"Handy" is also cool
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2026
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Handy is Speech to Text, right?
Are there any good options for voice typing, Speech to Text on android?
I have tried Whisper which is FOSS and FUTO which is source available and uses a modified version of whisper, whisper-acft. FUTO's is a bit more faster and accurate, so it is what I am using now.
Tho, there do not seem to be good models for my mother tongue, Malayalam. I have found some, but they are often inaccurate and slower than manually typing.
So, are there FOSS apps that may have that ability? Or would I have to create my own models? I do not have much programming experience, so thinking about using AI to compile datasets, explain the code etc
I don't know any. And I don't think creating your own (usable) models is really an option if you're not a pro.
That’s pretty neat; I wish there was an updated version of Dectalk. Can’t seem to find anything other than the web version ):