Whisper runs fine locally. So why are Willow ($144/year), Wisprflow ($120/year), and SuperWhisper ($120/year) all subscriptions?
I got frustrated paying monthly for something that could run on my Mac, so I built Lucid Voice:
- 100% offline (Nvidia Parakeet + Llama)
- $20 one-time (mainly to cover Apple's notarization costs)
- Runs on surprisingly low-end hardware (M1 base models work fine)
- No cloud, no data collection
Open to feedback on anything - pricing, the tech stack, or if this should just be free: https://lucidvoice.app
cebert•52m ago
Good idea. I was hoping to at least see an overview of this from my phone, but when I opened the link, it said it’s for desktop only and became uninterested.
metalogical•22m ago
Just pushed an update for mobile - should work now. Happy to give you a free license key if you want to try it on your Mac. Would love feedback
rvz•32m ago
> - No cloud, no data collection
How can this be guaranteed if it is closed source?
metalogical•1h ago
I got frustrated paying monthly for something that could run on my Mac, so I built Lucid Voice:
- 100% offline (Nvidia Parakeet + Llama)
- $20 one-time (mainly to cover Apple's notarization costs)
- Runs on surprisingly low-end hardware (M1 base models work fine)
- No cloud, no data collection
Open to feedback on anything - pricing, the tech stack, or if this should just be free: https://lucidvoice.app
cebert•52m ago
metalogical•22m ago
rvz•32m ago
How can this be guaranteed if it is closed source?
Other than that, great project.
metalogical•23m ago
Might open source if there's demand - testing that now