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Openwhispr by OpenWhispr

TypeScript MIT SECURITY.md

Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available cross-platform.

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Verdict 76/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 3 days ago

Self-host Openwhispr on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

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Health score
76 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
2.9k
402 forks

About Openwhispr

From the project's README at github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

The open-source and free alternative to WisprFlow and Granola. Privacy-first voice-to-text dictation with AI agents, meeting transcription, and notes. Cross-platform for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Website Docs Download <a href="https://docs.openwhispr.com/api/ov

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
100
maturity
77
community
81
security
85
sustainability
88
adoption
31

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 2.9k github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr
GitHub forks 402 github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age0.9 yearssince Jun 2025
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped76last: 3 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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