OpenASR

Spec sheet

Product

OpenASR turns speech into text on a user’s computer for recordings, dictation, and live captions.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Security

The site says model downloads are verified and describes a signed model catalog; macOS downloads are signed and notarized, and the Windows installer is signed.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Privacy

The product says it has no telemetry, analytics SDK, account, or cloud transcription path; optional text refinement or translation sends recognized text to the selected provider.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Support

The troubleshooting page directs users who remain stuck to open an issue on GitHub with their operating system details and steps tried.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

API compatibility

The local server supports a subset of the OpenAI audio transcriptions API, and the docs say existing integrations can usually point to its local server URL.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Desktop platforms

The desktop apps are available for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 10 or later on x64; a native Linux desktop app is planned.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Developer tools

The open core includes a CLI, local HTTP API, model format, and Docker server, with CLI and server support for Linux.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Exports

The site lists plain text, structured data, and timestamped subtitles as export formats.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Local processing

Audio, models, and transcripts are processed locally, and transcription can continue without a network connection.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Models

Users can choose from a model catalog, and the site says models run on the user’s own machine.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Notable limit

The troubleshooting page says the default first-use model download is roughly 1 GB and each installed model pack remains on disk until removed.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Offline dictation

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · openasr.org

Privacy model

on-deviceRead 20 Sep 2026 · openasr.org

Project status

The Rust core, CLI, local HTTP API, and model catalog are public under Apache-2.0, while the macOS and Windows desktop apps are closed source.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Speaker and timestamps

OpenASR can separate speakers and keep timestamps beside transcript text.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Supported platforms

macOS,Windows,Linux (CLI/server)Read 20 Sep 2026 · openasr.org

Transcription features

The desktop app supports file transcription, dictation into other apps, and live captions.Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Ai Dictation Apps#8 of 238.2
• Audio Transcription Software#24 of 358.1
• Dictation software#21 of 277.8