Touchless

Tap ⌥⌘, speak, tap again.
Your words appear wherever your cursor is.

Install

You need macOS, Rust and Homebrew. CMake builds whisper.cpp for local models.

brew install cmake
cargo install tauri-cli --version '^2' --locked
./scripts/install.sh

Touchless opens in your menu bar. To update, run git pull && ./scripts/install.sh.

Get an ElevenLabs API key (optional)

ElevenLabs Scribe is the default and shows your words as you speak. It has a free plan, so you can try Touchless without paying. You can skip it and use a local model instead.

1. Sign up at elevenlabs.io.
2. Open Developers → API Keys and click Create key. Speech to Text access is all Touchless needs.
3. In Touchless, open Settings, paste the key under ElevenLabs, and allow the permissions macOS asks for.

Use a local model

Whisper runs on your Mac, so your audio never leaves it and no key is needed.

1. Open Settings → Models.
2. Download Whisper Large v3 Turbo (1.6 GB, best accuracy), Medium (1.5 GB) or Small (488 MB, fastest), then click Use.

With a local model, the text appears when you stop talking. Rewrite uses your OpenAI key, if you add one under Settings → Services.