum | Professional transcription. Uncompromised. |
Note: Acceleration requires you to manually select your Compute Device (CUDA GPU or CPU) in Settings.
🛠️ Operations
📥 Deployment
- Download: Grab
WhisperVoice.exefrom Releases. - Deploy: Place it anywhere. It is portable.
- Bootstrap: Run it. The agent will self-provision an isolated Python environment (~2GB) on first launch.
🕹️ Controls
- Global Hook:
F9(Default). Press to open the channel. Release to inject text. - Tray Agent: Retracts to the system tray. Right-click for Settings or File Transcription.
📡 Input Modes
| Mode | Description | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Clipboard Paste | Standard text injection via OS clipboard. | Instant |
| Simulate Typing | Mimics physical keystrokes. Bypasses anti-paste blocks. | Up to 6000 CPM |
🌐 Universal Translation
The model listens in 99 languages and translates them to English or transcribes them natively.
Click to view supported languages
| Afrikaans 🇿🇦 | Albanian 🇦🇱 | Amharic 🇪🇹 | Arabic 🇸🇦 |
| Armenian 🇦🇲 | Assamese 🇮🇳 | Azerbaijani 🇦🇿 | Bashkir 🇷🇺 |
| Basque 🇪🇸 | Belarusian 🇧🇾 | Bengali 🇧🇩 | Bosnian 🇧🇦 |
| Breton 🇫🇷 | Bulgarian 🇧🇬 | Burmese 🇲🇲 | Castilian 🇪🇸 |
| Catalan 🇪🇸 | Chinese 🇨🇳 | Croatian 🇭🇷 | Czech 🇨🇿 |
| Danish 🇩🇰 | Dutch 🇳🇱 | English 🇺🇸 | Estonian 🇪🇪 |
| Faroese 🇫🇴 | Finnish 🇫🇮 | Flemish 🇧🇪 | French 🇫🇷 |
| Galician 🇪🇸 | Georgian 🇬🇪 | German 🇩🇪 | Greek 🇬🇷 |
| Gujarati 🇮🇳 | Haitian 🇭🇹 | Hausa 🇳🇬 | Hawaiian 🇺🇸 |
| Hebrew 🇮🇱 | Hindi 🇮🇳 | Hungarian 🇭🇺 | Icelandic 🇮🇸 |
| Indonesian 🇮🇩 | Italian 🇮🇹 | Japanese 🇯🇵 | Javanese 🇮🇩 |
| Kannada 🇮🇳 | Kazakh 🇰🇿 | Khmer 🇰🇭 | Korean 🇰🇷 |
| Lao 🇱🇦 | Latin 🇻🇦 | Latvian 🇱🇻 | Lingala 🇨🇩 |
| Lithuanian 🇱🇹 | Luxembourgish 🇱🇺 | Macedonian 🇲🇰 | Malagasy 🇲🇬 |
| Malay 🇲🇾 | Malayalam 🇮🇳 | Maltese 🇲🇹 | Maori 🇳🇿 |
| Marathi 🇮🇳 | Moldavian 🇲🇩 | Mongolian 🇲🇳 | Myanmar 🇲🇲 |
| Nepali 🇳🇵 | Norwegian 🇳🇴 | Occitan 🇫🇷 | Panjabi 🇮🇳 |
| Pashto 🇦🇫 | Persian 🇮🇷 | Polish 🇵🇱 | Portuguese 🇵🇹 |
| Punjabi 🇮🇳 | Romanian 🇷🇴 | Russian 🇷🇺 | Sanskrit 🇮🇳 |
| Serbian 🇷🇸 | Shona 🇿🇼 | Sindhi 🇵🇰 | Sinhala 🇱🇰 |
| Slovak 🇸🇰 | Slovenian 🇸🇮 | Somali 🇸🇴 | Spanish 🇪🇸 |
| Sundanese 🇮🇩 | Swahili 🇰🇪 | Swedish 🇸🇪 | Tagalog 🇵🇭 |
| Tajik 🇹🇯 | Tamil 🇮🇳 | Tatar 🇷🇺 | Telugu 🇮🇳 |
| Thai 🇹🇭 | Tibetan 🇨🇳 | Turkish 🇹🇷 | Turkmen 🇹🇲 |
| Ukrainian 🇺🇦 | Urdu 🇵🇰 | Uzbek 🇺🇿 | Vietnamese 🇻e |
| Welsh 🏴 | Yiddish 🇮🇱 | Yoruba 🇳🇬 |
🔧 Troubleshooting
🔥 App crashes on start
The underlying engine requires standard C++ libraries. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (2015-2022).
🐌 "Simulate Typing" is slow
Some apps (games, RDP) can't handle supersonic input. Go to Settings and lower the Typing Speed to ~1200 CPM.
🎤 No Audio / Silence
The agent listens to the Default Communication Device. Ensure your microphone is set correctly in Windows Sound Settings.
⚖️ PUBLIC DOMAIN (CC0 1.0)
No Rights Reserved. No Gods. No Managers.
Credit to OpenAI (Whisper), Systran (Faster-Whisper), and Silero (VAD).