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. Default:base. Common choices:tiny,base,small,medium,large-v3-turbo.- Run
uvx whisper-ptt --helpfor full list.
- Run
--key— Hotkey name frompynput.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:
- Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility
- Click the + button and add your terminal app (Terminal, iTerm2, VS Code, etc.)
- If already listed, toggle it off and back on
Microphone access is prompted automatically on first use.
Release
git tag v1.0.x
git push --tags
CI runs tests and publishes to PyPI automatically.
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