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Intel NPU based Speech To Text in any app at cursor
Offloads Whisper to Intel NPU so GPU stays free for other tasks.
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anubhavgupta
211mo ago
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Speech to text at cursor using NPU. (shortcut -> win+/)
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Turn speech into text anywhere via hotkey (runs on Intel NPU, no cloud)
by anubhav200·Apr 24, 2026·4 points·4 comments
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Intel NPU offload frees GPU/CPU, but Windows-only with tiny hardware audience.
Strengths
- •NPU acceleration keeps GPU and CPU available for other workloads
- •Global hotkey works across any application with cursor input
- •Fully local processing with configurable Whisper model selection
Weaknesses
- •Requires Intel NPU hardware, excluding most existing machines
- •Windows-only with no macOS or Linux support planned
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Target Audience
Windows users with Intel Core Ultra processors wanting local dictation
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Post Description
Whisper NPU
Brings speech-to-text to any app at cursor via global hotkey.
- Converts spoken words to text and puts that text at your current keyboard's cursor location. Runs completely locally. - Keeps your GPU and CPU free by using Intel's NPU for running Speech to text conversion.
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