OpenAI trained Whisper on 680,000 hours of audio, and the small models that came out of it run on a laptop CPU in real time. That power sits idle while you pay a monthly subscription to send every voice note to someone else's server for transcription. Off Grid AI Desktop is a free, open-source app that runs Whisper directly on your Mac or PC.
GitHub →
Free, open-source, runs offline. No account, no API key, no audio leaving your machine.
Why local dictation matters
Dictation is the fastest way to get words out of your head. You speak at about 150 words a minute. You type at maybe 40. The gap is the whole point.
