Observed arrival · 2026-09-08
Verbtm Brings Local Whisper Dictation to Windows
A free Windows speech-to-text tool that runs Whisper locally and injects the result into whichever app has focus.
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The application combines local Fast-Whisper processing with direct Win32 text injection, allowing dictated text to appear in a focused editor, browser, Slack window, or other Windows application without changing the clipboard. The page lists tiny, base, and small model options, a Ctrl + Win shortcut, selectable USB or XLR microphone input, and AVX2 CPU fallback. Its v0.2.0 installer is presented as free, while the claimed sub-350-millisecond timing applies to 10 seconds of speech on modern RTX GPUs.
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