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Free pack · $0Here is Handy. It is free.
Hold a key, say it, let go. The words appear wherever your cursor is. Free, and it runs on your own computer.
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Handy
A free app that types what you say. Hold a key, talk, let go, and the text appears wherever your cursor is.
✦ Set it up
Set it up in 3 steps
Talk instead of type. In any app.
The steps
- Go to handy.computer and download the Mac or Windows version. Install it like any other app.
- Open it and allow the microphone and accessibility permissions it asks for. That's how it types for you.
- Pick your shortcut key in Settings. Then click into any text box, hold the key, talk, and let go.
How I'd use it
- Use it for long AI prompts. You'll give the AI far more context, and the answers get better.
- Right after a call, talk out who, what, next step and deadline into your notes app.
Good to know
It's free and open source, and the speech is turned into text on your own computer, not in the cloud. The first run downloads a speech model, so give it a minute.
Why I share it
I don't make Handy and nobody pays me to share it. It's just a free tool I think is worth ten minutes of your time. Try it this week and tell me what you used it for first.
✦ Get unstuck
Stuck? Find your line.
I do not know where to start
Do step 1 only. Open Handy, then come back here for step 2.
My screen looks different from the steps
Apps change their screens. Use the official links above, which the people who make Handy keep up to date.
Is there a catch?
It's free and open source, and the speech is turned into text on your own computer, not in the cloud. The first run downloads a speech model, so give it a minute.
None of these fixed it
Email joe@mastermindshq.business. Say which step you were on and paste what you saw.
✦ What next · free
Want the next step? Watch beginners build a website.
You came for a free tool. The next step is a website you own, built by you, that you can change any time.
It is a short video from my Website Workshop. You watch real beginners build a website just by telling AI what they want, in plain English. No code, no tech words.
- Made for people who are not technical. Most people in the workshop had only used ChatGPT.
- You also see real websites my students built and put live.
- Add your name, email and WhatsApp, and the video plays right there on the page.
Not for you? Close this page. Everything above stays free.
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