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Push-to-talk speech-to-text input using OpenAI Whisper

Project description

whisper-ptt

Push-to-talk speech-to-text. Hold a key to record, release to transcribe and type.

Usage

uvx whisper-ptt
uvx whisper-ptt --model base --key alt_r

Options

  • --model — Whisper model (tiny, base, small, medium, large). Default: base
  • --key — Hotkey name from pynput.keyboard.Key. Default: alt_r

macOS permissions

This tool needs two macOS permissions to work:

  • Accessibility — to listen for hotkey presses and type transcribed text into the active window.
  • Microphone — to record audio.

To grant accessibility access:

  1. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility
  2. Click the + button and add your terminal app (Terminal, iTerm2, VS Code, etc.)
  3. If already listed, toggle it off and back on

Microphone access is prompted automatically on first use.

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