Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
Local speech-to-text without cloud dependency. Ghost Pepper shows the shift toward on-device AI for privacy-conscious builders.
Why it matters
Highlights emerging demand for local-first AI tools and the competitive advantage of privacy-preserving speech recognition as enterprises face data residency concerns.
The key facts
12 to know100% local inference—no data transmitted
Open-source MIT license
328 points on Hacker News with 140 comments indicating developer interest
Use cases: coding, emails, voice interface for agents
macOS platform focus
Ghost Pepper uses 100% local speech-to-text models (no cloud dependency)
MIT open-source license
Currently deployed by builder for coding and email use cases
Experimenting with voice interface integration for AI agents
328 upvotes on Hacker News (community validation signal)
140 comments indicating high developer interest
macOS-native implementation
Go to the source
Hacker Newsgithub.com
Publisher excerpt: I built this because I wanted to see how far I could get with a voice-to-text app that used 100% local models so no data left my computer. I've been using a ton for coding and emails. Experimenting with using it as a voice interface for my other agents too. 100% open-source MIT license, would love…