Show HN: Private real-time dictation app for Mac

Neat. I've been looking at paid options: Superwhisper, Wispr Flow, Willow Voice, and VoiceInk. I found Superwhisper to be slow. Willow is almost instantaneous. VoiceInk is faster than SuperWhisper, using the Whisper Large Turbo 3 model. All require a sub (at least $12/mo) except VoiceInk which has a one time cost.

How does the accuracy of yours compare to Whisper-based models?

It's the same (or better) than Whisper models, in my experience.

However, Wispr Flow does post-processing, so its output might be more useful, as it removes fluff from your speech.

I think it's possible to implement fast, local post-processing using the Gemma models. So I will give it a shot. If it works, then the output will be as good as the best paid options available.

Needless to say, if you speak very precisely, then my project is all that you need. It's almost 100% accuracy, I haven't seen a mistake yet (crazy, I know).